On November 5, the traditional "March of a Million Masks" in central London was
accompanied by fierce battles with the repressive forces of the regime. It washeld on "Guy Fawkes Day", which became popular as a symbol of rebellion after therelease of the radical film "V for Vendetta". Many participants donned a maskfeaturing this character. The demonstrators included anarchists and opponents offorced vaccination against coronavirus infection. ---- Protesters came to centralTrafalgar Square in the British capital, where they burned an effigy of PrimeMinister Boris Johnson right at the foot of Nelson's Column. "Burn, Boris, burn,"they shouted. The police tried to break into the crowd to seize fireworks, inresponse, fiery shells flew at the guards of the capitalist order. From there,the demonstrators went to Parliament Square, where they stumbled upon policecordons in combat gear. The demonstrators chanted "Freedom" and shamed the police.Around Trafalgar and Parliament Squares and the Oxford Circus in Westminster,battles between anarchists and the police were in full swing. Chaos reigned inthe square in front of the parliament. Reinforcements on horseback and with dogsarrived to the aid of the latter. Some of the demonstrators then withdrew fromTrafalgar Square to Leicester Square.Many protesters held placards against lockdowns and other government coercivemeasures. One of the participants, Richard from London, explained that the marchwas a continuation of the "antique marches" that have been going on in Londonsince the beginning of the year. "This is a cookie for the government." Therewere also calls for the release of Julian Assange and anti-corruption slogans.During the street battles, 8 police officers were injured. 12 people werecaptured by repressive forces. https://aitrus.info/node/5825_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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