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In Sweden, the demonstration is called the “Millennium March”. The first took place in Stockholm on March 6.
The protesters went to Stockholm from three different locations, Norrmalmstorg, Sergels torg and Mynttorget, and converged on Kungsträdgården.
The police, who monitored central Stockholm with drones during the day, decided just before 2pm to break up the meeting in Kungsträdgården.
– We have the right to meet here today, a woman shouted through a megaphone and continued:
– Don’t follow orders!
The crowd at Norrmalmstorg in Stockholm also became so large that it was judged as a general gathering that violated crown restrictions.
– When the dialogue did not work, we decided to dissolve the meeting, says Carina Skagerlind, spokeswoman for the police of the Stockholm region.
These were not licensed demonstrations, which violated the ban on gathering more than eight people.
“Encouraging people to gather in large groups in the midst of the pandemic is irresponsible. Furthermore, the demonstrations are aimed at creating disorder and chaos,” says Anna König Jerlmyr (M), Minister of Finance for the City of Stockholm. in a written statement.
In Malmö, the police decided shortly after 1:00 p.m. to dissolve the general meeting. The police estimated that about 50 people had gathered.
A quarter of the demonstration Police began shouting over loudspeakers that the protesters must be dispersed and that the demonstration is illegal. The protesters responded to the message by shouting, whistling and whistling.
– We are trying to dissolve the meeting through dialogue at the moment, said police spokeswoman Evelina Olsson shortly before 1:30 p.m.
A fine will be issued against the organizer behind the meeting in Malmö because more than eight people participated, announces the county administrative board.
Also in Gothenburg, people gathered in Gustaf Adolf Square, an estimated two hundred people. The police first urged people to leave the scene and then they entered with protective masks and took those who remained.
The protesters have collected Inspired by the international movement against the blockade, which has spoken most strongly in Germany, with recurring demonstrations that have drawn tens of thousands of people.
In Germany, there was a legal and authorized demonstration on Saturday, although after several rounds in court it landed on a sharp limit in the number of participants allowed at 600.
Thousands of people gathered in the city center of Kassel to protest against the crown restrictions. Several carried posters with messages critical to vaccines.
Nele and Katrin, who presented themselves as mothers and have traveled here from Hamburg, they told DN that they do not want to see any vaccination obligation. Vaccines are voluntary in Germany, but women believe it is a matter of time before they become mandatory. They both believe that the vaccine causes serious side effects.
– I don’t want my son to have to get vaccinated every year, says Nele.
A review by the driving forces behind the German events shows that they have ties to, among other things, right-wing extremism.