Translation of Modkraft.dk Denmark

December 16, 2009 13:41 - #rpa Climate activists in the Reclaim Power action will begin to go towards Copenhagen’s centre in 15 minutes. This was the result of group discussions among activists.

December 16, 2009 13:34 - #rpa #bella . It has been announced by megaphone that people will discuss whether or not they will try to get into the Bella Center area again. The decision is supposed to take about five minutes.

December 16, 2009 13:26 - #rpa #cja #peoples-assemby #bella . Climate Justice action is pleased that the People’s Meeting has started, but is disappointed that the police have prevented activists and COP15 delegates from meeting each other. "The goal of this demonstration has been to meet with delegates and representatives from the Bella Center and hold a people’s meeting where we could together discuss just solutions to climate change. Unfortunately, police have violently prevented delegates from the Bella Center meeting with the demonstration and taking part together in the people’s meeting." says Kamillie Kofod from the network. "The people’s meeting has now started with discussing solutions that are both socially just and can actually solve the climate crisis. The agreement that is being created at COP15 deals first and foremost with securing the rich countries’ interests. Trade with C02 quotas will not solve anything."

December 16, 2009 13:14 - #rpa #peopes-assembly #injuries - While 500 delegates from the COP15 summit in Bella Center participate in a People’s Meeting, the police have made an iron-ring around the area. Activists have been pushed so far back that officers in front of the Bella Center have taken their helmets off and put away their batons. Modkraft’s correspondent tells that an activist has been carried on a stretcher and taken away on an ambulance. Another activist has suffered a broken arm but continues anyway to demonstrate. Meanwhile at the people’s meeting, a woman from Jubilee South has received applause after a speech about climate debt. She said among other things, that although the West has a climate debt to lands in the South the demand from the south is not money, but system change. Afterwards, a representative from the Canadian postal workers’ union took the microphone and called on the trade unions that had stayed at home. "Where are the red unions now?" he would like to know. It should be a case for all unions to reveal the ’corporate brainwash’ that is taking place in the Bella Center." He said.

December 16, 2009 12:53 - #rpa #peoples-assembly
At the people’s meeting outside Bella Center there is being held talks by people from Mexico and Ecuador in Spanish. "After 150 years extraction of oil, the rest should stay in the earth because the only oil that doesn’t contribute to global warming is that which stays in the earth." says a woman from Ecuador. People shout: "Leave the oil in the soil!" "Energy should not be in the hands of businesses and we demand that the atmosphere should not be privatised." says a speaker from Mexico.

December 16, 2009 12:44 - #rpa - The so-called pontoon bridge wasn’t a bridge but a protection shield for demonstrators. It was used to attempt to push around 100 officers in a chain back. It didn’t work. The attempt was met with baton strikes.

December 16, 2009 12:42 - #rpa Police are still blocking in the main demonstration on Vejlands Allé, but there is an opening on to Amagerfaelled at the side of the demonstration. Some demonstrators are trickling out - there are also officers in the area. Activists are coming with a pontoon bridge made out of air mattresses that could possibly be used to cross a canal. However, officers with dogs are positioned on the other side.

December 16, 2009 12:36 - #rpa #peoples-assembly #bella center - Modkraft’s correspondent tells that the People’s Assembly is also being held inside Bella Center. This is because delegates are forbidden from leaving the area. Police say that they will arrest them if they attempt to come out. Several delegates that tried to come out and establish a people’s meeting with the activists have been beaten with batons.

December 16, 2009 12:30 - #rpa #peoples-assembly #bella center #cja - According to Modkraft’s correspondent, the so-called People’s Assembly between NGOs and COP15 delegates is in progress. It’s happening on a carpet that has been laid out close to the Bella Center. Activists from Climate Justice Action however have not succeeded in reaching the meeting as police with batons and pepperspray are holding them back.

December 16, 2009 12:25 - #rps #bella center - Demonstrators on a little bridge have been removed. A large police officer pulled them from behind. This got one part of the demonstration to move themselves. The remaining were squashed together and beaten according to Modkraft’s correspondent.

December 16, 2009 12:18 - #rpa #arrests - Police have succeeded in pushing demonstrators further away and have arrested several people. Politiken.dk writes that 250 people have been arrested in the course of today’s action.

