Over 15,000 danes have Sunday gathered in front of the us embassy in Copenhagen to demonstrate for equal rights regardless of race or color.
It assesses the Copenhagen Police, informs the inspector Tommy Laursen.
this is The second week in a row that the demonstration, which begins in front of the embassy, and continues towards the Palace, being held. In the last week, about 2000.
the Demonstrations come in the wake of the countless demonstrations that have taken place in the UNITED states, after he George Floyd died in police custody.
Extra Magazine’s man on the spot tells, that the demonstration is progressing peacefully.
– I stand in the middle between the protesters, and here is really many. From Østerport to copenhagen Øster Farimagsgade, he says.
– There is a sea of papskilte with slogans such as ‘No justice, no peace (no justice, no peace, ed.) and ‘Fuck your hyggeracisme’. The entire precursor peaceful and quiet, he continues.
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Ekstra Bladet has spoken with Roger Courage Matthisen, former member of Parliament for the Alternative, the director of the Courage Institute and one of the speakers for the demonstration.
He estimates that there are up to 21,000 participants in total.
– To support in all its forms-pop, so numerous up in the day, witnesses that our government must act, and that articulate the UNITED states’assault on the black population, says Roger Courage Matthisen Extra Magazine.
– But it is also a support for Denmark to look inward and act on the Danish structural discrimination and racism. I presented the first the whole anti-racist plan of action for any party in the Danish Parliament last year, and now is a unique opportunity for us to act on it. Right now, he continues.
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It makes me proud that so many people have sprung up today, says Christina Hansen, 32, who participates in the demonstration along with her girlfriends. They have taken a black glove on one hand.
– to support each other, where one can. I believe that all people should be treated equal – regardless of skin color and nationality, explains Christina Hansen about the background, she is met up in front of the us embassy.
Here we also find Fuaad Hassan 25 years.
– We can not accept what is going on in the US right now, he strikes fast.
– do you Think it can change something global, so many meet in Denmark?
to be honest, so I think it is not. How many years have we not experienced racism in the UNITED states. It is not just something you fight from day to day. It takes many years, ” says Fuaad Hassan.
Today’s demonstration has been reported to the police. Demonstrations are not subject to forsamlingsforbuddet.
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He George Floyd died 25. may after an arrest in Minneapolis, where the white officer Derek Chauvin sat on him and pressed his knees down against Floyd neck – and nakkeregion for almost ten minutes, so he could not get air.
The four officers, who were involved in the arrest, have all been fired. Derek Chauvin was initially charged with manslaughter. The charge is later changed to culpable homicide.
in Many places, the peaceful protests in the daytime followed by nocturnal ildspåsættelser, looting and clashes with the police.
You can see pictures from the demonstration in Copenhagen, denmark in the picture gallery below …
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