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The protest, organized by a group called “Danish men dressed in black”, gathered around 600 people. They flocked to the parliament building in the cold to protest the “dictatorship” of the Danish partial quarantine.
The country’s plans to create a digital vaccine certificate have become the main target of its ire.
Like other European countries, Denmark intends to develop a digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate that could be used for travel. It could also be used for sporting and cultural events and restaurants.
However, according to the organizers of the protest, the creation of such a certificate implies the obligation to vaccinate and amounts to a further restriction of individual freedom. Vaccination is not compulsory in Denmark.
The protesters, several of whom were wearing hoods, carried torches through the center of the Danish capital, chanting “We have enough” and “Freedom for Denmark.”
The protesters also held up a photo of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in which she made herself look like North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
However, the sanctioned protest was largely peaceful, supervised by a large police force.
A similar demonstration took place in the country two weeks ago, during which the Prime Minister’s landfill was burned. Two men were arrested for threats made at the address of Mr. Frederiksen.
5.8 million Non-essential shops, bars and restaurants are currently closed in a Scandinavian country with a population of. The government has decided to extend these measures until at least February 28.
However, schools will be able to open from Monday.
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