December 16, 2009 12:09 - #rpa . Police are pushing people together. People are screaming and shouting. There is panic and people are having a hard time breathing.

December 16, 2009 11:58 - #rpa #arrests . Behind the fence two small minibuses for arrested people have advanced. One person is arrested, it is unknown why.

December 16, 2009 11:57 - #rpa #bella #biclyes . A group of around 50 activists has tried to get into the Center area via some small bridges over the canals. They have come behind the police who have stormed up to try and stop them. The main demonstration is surrounded by more armoured wagons. There has been made a blockade of bicycles behind the demonstration wagon. Police have driven all the way to the bikes.

December 16, 2009 11:55 - #rpa #bella #peoples-assembly . Riot police are preventing the delegates and the demonstration from meeting each other. More armoured wagons are approaching the area. There is discussion between police and delegates. They are trying to agree on where the people’s meeting should take place.

December 16, 2009 11:42 - #rpa #arrests #cja . It has been heard that there are 500 people leaving the Bella Center to support the demonstration. The police have taken over the demo wagon and have detained Climate Justice Action spokesperson Stine Gry among others.

December 16, 2009 11:40 - #rpa The speaker wagon is calling "Stop use of violence, this is a non violent demonstration". There is unrest between the press and the police.

December 16, 2009 11:37 - #rpa #injuries . A police officer has been injured - he was hit by his colleague’s pepperspray.

December 16, 2009 11:00 - Go to http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article12253 for an English translation of the timeline.

December 16, 2009 10:49 - #cop15 #rpa The demonstration is now moving on Vejlands Allé. The speaker from the demonstration van encourages people to stick together.

December 16, 2009 10:46 - #cop15 #rpa A guy from Vienna is serving free tea to the demonstrators.

December 16, 2009 10:40 - #cop15 #rpa #arrests Civil cops have taken a demonstrator and thrown him in a car. The operation went very quickly. Other demonstrators yelled and asked after a charge but didn't get any answer. They quickly drove the demonstrator away.

December 16, 2009 10:38 - #cop15 #rpa The demonstration has reached the cross between Englandsvej and Vejlands Allé, where people in the front have been pushed very closely together because of the police's vans. The demonstration is now moving on Vejlands Allé towards the Bella Center.

December 16, 2009 10:29 - #cop15 #rpa The british CJA spokesperson Richard Bernard are amongst the arrested at Ørestad Station.

Before he was arrested he told that the police has used pepper spray against demonstrators around Ørestad Station.

- This is enough. The police are using pepper spray, battons and dogs against a legal demonstration, arrests spokespersons and holding back demonstrators. We are here to press on for a just climate deal which will remember the poor poor, flood-threatened countries. It's totally far out to do it to a criminal case, says Stine Gry Jonassen from Climate Justice Action.

December 16, 2009 10:22 - #cop15 #rpa Climate Justice Action writes in a press release that the police is hitting hardly upon the day's demonstration.

Stine Gry: »The police is criminalizing a peaceful demonstration with people from all over the world. Also from people who has come from parts of the world, that are directly threatened by the global climate changes. We are being denied our democratic right to speak critically against the current COP-process.«

December 16, 2009 10:18 - #cop15 #rpa Cops and demonstrators are pushing a little to each other. This happens beacuse the road has become too narrow, and there are less space to move in. The cops insists on walking close to the demonstration.

The demonstration is still on Englandsvej and is moving slowly in small moves.

December 16, 2009 10:12 - #cop15 #rpa #arrests A fourth group of demonstrantors are also being kettled by the police at Ørestad. It's a group of about 30 people. Alltogether about 100 demonstrators have been arrested by the police.

December 16, 2009 10:09 - #cop15 #rpa The police has packed in the demonstration from Tårnby. On one side there are cops walking and on the other side a snake of police vans are following the climate activists closely.

December 16, 2009 09:55 - #cop15 #rpa Demonstrators from the global south has taken the front of the demonstration from Tårnby Station.

The demonstration is packed in between cops in yellow vests and caps. The cops have pushed the demonstration together, so it is only using half of the road. In the roadside of the demonstration there are ten full police vans following the demonstration. On the other side there are cops in vests.

The demonstrators complains about the police's pressure. There are so many it's difficult to only use half of the road. Modkraft's reporter estimates the number of people to be about 2000.

