Thousands of people gathered this Saturday in Switzerland to protest against racial discrimination and police violence. This is the second consecutive week of protests, anti-racism in the country following the death of George Floyd on 25 may in the United States.
Between 3000 and 4000 people participated in the demonstration against racism this Saturday in Bern.
KEYSTONE/LAURENT GILLIERON
Slogans against racism were heard in many cities of Switzerland Saturday. The events take place in Lausanne, Zurich, Bern, St. Gallen or Lucerne.
While they were more than 10’000 people on Tuesday in Geneva, the protesters will take to the streets from 17: 00 to Lausanne. In Bern, where 3000 to 4000 people were gathered in the early afternoon without permission, the protesters on the federal mostly black clothing and masks against the sars coronavirus. The police has tweeted that she tried to join the leaders of the event.
We heard slogans such as “life black also”. Some excitement has arisen in the beginning of the event, when the game of water of the federal suddenly snapped, surprising many protesters. No overflow has not yet been reported.
Dressed in black
In Zurich, too, the protesters were almost exclusively dressed in black, carrying banners with slogans such as “White silence is violence”. The police initially tried to deter them from protesting because of the restrictions due to the pandemic. But it was finally shown understanding and given the permission, provided that everything goes peacefully.
The forces of the order were then secure the event, which continued smoothly, according to a journalist of Keystone-ATS. In St. Gallen, more than a thousand people gathered under the slogan “Black Lives Matter”, all peacefully, according to the police of the city.
According to the rules of the Confederation regarding the pandemic of sars coronavirus, only the gatherings with up to 300 people are allowed. This is the second week in a row that the Swiss are experiencing protests against police violence and racism.
Despite the limitations due to the pandemic, thousands of people took to the streets of many european cities in recent days. The trigger was the death of the Afro-american George Floyd in a brutal police operation in the United States on the 25th of may.
(ATS)
Published today at 16h08-
