Repression and beating of protesters in Bucharest

international | anti-war / imperialism | news report Saturday April 05, 2008 01:53 by Call for Solidarity

Protests against the Nato Summit

The police entered the convergence center of the anti-NATO demonstrators two days ago and hit the people there.

The NATO Summit is being held in Bucharest from the 2nd to the 4th of April. The depression of any voice against it has gone wild. Right at the start of the Summit, the romanian police entered the convergence center that the antiNATO demonstrators had legally rent, in order to accomodate the workshops and the antimilitaristic sessions. Around 50 people were arrested. Some protesters were beaten by the police while being trasnported to the police station. One german activist is being held by the police.

In a solidarity movement, activists in numerous european countries organised actions to inform people about what's going on in Bucharest. In one of them, in Berlin, on the evening of April 2nd, around 60 activist demonstrated in front of the romanian embassy . The police arrested 2 people there, because they... rang the bell of the embassy!

In Skopje, Macedonia, around 50 people demonstrated against NATO in front of a government building . Around 30 people gathered spontanously to march to the romanian embassy in Vienna/Austria. 30 people gathered at Helvetiaplatz in Bern/Suisse, the romanian Police arrested also 3 people from Bern.

There are lots of Infos on:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/

See also:

http://romania.indymedia.org/en/
http://contra-doxa.com
http://summitnato.wordpress.com/