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Police estimate that about 5,000 people took part in the demonstration. They gathered Berlin In the Charlottenburg district and walked through Türkarten Park to the Brandenburg Gate.
Local authorities banned a number of demonstrations scheduled over the weekend, including protests by the Querdenken (Non-Traditional or So-called Later Thinking) movement, which in Germany proved to be the strongest voice in protest against quarantine restrictions and active conspiracy theories, denying pandemics facts.
But protesters disobeyed the police ban.
The Berlin police department sent more than 2,000 police officers to disperse the protesters, but law enforcement officers were attacked.
“They tried to break through the police cordon,” Berlin police said, adding that police had to use sticks.
Germany In May, the Commission eased much of the restrictions imposed in the fight against the pandemic, including the reopening of restaurants and bars. However, many activities, including dining indoors and in hotels, require proof of vaccination against Covid-19, recovery from the disease, or a recent negative Covid-19 test.
Demonstrations against the restrictions imposed in the fight against the pandemic have also taken place elsewhere in Europe.
In France, more than 200,000 people took part in such protests on Saturday, while in Italy, about 80,000 people protested last weekend.
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