A demonstrator carries a Palestinian keffiyeh in front of a group of Israel's supporters in Berlin today (Anatolia)
A graphic video clip circulated on social media platforms showed a number of German police officers assaulting a veiled woman during a pro-Palestine demonstration today, Saturday, in the German capital, Berlin.
The police surrounded the woman and threw her to the ground, while she was screaming and saying, “What is this? What are you doing?” Then they arrested her even though she did not pose any threat!
In the same demonstration, the police suppressed the demonstrators inside the central train station in the capital, Berlin.
By dragging and beating women.. German police disperse a peaceful sit-in in support of Palestine at Berlin Central Station #Video #Gaza_War pic.twitter.com/iEqoSj0QbZ
- Al Jazeera Palestine (@AJA_Palestine) March 30, 2024
The police said in a statement that the demonstration was unauthorized and was impeding the movement of passengers.
It acknowledged the arrest of some demonstrators for allegedly chanting “criminal slogans,” according to what the police statement claimed.
On the eve of Earth Day.. a sit-in at the main train station in Berlin in protest against the ongoing war of genocide in Gaza, and the German police arrest a number of them #Al Jazeera_Live | #Germany pic.twitter.com/IltQkBAJGI
- Al Jazeera Live (@ajmubasher) March 30, 2024
Police reported that the Berlin demonstration included 3,500 people. About 1,500 demonstrators also participated in the marches in Stuttgart (southwest), 850 in Munich (south), and 400 in Cologne (west).
Today, Saturday, massive demonstrations took place in several European cities and capitals, most notably the “London Million,” in solidarity with the Gaza Strip and on the occasion of Land Day, which the Palestinians commemorate annually on this day.
Source: Agencies