The climate protest in Berlin is in full swing.
In the early morning, the blockade is said to have already hampered 15 ambulances.
500 police officers are on duty.
Climate strike
ended for today: police
arrested around
200 people
Biggest climate action ever: "Last Generation" speaks of three times as many protests as last year.
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last generation"
climate activists
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Update from April 24, 7:35 p.m .:
The climate stickers of the “last generation” raise allegations of violence against the police after the climate strikes in Berlin.
In two tweets, the activists shared videos showing police forces carrying people off the street.
In both cases, the protesters speak of "pain attacks".
"In addition to the very professional police work today, there was also intentional infliction of pain when people did not obey the order to leave the street on their own and remained seated peacefully," writes the "Last Generation" in a press release.
At least one activist was injured so badly that she had to be taken to a hospital.
Several drivers reacted violently to the actions of the climate activists during the protests.
A man pulled two climate activists off the street by their hair.
Another motorist drove his car over the foot of an activist.
The "Last Generation" spoke of "unpleasant scenes caused by a small but very loud minority."
++ Again painful grips by the Berlin police ++
The course in the climate collapse is maintained knowingly.
A small group of people make profit and get rich.
We can't accept that.
This is incompatible with our overall societal values.
pic.twitter.com/xeCqnQo5Dd
— Last Generation (@uprisingLastGen) April 24, 2023
Climate stickers block Berlin: 200 people arrested
Update from Monday, April 24, 5:17 p.m .:
The climate strike should be over for today.
The Berlin police said there were no more activists on the streets by 2 p.m.
Since then, officials have mainly been used to determine personal details.
Around 200 people were arrested at 35 locations in Berlin by 2:30 p.m., said Interior Senator Iris Spranger.
40 of them were taken into custody at the Tempelhof, where the police want to decide on further measures.
Update from Monday, April 24, 2:57 p.m .:
More and more videos of clashes between activists and drivers are circulating on the internet.
In Charlottenburg, for example, a driver didn't want to stop even though two activists were standing directly in front of his hood.
The Mercedes driver stepped on the gas.
The @AufstandLastGen wants to paralyze Berlin from today.
There are roadblocks in several places in the city.
In front of Charlottenburg Palace, an angry driver has just hit the foot of an activist.
#b2404 pic.twitter.com/asRw9VyVP8
— Jonas Fedders (@jonas_fedders) April 24, 2023
The passenger got out, pushed one of the climate protesters and at the same time the man behind the wheel of the Mercedes A-Class drove off.
Directly towards the activists.
He hit one of the two on the foot.
The activist screams and falls to the ground.
Climate protests today in Berlin: the traffic jam calms down - the police remove roadblocks
Update from Monday, April 24, 12:15 p.m .:
The situation in Berlin is calming down.
The blockade on the BAB100 has also been completely removed, reports the police.
In the entire city area, there are now no more traffic jams that cause delays of more than ten minutes, writes the Berlin traffic information center.
The #traffic situation in #Berlin has calmed down significantly after the climate #protests.
Currently no traffic jams in the entire city area with >10 min.
— Berlin Traffic Information Center (VIZ Berlin) (@VIZ_Berlin) April 24, 2023
Protests tripled: "Last generation" is happy about many blockades - police remove 20 of them
Update from Monday, April 24, 11:05 a.m .:
The Berlin police have already removed 20 blockades, they announced on Twitter.
Officials are on duty at all known strike locations.
Our colleagues are currently taking measures at all known locations.
We have already removed more than 20 #blockades.
— Police Berlin operation (@PolizeiBerlin_E) April 24, 2023
“Our highest expectations were clearly exceeded!
There were protests at 27 transport hubs in Berlin today, three times as many as last autumn," says "Last Generation" spokeswoman Aimée van Baalen in a press release.
She speaks of great encouragement on the street: "It is clear that something is happening here.
Children wave as they pass by, cyclists applaud and passers-by give us chocolate.”
Protest chaos in Berlin: 15 ambulances are said to be obstructed – the police are wearing themselves out in traffic jams
Update from Monday, April 24, 10:38 a.m .:
The climate strike apparently hinders numerous rescue workers in Berlin.
According to information from the Tagesspiegel
, 15 ambulances were
stuck.
Sometimes they are completely stuck in traffic, then replacement vehicles have to go.
The newspaper writes that they only arrive with massive delays at the patients.
Meanwhile, a rescue driver shared a frustration video on Twitter.
It shows him trying to squeeze through the traffic jam.
The police are trying to organize the crowd of cars, but the rescue lane is apparently hardly free.
This is what it looks like for rescue lane users when #climatestickers stick.
A desperate ambulance further back in the traffic jam.
A climate boy comes filming extra 🤬..
Police are trying everything!
This provoked chaos will #kill!@julius__boehm @Reporter_Flash @alx_froehlich #berlin pic.twitter.com/ow4wrQDw5T
— KB11_1 (@KB11_1) April 24, 2023
Climate protests on Monday in Berlin: 500 police officers on duty – blockades reported at 30 locations
Update from Monday, April 24, 10:16 a.m .:
The Berlin police reported 30 blockades on Monday morning.
