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Police break up Brussels anti-lockdown party
Police fired water cannon and tear gas in a Brussels park on Saturday to break up an anti-lockdown party of several hundred people designed to defy coronavirus social distancing rules. The crowd of mostly young people responded to a post on Facebook announcing the unauthorised party. It took place a month after police cleared 2,000 …
Anti-lockdown organizer fined for breaking public health orders say Kelowna RCMP
VANCOUVER — Police have fined the organizer of the anti-lockdown protest that took place in Kelowna, B.C. Weekly protests over COVID-19 have been taking place at Kelowna’s Stuart Park for many months, led and organized by David Lindsay, according to Castanet News. However, police have refused to identify the person they fined $2,300. “The organizer …
Victorian Police brace for anti-lockdown protests; States bicker over border controls; Plan to have Australia open ‘by Christmas’
The Madrid regional government is further restricting family reunions and social gatherings to curb a sharp spike in confirmed coronavirus cases as schools are set to re-open, although officials say that new infections in and around the Spanish capital were being brought under control. Authorities said an existing ban on outdoor meetings of more than …
Coronavirus Australia live updates August 31: Breaking News and Live Updates: Victoria’s case numbers ‘still too high’ for lockdown exit plan; Anti-lockdown protesters taunt Melbourne police; Sydney cluster grows
By Mark Saunokonoko and Lara Pearce17:03 Queensland recorded four new coronavirus cases yesterday, as Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young urged everyone in the state’s south-east to consider themselves a casual contact of a positive case. The new infections prompted the temporary closure of an Ipswich school and a Brisbane childcare centre. All four of …
Anti-lockdown protests break out in London, Warsaw, other European cities as coronavirus shutdowns linger
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Amid increasing frustration over lockdown measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic, multiple protests took place across Europe on Saturday to demand businesses reopen. In Warsaw, Poland, law enforcement used tear gas on protesters, while police made arrests at a demonstration …
Police vow to break up planned anti-lockdown protests in UK cities | Police
Police have said they will break up anti-lockdown protests advertised on social media for this weekend if necessary, amid warnings that the events could be exploited by the far right. Flyers for around 60 protests to be held in parks in cities such as Manchester, Leicester and Southampton have circulated online, produced by the little-known …
