Thousands gather in Europe on Saturday to protest vaccine passports. Capital cities across Europe were lined with thousands of people who object to the governments who have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.
Demonstrations took place in Athens, Helsinki, Paris and Stockholm.
Around 9,000 people marched through the streets of Stockholm chanting “No to Vaccine Passes, Yes to Freedom”.
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In France, France’s Constitutional Council approved the country’s new COVID-19 vaccine pass on Friday. Which will require people aged 16 and above to show proof of vaccination to enter public places like bars, restaurants and cinemas.
The vaccine pass has brought new momentum to weekly street protests against COVID-related restrictions on public life. approximately 8000 french people were on the streets of Paris, to protest against Macron’s reforms.
Some people resisting the vaccine say they have been made to feel like second-class citizens by Macron.
Protest against vaccine passports
Marches in Paris drew hundreds of demonstrators protesting the introduction from Monday of a new COVID-19 pass. It will severely restrict the lives of those who refuse to get vaccinated by banning them from domestic flights, sports events, bars, cinemas and other leisure venues. French media reported that demonstrators also marched by the hundreds in other cities.
Protests in Sweden
In Sweden, where vaccine certificates are required to attend indoor events with more than 50 people, some 3,000 demonstrators marched through central Stockholm and assembled in the main square for a protest organized by the Frihetsrorelsen – or Freedom Movement.
Swedish media reported that representatives from the neo-Nazi Nordic Resistance Movement attended the action with a banner. Police closely monitor the group, which has been associated with violent behaviour at demonstrations.
Sweden made headlines in the early days of the pandemic when it, unlike most other countries, did not introduce any form of lockdown or school closures.
Instead, it adopted a softer approach, recommending social distancing, homeworking and only limited use of facemasks.
Police said some 4,000 people marched Saturday through the streets of central Helsinki to protest. A group called World Wide Demonstration organized the demonstration. No unrest or violence was reported to the police.
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