The announced climate protests run through the entire city area.
"We are on duty with about 500 colleagues and our helicopter," the police said.
In more than 20 places, the group "Last Generation" alone is blocking, as they themselves say.
❌ In over 20 places on the street ❌
We are massively expanding the protest against the destruction of our livelihoods.
As citizens, we cannot accept that the federal government is breaking our constitution.
Therefore: more democracy through a social council.
pic.twitter.com/e1xRTxZehy
— Last Generation (@uprisingLastGen) April 24, 2023
The "Last Generation" does not protest alone.
Various groups join the climate blockades.
"Together against climate failure," writes the group "Scientisrebellion" on Twitter, for example, which is striking Wittenbergplatz with other protesters.
Update from Monday, April 24, 5:59 a.m .:
Drivers in Berlin will probably need good nerves in the next few days.
Because from today (Monday, April 24) the members of the protest movement "Last Generation" want to really start with their large-scale actions in the capital.
The protesters have already taken action in the past few days: in addition to road blockades, the climate activists also marched through parts of Berlin with unannounced protest marches.
On Sunday (April 23) members caused incidents at a Formula E race after climbing over the fence and sitting on the track.
The aim of the actions is to bring Berlin to a "standstill".
"We want to block so many places that we really manage to bring large parts of Berlin's traffic to a standstill so that the government moves," said Jakob Beyer, press spokesman for the "Last Generation", in an interview with the
Berliner Zeitung
last week
.
"Last generation" wants to draw attention to the development of the climate with traffic blockades and the like
Update from Sunday, April 23, 10:50 p.m .:
The paralysis of Berlin announced by the “last generation” should take place from Monday.
But the actions of the past remain present in the present.
A total of seven members of the climate activists have to answer to the Regensburg District Court because of a traffic blockade last summer.
One activist even announced in court that she had herself sterilized because she couldn't take responsibility for bringing children into this world.
She spoke of "what will happen to us and our children" and was referring to the drastic development of the global climate.
CSU regional group leader Dobrindt calls for tougher action against the "last generation"
Update from Sunday, April 23, 9:58 p.m .:
While the climate activists of the “last generation” want to paralyze Berlin from Monday, CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt remains unchanged in his demands.
The politician advocates harsher penalties for those who stick to the climate.
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CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt wants to prevent a "climate RAF" - and calls for tougher penalties for the members of the "last generation".
© Sebastian Gollnow/dpa/archive image
Dobrindt said the following to the Funke
media group
: "Criminals are acting here and not climate activists, so we urgently need stricter laws against these climate criminals - with firstly minimum prison sentences and secondly preventive detention".
In addition, according to the CSU man, it must be about preventing the emergence of a "climate RAF".
Update from Sunday, April 23, 8:56 p.m .:
The climate activists of the “last generation” want to paralyze Berlin from Monday.
The movement was already raging on Berlin's Kurfürstendamm.
Here, the facades and shop windows of luxury brands Gucci and Prada were sprayed with orange paint from fire extinguishers.
This led to wild reactions on Twitter.
"Last generation" wants to stop Formula E races in Berlin - and is taken away by security forces
Update from Sunday, April 23, 7:35 p.m .:
Even before the “last generation” wants to “standstill” traffic in Berlin from Monday, the climate activists have become active the day before.
As part of the Formula E race at Tempelhof Airport, they climbed over the fence and sat down on the race track.
Her plan: to stick there.
However, the project of the "Last Generation" was to fail.
Security forces took the climate activists into custody.
Now their identity would be checked, said the Berlin police.
First report from Sunday, April 23, 7:04 p.m.:
Berlin – The group “Last Generation” is planning further protest actions in Germany’s capital from Monday (April 24).
"We're coming to Berlin, bringing the city to a standstill," the climate movement announced in advance of the protests.
When and how the protest actions will take place remains unknown - out of concern for the police, who have taken strict action against the initiative in the past.
Most recently, there were record penalties for three "last generation" climate stickers.
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The group "Last Generation" protests with a demonstration in Berlin-Friedrichshain for faster climate protection.
© Jonathan Penschek/dpa
Climate sticker with Schleich demos in Berlin: More than 900 participants registered
More than 900 people have now registered for the protest on the organization's website.
The first protest marches have already taken place in the past few days.
According to the police, around 100 people tried to chain themselves to a Spree bridge on Wednesday (April 19).
Around 400 participants demonstrated on Sunday (April 23) with a concert on the Berlin city motorway against the planned further construction.
Before things really get going on Monday, the climate activists have probably tested a new form of protest in the days before, the
taz
reported .
Demonstrators moved remarkably slowly through the streets of the capital to block the following traffic.
So on Friday (April 21) there was a Schleich demonstration of the Brandenburg Gate.
It remains to be seen how the protest actions of the "last generation" will develop in the coming days and what impact they will have on traffic.
The climate movement is using civil disobedience to call on the government to take more radical action on climate change.
(kas with agencies)
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