December 15, 2009 20:37 - #cja #cop15 #badcop Modkraft transmit says that the police are about to leave and that evening's concert with David Rovics, therefore, will be implemented - however with a bit of delay.

Modkraft.dk coverage ends today.

December 15, 2009 20:28 - #cop15 #badcop #arrested #cja #rpa Police confirm to Modkraft.dk that today's raid against Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory), was directed against the so-called cycle block, which was scheduled to include in the "Reclaim Power" action at the Bella Center on Wednesday.

Police say also that they have confiscated two "war-bikes" in the centre. See picture of the bikes at DR.dk.

Henrik Suhr, police press service reports that the arrested person, as Modkraft previously mentioned, will be charge for violation of the arms act because possession of a knife.

December 15, 2009 20:13 - #cop15 #badcop #cja #rpa A text-message circles around that activists should not be scared to participate in Wednesday's "Reclaim Power"-action because of the police search of Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory) and the arrest of the Climate Justice Action (CJA) spokesman, Tadzio Müller, Tuesday.

"In those days the police raiding the movement's locales, arrest spokespersons, and randomize trying to threaten people off the street," it says in the text-message, which continues:

"From the police and politicians are all sails deployed to crush any opposition to the agenda in those days there are at the Bella Center. It is important that all progressive forces are united and show, that we do not let us break down. Therefore come to Reclaim Power action tomorrow at 08:00, Tårnby station. They will not threaten us away from the streets!".

December 15, 2009 19:18 - #cja #cop15 #badcop The police raid at Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory), which began at about 16 o'clock, is still underway. Police continue to take bikes from the Culture Centre and the area is still cordoned off.

Users of the centre waiting impatiently at the barricades with food and drinks to be used for the concert.

- We still hope to hold our concert tonight. It should not be allowed to stop it, says the Benny Henningsen, chairman of Bolsjefabrikken (Association of the Candy Factory).

According to the scheme there will be a concert and pub with David Rovics and a houseband at 20.00 o'clock.

December 15, 2009 18:49 - #cja #badcop #cop15 Climate Justice Action (CJA) criticizing the police action at the Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory) and call it shameful that the Danish government is trying to silence critics of the COP15-meeting.

- It is embarrassing to witness how the Danish government is trying to stop non-violent critics of COP15 and trample on people's civil liberties, says spokesperson for the Network, Peter Mcdonell to Modkraft.dk.

It is Climate Justice Action (CJA), which is behind the "Bike Bloc" to be included in a disobedience action Wednesday at the Bella Center.

December 15, 2009 18:35 - #cja #badcop #cop15 Police confiscate bikes that would be used for Climate Justice Action (CJA) "Reclaim Power" disobedience action on Wednesday at the Bella Center.

December 15, 2009 18:32 - #badcop #cop15 #cja Modkraft transmit says that the police have taken two boxes from Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory). More police arrived, including a bus to the area.

A group of about 15 people assembled at the police barricade and follow the action.

December 15, 2009 18:23 - #cja #cop15 #badcop The chairmen of Boljsefabrikken (the Association Candy Factory), Benny Henningensen, has leaved his work as a christmas tree-salesman and has reached the roped-off area.

- I can't get any info from the police, but we got people inside the building with the police, that checks so that the search goes through without any problems, he says to Modkraft.dk.

He confirms, that climate activists has used the place to build bicycles related to the action on wednesday at Bella Center. He values that there is 100 bicycles on Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory), but dismisses that it would be illegal.

- People has built bicycles, many for the the foreigners that are in town so they can get around. It's a good climate friendly form of transport, he says.

Besides a bicycle workshop, the cultural centre has also been used as a media centre in connection with alternative media's.

December 15, 2009 18:11 - #cop15 #badcop #arrested The police bus has left the area with one arrested person.

At the same time, a large truck arrives, which is according to the reporter of Modkraft, is for the use of that the police wants to confiscate the large amount of bicycles, that are going to be used for the "Reclaim Power"-action at wednesday.

The press has also arrived to the place.

December 15, 2009 18:01 - #cop15 #badcop #arrested The police has sealed of the area around Bolsjefabrikken (Candy Factory) and are mobilized.

December 15, 2009 17:42 - #cop15 #badcop #arrested The situation is calm at Bolsjefabrikken, tells the reporter from Modkraft. But police is searching everybody in the area.

