#Thousands to demonstrate against COVID-19 rules in Berlin after court approval

“#Thousands to demonstrate against COVID-19 rules in Berlin after court approval”

August 29, 2020 | 4:47pm

Coronavirus Skeptics And Right-Wing Extremists Protest In Berlin

People in Berlin gather at the Victory Column in to hear speeches during a protest against coronavirus-related restrictions.

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A protester gestures in from of German riot police.

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Demonstration against social and economic measures by Coronavirus pandemic

Demonstrators carry cardboards reading ‘tear down the masks!’, during a protest in Germany.

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German riot-policemen detain a protester.

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Demonstration against the German government's COVID-19 restrictions in Berlin

A woman carries a doll with syringes on it as she attends a rally against the government’s restrictions.

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Demonstrators gesture in front of the Reichstag Building in Berlin, Germany

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Police take a woman away in front of the Russian embassy during a protest against coronavirus measures in Berlin, Germany.

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Police officers intervene in front of the Reichstag Building during a rally.

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A man kneels in front of riot police officers at the boluvard Unter den Linden during a demonstration.

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German police at the Reichstag building in Berlin.

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The police detain a woman during a demonstration in Germany.

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A German regional court has given activists permission to hold mass demonstrations in Berlin after a ruling in the capital banned the protests.

The protests, expected to attract up to 20,000 people demonstrating against the government’s strict measures against the coronavirus, are scheduled for today. Police have deployed more than 3,000 officers to control the demonstrations after militant activists took to social media to urge followers across Europe to arm themselves and gather in Berlin, according to a Reuters report.

Activists had been angered by the city’s ban on protests after demonstrators at a recent rally failed to wear masks or maintain social distance.

Until recently Germany has managed the coronavirus crisis better than many of its European counterparts, with reliance on rigorous testing helping to hold down infections and deaths.