Comment: Clearly these 'bans on assembly' have nothing to do with health, because millions of people across the planet have attended lockdown protests and there has been no spike in illness of any kind. Which leads to the inevitable conclusion that they're actually a power grab that is intended to outlaw all protest, and to legalise the repression by the authorities: UK govt stuffs "stunningly draconian" anti-protest powers into new 'policing' bill, rushes it through parliament
A small group of demonstrators briefly clashed with riot police as officers worked to clear the crowd from Museum Square based on an order from Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema. Reporters at the scene saw at least one person being detained.
The local government had outlawed the protest, saying police had indications some demonstrators might be planning to attend "prepared for violence."
The municipality later issued an emergency order for people to leave the square, and riot police marched across the grass to clear the area, sending the demonstrators into nearby streets.
Comment: Protests against lockdowns continue throughout much of locked-down Europe, and police everywhere continue to enforce the nonsensical and tyrannical restrictions:
Germany:
France:
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Canada:
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