At the same time, a user of the place, who where in Kulturhuset (Cultural Centre) when the police arrived, that the intervention proceeded without drama.

- We all got placed in one room, after that the police started to search the place. People got registrated before they were allowed to leave the place. They got some kind of identification-forms, where they noted name and address, but also length, hair color and which clothes people where wearing, tells Tommy to Modkraft.dk

December 15, 2009 17:36 - #arrested #badcop #cop15 Chairmen of Foreningen Bolsjefabrikken (Association Candy Factory), Benny Henningensen, told Modkraft that he are surprised of the police action.

- We have nothing illegal on the Candy Factory. The only thing that happens in relation to climate summit is to build bicycles for a "Bike Bloc" which will be a part of "Reclaim Power" action tomorrow at the Bella Center, he said.

 

December 15, 2009 17:33 - #arrested #badop #cop15 Police confirm for Modkraft that police around 16 o'clock Tuesday began to search Boljsefabrikken (Candy Factory) in Copenhagen's northwest district.

Modkraft transmit says that at least one has been arrested and a bus with place for detainees arrived on the spot.

December 15, 2009 15:45 - #cop15ag Demonstration ends with an movie exhibition. The movie is produced by the network Via Campesina and show the food production influence on climate.

Modkraft.dk transmit stops live commentary.

December 15, 2009 15:42 - #cop15ag The demonstration is at Axeltorv where protesters party continues. Activists who are dressed as animals, has climbed up on a scaffolding with a banner that says "Bite Climate Change".

December 15, 2009 15:21 - #cop15ag The demonstration is nearing Axeltorv. It is now outside the palace.

The demonstration had a stop by Shell and has made a speech obout political consumption.

A demonstration-vehicle has had engine problems and had to push the Nørreport (North Gate).

December 15, 2009 14:14 - #cop15agThe demonstration is halted in front of the grocery Netto at Nørreport (North Gate). The grocery is accused of being part of the industrialized food chain.

It is distributed free food to demonstrators and passers-by - carrots and sandwiches.

December 15, 2009 14:06 - #cop15ag The Demonstration is stopped at the Europe House in Gothersgade. One speaker criticized the EU's agricultural politic in harsh terms. One street has been temporarily blocked by protesters.

The demonstration moves forward, to Nørreport (North Gate).

December 15, 2009 13:42 - #cop15ag Resistance is Ripe-demonstration have arrived at Kongens Nytorv (The Kings square). The atmosphere is relaxed - even among police officers.

December 15, 2009 13:29 - #cop15ag The demonstration has reached Knippelsbro. It remains calm. Demonstrators in clown costumes trying to move around with police vehicles - for pleasure for the other demonstrators.

Modkraft transmit estimates that there are only a few participants in the demonstration from the global south.

December 15, 2009 13:15 - #cop15ag The demonstration has reached Christian Torv (square). It has grown a bit and estimates by Modkraft transmit to be about 500 participants. It is bitterly cold and snowing.

December 15, 2009 12:59 - #cop15ag The demonstration has after a stop ahead of Danisco start moving again. It will go to Axeltorv in Indreby, it is reported. Demonstration moves along the ancient ramparts towards Christianshavn.

December 15, 2009 12:55 - #cop15ag 300-400 demonstrators turned up at Islands Brygge to participate in a demonstration with unknown end destination. The march is followed by seven police vehicles and mounted police. Officers on foot have mingled with the demonstrators.

The demonstration started at Islands Brygge. It has now reached Danisco's building on the other side of Langebro. The demonstration made a stop and held a talk and was criticizing the sugar giant's role in industrial agriculture.

Demonstrative partition is called by a network that calls itself Resistance is Ripe, and criticizing the global agricultural politic of running the international groups business, to the detriment of poor farmers and the environment.

December 14, 2009 16:26 - #nbd Modkraft transmit says that the demonstration is over and people have gone into Christiania.

Modkraft.dk ending live coverage of today.

December 14, 2009 15:16 - #nbd The demonstrators are in Dronningensgade - gaden (Queens Street) - the street leading down to several entrances to Christiania.

Police cordon, which had pushed the protesters, has now pulled out. Many go against Christiania.

Christianhavns Torv (square) is crowded with police vehicles.

