Clashes erupted between protesters and law enforcement in Malmo's Rosengard district, seeing stones, paving bricks and fireworks hurled at officers and emergency response vehicles.A similar event occurred on the same day in Oslo, Norway:
Chants of "Allahu akbar" ("God is great" in Arabic) could be heard in footage that circulated online, which also showed tires and other debris burned in the street and a billowing column of black smoke rising into the night sky. A major fire was also reported in an underground parking garage in Rosengard, about 1km away from the main area of unrest.
The activists filmed the burning of the holy book, which was done in a public park.
Elsewhere in Malmo, three Stram Kurs members were reportedly arrested for incitement against an ethnic group after torching another Koran in public.
A court argued that while "the freedom of assembly and demonstration are constitutionally protected rights," the government may prohibit a gathering "for reasons of order and safety."
Anti-Islam protest in Oslo ends with Koran-tearing and scuffles between anti-protesters & policeThe serious problems created by mass migration in Sweden aren't going to be solved by burning the Quran, in effect they merely serve to further the divide and conquer games that benefit the establishment that pushed these policies onto Sweden in the first place:
The rally outside the parliament building in Oslo was organized by a group called Stop Islamisation of Norway, or SIAN. Some of their past rallies have ended with clashes between group members and their political opponents. The police had a heavy presence at the scene in advance of Saturday's event.
The protest escalated into violence when a female activist held up a copy of the Koran and tore pages from the Islamic holy book. Angry counter-protesters then launched an attack, and the police rushed to intervene. One person was reportedly injured, and several others were arrested.
Before the scuffle, the rally had been mostly peaceful for around two hours, with demonstrators chanting, singing, and listening to SIAN leader Lars Thorsen as he delivered a speech in which he denounced Islam's Prophet Mohammed as a "false prophet".
A security barrier had been erected beforehand to separate the rival sides and keep order. As the situation became more tense and volatile, law enforcement agents used pepper spray on several occasions and pushed back counter-protesters who tried to cross the line.
Shortly after the Koran-tearing incident, the protest ended. SIAN activists were escorted away by the police, while the counter-protesters were allowed to remain at the scene.
...the judges said protest organizers and participants must provide barriers in front of the stages where speeches will be held — and must regularly remind participants to observe social distancing rules and keep their distance.
Wearing masks was not included in the judge's guidelines for the protest.
Police in Berlin on Friday requested thousands of reinforcements from other parts of Germany to cope with planned protests over the weekend by people opposed to the country's coronavirus restrictions.And like a self-fulfilling prophecy there were, indeed, some clashes between police and protestors, ie. "The can protest, but we're sure going to make them pay for it!"
Authorities in the German capital had banned the protests earlier this week, citing demonstrations a few weeks ago during which participants flouted rules on social distancing and mask-wearing.
Multiple minor scuffles between police and protesters have erupted at a massive rally against coronavirus restrictions in Berlin, while law enforcement prepares to disperse the demo with force.
Thousands of people gathered in central Berlin on Saturday, venting their anger over coronavirus curbs. City authorities tried to ban the gathering but their decision was challenged and overturned in court. Still, the court said police could shut down the protest if its organizers fail to maintain proper social distancing in the crowd.
The rally has been marred by multiple scuffles between the protesters and police and several people have been detained, footage from the scene shows.
While law enforcement urged protesters to observe proper social distancing rules, the streets remained tightly packed. Ultimately, Berlin police announced its intent to disperse the crowd by force, insisting that this was the only option.
"Unfortunately, we have no other option," Berlin police said on Twitter. "We've approached the leader of the demonstration and informed him that his assembly will be dissolved by the police. All the measures taken so far have not led to compliance with the conditions."
Several water cannon trucks have been spotted in the area, though the vehicles have not yet moved. Law enforcement warned the protesters through loudspeakers of the imminent dispersal of the demo, urging them to leave the streets peacefully.
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