Berlin – Nothing works anymore on some streets of Berlin – again. Also on Thursday, activists of the “last generation” blocked an intersection, this time in Friedrichshain.
Around 50 demonstrators from the initiative sat on Thursday morning from around 8 a.m. at the intersection at Frankfurter Tor, where Frankfurter Allee, Karl-Marx-Allee, Warschauer Strasse and Petersburger Strasse meet.
An officer loosens the activists’ adhesive
Many blockers had stuck. Some drivers reacted angrily. Only the tram could continue. A large part of the car traffic from the eastern parts of the city drives through this intersection in the morning towards the city centre. Traffic jam in rush hour!
The climate protection initiative wrote on the Internet about a video of the action: “Frankfurter Tor blocked in all directions. The civilian resistance against the government failure in the climate emergency is in the heart of Berlin today.”
–A passer-by removes the banners
According to the traffic information center in Berlin, there are disabilities in the entire area. The police are on site.
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With the action, the activists continue their central protest week. This was called for a few weeks ago. Supporters from all over Germany should participate. Nevertheless, the number of participants in the past few days has always remained well below 100.
Climate adhesives have to peel off
At the beginning of the adhesive blockades at the beginning of the year, Berlin’s Interior Senator Iris Spranger (60, SPD) called for tougher action against the activists and the imposition of the costs for the evictions. Nothing happened for a long time.
But now, according to BILD information, a number of blockers have received a cost notice.
55 people who were stuck, who had to be detached from the blocked motorway access roads by officials and rescue workers between January 24 and February 15, have now received a “cost waiver of 241 euros”.
–The solution will be charged at 241 euros
In addition, there would be the costs incurred for the respective fine procedures, said a spokesman for the Berlin police when asked by BILD.
It is currently being examined whether other activists will have to bear the costs for the rescue and clearance operations in January and February. This also applies to 21 cases from the past few days and months.
The week of protest
On Wednesday, the climate stickers had that Chancellery spoiled with paint. While several activists with helmets and high-visibility vests had started digging up sidewalk stones and thus apparently distracting the officials, two other climate chaos had poured a black liquid from canisters against the facade of the Chancellery. The sidewalk in front of the government building had also been smeared over a large area. The aim of the action was allegedly to protest against oil drilling in the North Sea.
On Tuesday they had blocked various roads. So that, among other things, an ambulance was stuck. A Annoyed drivers had pushed an activist on the hood to make room. And also on Monday streets were blocked.
Dozens of demonstrators had been temporarily arrested and released by the police in the past few days. The initiative calls for more measures to combat global warming.
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