December 14, 2009 15:11 - #nbd The demonstrators have also been suppresed from Slotspladsen (The Castle Square). Most are now at Christianshavn - a police cordon pushing protesters away from Christanstorv, into a side street that runs down towards Christiania and Refshaleøen.

December 14, 2009 15:01 - #nbd The loudspeaker-van at Christiansborg Slotsplads (Palace Square) was for about 20 minutes ago told by the police that it would leave the square. The reason was that the music seemed excited at the demonstrators.

The van is now in Christianshavn, Ovengaden Neden Vandet (the above street below the water), where it will be searched by officers. The people in the car is searched to.

December 14, 2009 14:38 - #nbd All demonstrators are back together at Christiansborg Slotsplads (Castle Square) in front of Folketinget (parliament).

December 14, 2009 14:32 - #nbd Stormbroen (Storm Bridge) with access to the National Museum is closed by massive police force. Even the press is allowed to pass.

December 14, 2009 14:25 - #nbd A press photographer was bitten in the thigh by a police dog. His pants are torn. It has happened in font of Thorvaldsen Museum.

December 14, 2009 14:21 - #nbd The police use dogs to push protesters back at Thorvaldsen Museum. But there are so densely packed with people, that people can not go backwards.

There are about 30 dogs deployed - and it seems that more will come.

December 14, 2009 14:16 - #nbd The balloon and the demonstrators have run on the Stormgade (Storm Street), along the Thorvaldsen Museum. The police are trying to follow.

The demonstrators is stopped by police with dogs in front of the Thorvaldsen Museum. They being pushed back.

December 14, 2009 14:12 - #nbd Demonstrators tried to loosen the moorings of a giant balloon, pretending globe. Police have tried to beat the demonstrators back with batoons. Demonstrators form arm-chains, which pushes the police away.

It looks like a battle of the globe, says Modkraft transmit.

Balloon roll around a bit, it seems that the air is going out.

A little while ago said the loudspeakar-van that now has taken a room where they can do what they want. People are encouraged therefore to throw up a party. Organizers say also that people should organize arm-chains around the loudspekar-van to protect it.

December 14, 2009 13:58 - #nbdThe demonstrators goes into Slotspladsen after the police officer order, so the channel is between demonstrators and the Defense of Ministry.

All roads from Slotspladsen (Castle Square) is blocked.

December 14, 2009 13:51 - #nbd The demonstrators are still in front of Ministry of Defense. There is a speech that has been very difficult to hear.

The police is still passive, but it has not been any fussily. Police is very close to the demonstrators.

December 14, 2009 13:43 - #nbd Protesters are now in front of the Ministry of Defense. Police is standing in front of the building and have their helmets on. Policemen along the demonstration has not.

Christiansborg Slotsplads (Castle Square) is cordoned off by police vehicles. Only way open is from Holmens Kanal, where protesters are located.

December 14, 2009 13:23 - #nbd The march has passed Strøget and Magasin du Nord. Strøget and other side of streets are heavily cordoned off by police. Rally approaching the Ministry of Defense.

December 14, 2009 13:03 - #nbdThe demonstration turned down at the street towards the Christian IXs Magasin du Nord / Strøget. There is a large police posse at Strøget.

Modkraft transmit heard officers talking about, it is very difficult to judge whether the protesters are masked because the weather condition. Hooded sweatshirts, hats and scarves is natural in cold weather.

December 14, 2009 12:56 - #nbd The march reached the crossroads at Gothersgade / Kronprinsessegade.

The demonstrative is compact and is estimated by Modkraft to be about 1,500 participants. One observer has from a window counted rally to 750 plus or minus a hundred at the crossroad as it stood still.

Demonstrators arm-chains along the side of the demonstration means that the separation between demonstrators and police are keen - as opposed to yesterday's demonstration. There are about 130-140 people in one of the arm-chains.

Massive police forces along the sides - and there is plenty of police vehicles around and behind the demonstration.

December 14, 2009 12:38 - #nbd The demonstration goes from Gothersgade to Rosenborg Palace. It moves in jerks, with many stops.

None of the slogans are in danish - Modkraft transmit assume that there are very many international activists among the demonstrators.

December 14, 2009 12:28 - #nbd The first part of the demonstration has reached Gothersgade. The back of the demonstration is between Nørregade and Købmagergade. Demonstrants has started arm-chains alongs the side of the demonstrations. People is holding hands, while they are dancing and shouting slogans.

