Refugee Solidarity March draws 800 despite police attacks in Berlin

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Around 800 participated with banners and slogans in the protest march.

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Around 800 participated with banners and slogans in the protest march.

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A row of riot cops stay in front of the solidarity rally, were participants held banner.

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A row of riot cops stay in front of the solidarity rally, were participants held banner.

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A row of riot cops stay in front of the solidarity rally, were participants held banner.

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The disitrict mayor of Friedrichshain Kreuzberg, Franz Schulz (green party), visits the Refugee Protest Camp on Oranienplatz before the protest demonstration.

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The member of Berlin Parliament Abgeordnetenhaus, Hakan Tas (left party), visits the Refugee Protest Camp on Oranienplatz before the protest demonstration.

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"Break the Isolation" was written on the front banner of the banner.

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"break the isolation" was written on the front banner of the spontaneous Protest Rally.

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Because the march started spontaneous, there was no police to control the traffic and the demonstration walkes on the busy streets.

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Around 800 participated with banners and slogans in the protest march.

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"Let the arrested activists and refugees immediately free! otherwise hunger strike" was written on a banner.

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"Fire and Flames to the deportation authoritys" was written on a banner.

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"Break Isolation" was written on the front banner. Participants shout slogans.

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Because the march started spontaneously, there were no police to control the traffic and the demonstration walked on the busy streets.

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The first arriving Riot Cops tried unsuccesfull to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before.

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The first arriving riot police try unsuccesfully to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before.

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Around 800 participate with banners and slogans in the protest march.

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Riot Cops walking beside the march, looking to a possibility to stop it.

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Scuffles between participants and riot cops, who tried to stop the march, although it was legally registered with the police before. The demonstrators overran the police.

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Scuffles between participants and riot cops, who tried to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before. The demonstrators overrun the police.

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Scuffles between participants and riot cops, who tried to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before. The demonstrators overrun the police.

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Scuffles between participants and riot cops, who tried to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before. The demonstrators overrun the police.

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Scuffles between participants and riot cops, who tried to stop the march, although it was legally registered to the police before. The demonstrators overrun the police.

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The solidarity march reached the Tempelhofer Damm Police station, were the activists were brought after the arrest at midday, despite the attacks of riot cops.

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Around 800 people participate in a spontaneous protest rally for jailed refugees and activists, who were arrested during a protest action at midday in Berlin. Riot police violently tried to stop the legally registered demonstration, but were overrun.