{"id":20574,"date":"2020-06-07T04:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T08:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=20574"},"modified":"2020-06-07T04:28:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T08:28:03","slug":"protests-worldwide-embrace-black-lives-matter-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=20574","title":{"rendered":"Protests worldwide embrace Black Lives Matter movement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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… . HUMAN RIGHTS … . <\/p>\n

An article from Thomson Reuters<\/a> (reprinted by permission)<\/p>\n

Thousands of people took to the streets in European and Asian cities on Saturday [June 6], demonstrating in support of U.S. protests against police brutality.<\/p>\n

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The rolling, global protests reflect rising anger over police treatment of ethnic minorities, sparked by the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis after a white officer detaining him knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes with fellow officers beside him.<\/p>\n

After a largely peaceful protest in London, a few demonstrators near British Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s residence threw bottles at police, and mounted officers charged push protesters back.<\/p>\n

Earlier, more than a thousand protesters had marched past the U.S. Embassy, blocking traffic and holding placards.<\/p>\n

Many thousands had also crowded into the square outside parliament, holding placards reading \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d, ignoring government advice to avoid large gatherings due to the risk from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have come down in support of black people who have been ill-treated for many, many, many, many years. It is time for a change,\u201d said 39-year-old primary school teacher Aisha Pemberton.<\/p>\n

Police in the German city of Hamburg used pepper spray on protesters and said they were ready to deploy water cannons. One officer was injured, they added.<\/p>\n

Several hundred \u201chooded and aggressive people\u201d had put officers under pressure in the city centre, police said, tweeting: \u201cAttacks on police officers are unacceptable!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Are we making progress against racism?<\/a><\/p>\n

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In Paris the authorities banned demonstrations planned outside the U.S. Embassy and on the lawns near the Eiffel Tower.<\/p>\n

However, several hundred protesters, some holding \u201cBlack Lives Matters\u201d signs, gathered on Place de la Concorde, close to the Embassy. Police had installed a long barrier across the square to prevent access to the embassy, which is also close to the Elysee presidential palace.<\/p>\n

In Berlin, demonstrators filled the central Alexanderplatz square, while there was also a protest in Warsaw.<\/p>\n

PLACARDS AND FLAGS<\/p>\n

In Brisbane, one of several Australian cities where rallies were held, police estimated 10,000 people joined a peaceful protest, wearing masks and holding \u201cBlack Lives Matter\u201d placards. Many wrapped themselves in indigenous flags, calling for an end to police mistreatment of indigenous Australians.<\/p>\n

Banners and slogans have focused not just on George Floyd but on a string of other controversies in different countries as well as mistreatment of minorities in general.<\/p>\n

In Sydney, a last-minute court decision overruling a ban imposed because of the coronavirus allowed several thousand people to march, with a heavy police presence.<\/p>\n

In Tokyo, marchers protested against what they said was police mistreatment of a Kurdish man who says he was stopped while driving and shoved to the ground. Organisers said they were also marching in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to show that there\u2019s racism in Japan now,\u201d said 17-year-old high school student Wakaba, who declined to give her family name.<\/p>\n

In Seoul, dozens of South Korean activists and foreign residents gathered, some wearing black masks with \u201cCan\u2019t breathe\u201d in Korean, echoing George Floyd\u2019s final words as he lay on the ground.<\/p>\n

In Bangkok, activists avoided coronavirus restrictions by going online, asking for video and photos of people wearing black, raising their fists and holding signs, and explaining why they supported the Black Lives Matter movement.
\nProtesters were expected to gather in Washington for a huge demonstration on Saturday as demonstrations across the United States entered a 12th day.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Reuters bureaux around the world; Writing by William Mallard and Hugh Lawson; Editing by Frances Kerry and Kevin Liffey
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