December 14, 2009 12:20 - #nbd The loudspekar-van has reached Nørreport (North Gate), and it looks like the demonstration is going to take Gothersgade towards the city. The demonstrants are shouting: Who's streets - Ours streets

December 14, 2009 12:13 - #nbd Demonstrative partition is beginning to move toward the Nørreport (North Gate). In front is a banner with the text. "No one is illegal". Demonstrators shouted slogans: "No Border, No Nation - Stop Deportation".

December 14, 2009 12:07 - #nbd The demonstration is getting ready for departure. On of the arrangers has from the sound truck, encouraged people to start arm chains. The arranger also said, that they want to show that the demonstrants aren't scared, instead that they are angry and strong.

There has been some confusion about which place the demonstration will emanate from. A group about 30 people arrived to Israels Plads after beeing at Rådhuspladsen. There are perhaps other demonstrants, that has given up there.

December 14, 2009 11:56 - #nbd The loudspeaker-van has reached the demonstration and a representative of Kirkeasyl (Church Asylum) holding a speech. There are up to 1,000 demonstrators present. Students from the nearby Zahle gymnasium (college) has opened the windows out to Israels Plads (square) and waving and clapping for the protesters.

December 14, 2009 11:44 - #nbd The demonstration of Israels Plads has grown to 600-800 people, according do Modkrafts transmit. It is considerably larger than previously declared civil disobedience demonstrations during COP15.

The demonstration is expected to leave from the site at. 12.

December 14, 2009 11:24 - #nbd The march has grown to 4-500 people. The atmosphere is relaxed.

Police officers walk around among people and searched them. An activist says he has been searched three times - including two by the same officer who remarked with a grin: "Then we'll see you again '

December 14, 2009 11:16 - #nbd About 200 activists have gathered at Israel Plads for a declared civil disobedience demonstration. The demonstration is announced to go to the Danish Ministry of Defense by Holmens Kanal (Canal). It is a larger number of demonstration then the previously announced civil disobedience demonstrations - Hit the Production and Do not Buy the Lie, respectively, Sunday and Friday.

Served soup and herbal tea from a van, reports Modkraft transmit, and there are many protesters in colorful clothes and with drums.

The demonstration will not move against the Defense Ministry at 12 o'clock, says one of the organizers to Modkraft. This is due to yet another demonstration not has arrived, because it is controlled by the police.

Organizers said that the demonstration is legally declared to the Copenhagen Police, and that it has signed an agreement for it to go to the Defense Ministry, after which it dissolves.

Action concept is otherwise announced by the civil disobedient - just like in Sunday's Hit the Production and Friday's Do not Buy the Lie-demonstrations. The activists, according to the website climatenoborders.wordpress.com will 'open' the ministry so it can sense the climate - and it is not clear what the opening consists in.

The purpose of the demonstration is to highlight the link between climate change, climate refugees, and military role in 'creating refugees and the enforcement of repressive border controls'.

December 13, 2009 15:01 - #htp There are about 20 officers back at the East Gate. And a small group of protesters around in colorful costumes - people who seem to have come late to the rally.

December 13, 2009 15:01 - #htp Modkraft.dk stop live coverage.

December 13, 2009 14:41 - #htp Traffic is beginning again to pass by the east gate and Folke Bernadotte allé because the police cordon is disbanded. And the detainees have been sent away in buses.

There are still groups of protesters and media around the East Gate. But there is not retrievable for new demonstrations. Counterforce released figures put the number at about 50-100 people, including many journalists.

December 13, 2009 14:24 - #htp The last arrested demonstrators in Futtog has been put on a bus and driven away. Police have - based on experience and criticism of the demonstration on Saturday 12th December - had a sleeping pad in addition to today's arrests. Demonstrators in Futtog have been allowed to sit on the layers below.

December 13, 2009 13:59 - #htp There is a group of demonstrants that got away. The police is looking for them now. There is still alot of police at Folke Bernadotes Alle (Avenue). There is no possibility to demonstrate, but there is alot of people around area.

A bus with arrested has driven away. The police has divided the demonstration in two parts. The first demonstrants, were informed that to get through the police line, they needed to allow the police to search them. About 30 demonstrants were allowed to pass on that, while they could watch people behind dem beeing arrested and put in lines.

