[Onthebarricades] Germany G8 Blockades 9 - Berlin protest and clashes

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Last Updated: 09/06/2007  12:15
Police clash with anti-G8 protesters
German police clashed with anti-G8 demonstrators at an impromptu protest in 
Berlin late last night, several hours after the Group of Eight summit in 
Heiligendamm ended, police said today.

German riot policeman push people off the streets during anti-G8 
demonstration in Berlin last night
Stones and bottles were thrown at riot police during the three-hour 
demonstration in central Berlin, although most of the 600 protesters were 
peaceful, a police spokesman said. Six demonstrators were detained and five 
arrested.
Several cars were also set on fire in the city overnight. Earlier in the 
week 30,000 demonstrators succeeded in evading police controls and entering 
a restricted zone set up for the summit around Heiligendamm, 250km north of 
Berlin.
They blocked land routes into the village for three days before leaving 
yesterday afternoon. A police official in the nearby city of Rostock said a 
total of 1,057 anti-G8 demonstrators had been detained during the week, and 
125 had been formally arrested.
There were 17,800 police on hand providing security to the summit, and 43 
police helicopters. A total of 443 police were injured, 43 of them 
seriously. The fire brigade was called in 642 times.
Security for the summit cost €118 million. A 2.5-metre high security fence 
around Heiligendamm that cost €12 million will be dismantled this week and 
sold.
There have been bids from zoos, airports and farmers, according to German 
media reports.


http://jurnalo.com/jurnalo/storyPage.do?story_id=40752

Heiligendamm summit
Anti-globalization protestors demonstrate in Berlin
Saturday 09 June 2007 02:12
Following the close of the Group of Eight summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, 
anti-globalization protestors took their message to the streets of Berlin 
Friday evening.
Police said about 450 young people gathered in the Hackeschen Market after 
travelling from Rostock where they had taken part in larger protests. They 
peacefully marched to the nearby Rosenthaler Platz. Police were stationed in 
nearby streets to monitor the protests.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1269735,00.html

Riot Cops Clash With G8 Protesters
Updated: 08:21, Saturday June 09, 2007
There have been violent clashes between protestors and police in Berlin 
after the end of the G8 summit.

Officers seize a man
More than a thousand officers were deployed to restore control.
Many of the demonstrators are believed to have arrived from Rostock, the 
scene of several days of anti-G8 protests.
Earlier, the summit ended with some firm commitments on greenhouse gases and 
aid to Africa - but no breakthrough.
The German Chancellor called it a success but Bob Geldof dismissed it as a 
"total farce
The leaders of the eight wealthiest nations decided £30m of the aid already 
promised for poor countries should be spent on fighting AIDS, TB and 
malaria.
Despite deals on aid and climate, cracks showed in the united front leaders 
tried to present.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President George Bush to scrap 
plans to put anti-missile equipment in central Europe and use Russian 
facilities instead.
Putin, who is due to step down next year, ended the summit by warning 
foreigners not to meddle in Russia's elections after hearing concern from G8 
leaders about the erosion of freedoms.

http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN953586.html

Berlin police scuffle with protesters after G8
Sat 9 Jun 2007, 13:53 GMT

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By Erik Kirschbaum
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police scuffled with anti-G8 demonstrators at an 
impromptu protest in Berlin late on Friday, several hours after the Group of 
Eight summit in Heiligendamm ended, police said on Saturday.
Stones and bottles were thrown at riot police during the three-hour 
demonstration in central Berlin, although most of the 600 protesters 
returning home from Heiligendamm were peaceful, a police spokesman said. Six 
were detained and five arrested.

Eight cars were also set on fire in the city overnight and the windows of 
four others smashed. More than 70 luxury cars have been set on fire in 
Berlin this year by suspected anti-globalisation activists.
"Most arrests were for breaching the peace and disorderly conduct," a police 
spokeswoman said. German network N-TV showed pictures of riot police 
tackling and striking demonstrators.
Earlier in the week 30,000 demonstrators succeeded in evading police 
controls and entering a restricted zone set up for the summit around 
Heiligendamm, 250 km (150 miles) north of Berlin.
They blocked land routes into the village for three days before leaving on 
Friday afternoon at the end of the summit.
A police official in the nearby city of Rostock said a total of 1,057 
anti-G8 demonstrators had been detained during the week, and 125 had been 
formally arrested.
There were 17,800 police providing security for the summit, and 43 police 
helicopters. A total of 443 police were injured, 43 of them seriously. The 
fire brigade was called in 642 times.
The summit security cost 118 million euros.
A poll to be published in Focus magazine on Monday found that 51 percent of 
Germans believed the G8 summit should be held in secret locations in the 
future to avoid demonstrators and reduce security costs.
German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul told Bild am Sonntag 
newspaper a G8 summit should be held in Africa.
"It's worth considering," she said. "The problems of the world would be more 
visible for everyone."
Heiligendamm, population 298, reopened to the public on Saturday and 
dismantling work begun on a 2.5-metre (8-foot) high security fence that cost 
12 million euros.
It will be sold. Zoos, airports and farmers have made bids, according to 
German media reports.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/06/373034.html

G8 - Closing march, harbour rally and prison solidarity pics
vino vino | 08.06.2007 23:21 | G8 Germany 2007 | World
During the morning many protesters joined in the last moments of the gate 
blockades, many later leaving the gates enmass to converge with protesters 
from both blockades and protest camps at Rostock train station to march to 
the closing rally at the Rostock harbour.

During the march, their were halts when a soundsystem had to be negotiated 
into being able to travel with the crowd into the harbour area.

With hundreds of protesters arriving at the harbour rally, speakers began to 
relay their thoughts of how the actions against the G8 went - the feeling 
was generally jubilent with some speeches throwing up some interesting facts 
such as the various propaganda lies pushed by the police and printed in the 
press.

During the rally a large group spontaneously took to the streets marching 
down the road towards the prison to show solidarity with all those still 
detained. As they set off the police scrambled to block in and surround this 
group for several hours before they dispersed. A number regrouped at the 
prison and are awaiting more news on those still inside.