December 13, 2009 13:35 - #htp The about 50 demonstrants, that was pushed up on the pavement, are now beeing arrested. On has been pushed down to the ground and searched.

Others are arrested and been placed in "foot-trains". Two busses are beginning to get filled with arrested. The demonstration are continously totally surrounded and stopped by police

December 13, 2009 13:31 - #htp The police are using violent methods. Demonstraters, that has not been arrested is beeing pushed in on the pavement. About 50 demonstrants are arrested, the rest has been ordered to sit down.

Medics has been allowed to go. There are reports of uses of plastic hand cuffs inside the demonstration and that atleast one has been hurt.

December 13, 2009 13:19 - #htp The police is acting very agressive. Alot of journalists and photographs has without any purpose been sprayed by pepper spray in the head by an police, that can be describes as "uncontrollable".

Down at the rear end of the demonstration, the police has started to pick demonstraters one by one. They are searched. The Police has also confiscated the banner with the "Hit The Production"-text

December 13, 2009 13:13 - #htp The sound truck is driven away by police, after some scuffle. The demonstration is standing firm on Folke Bernadottes Alle surrounded by police.

December 13, 2009 13:13 - #htp The sound truck is driven away by police, after some scuffle. The demonstration is standing firm on Folke Bernadottes Alle surrounded by police.

December 13, 2009 13:09 - #htp The police has "squatted" the sound truck. It's about 100 polices tightly around it. Using megaphones the police is asking the demonstrations to "Go away, so that we can work, so the demonstration can continue"

December 13, 2009 13:09 - #htp The police has "squatted" the sound truck. It's about 100 polices tightly around it. Using megaphones the police is asking the demonstrations to "Go away, so that we can work, so the demonstration can continue"

December 13, 2009 13:07 - #htp The demonstration has turned down Folke Bernadottes ALle, ar road that lead to the harbour area.

December 13, 2009 13:07 - #htp Police locks the demonstration in at Folke Bernadottes Alle, so that protesters can't move neither forward or backward. It's totally surronded by dutchman's wagons and police vans.

December 13, 2009 13:01 - #htp The demonstration has reached Østerport. The police has surroundeed the whole demonstration. It's about 400 demonstrants.

Along the demonstration there is also about one hundred observers, probably sympathizers, that follows the march, but the massive police force is holding them back from connecting with the head demonstration. Arresting people and pushing the press out from the demo.

December 13, 2009 00:34 - With at least 968 people arrested the 12th of December 2009 became a historical day in Danish in juridical terms.
A coupple of mlitants callout for confrontations were used as an excuse for the cops to make an operation arresting hundreds of innocent people preventively.
Modkraft.dk stops updating for tonight

December 13, 2009 00:25 - Accroding to DR,DK there have been revolt inside the climate prison in Valby.
Several of the detained have pulled down the walls inside the cages in which they have been places -
Several of the benches have been removed from the cages - so the arrested are once again places sitting on the floor.
During the revolt the police brougt policedogs into the builiding for later to return outside with the dogs again.

December 12, 2009 23:49 - A source informs Modkraft that the people released from the climate prison are being taken by bus to Sjælør Station

December 12, 2009 23:43 - According to the police barricades have been built and fires lid around in Copenhagen

December 12, 2009 23:30 - Alternativeve media have published photos and videos from todays demonstration
apart from the ones on this site there are:

Video & photos from Global Project:
http://www.globalproject.info/

video from indymedia italy
http://nocop.italy.indymedia.org/node/372

photos from modkraft.dk
http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article12191

December 12, 2009 23:10 - The atmosphere have calmed down at the climate prison - the have asked the protestors to leave the area - apparently several protestors are headning back towards the Nørrebro neighbourhood

December 12, 2009 22:54 - #arrest
Parents against police brutality are shocked by the information that police have arrested almost 1000 protestors.

According to Jeanet Perit from Parents against police brutality it is deeply shocking that the police are after quantity rather than quality.

We can not grasp such a number of arrests, I bellieve that there ought to be a clear reason in order for the police to arrest. One can only wonder why the police choose to arrest a big number of people for something only a minority might have committed says Jeanet Perit

December 12, 2009 22:42 - The Police is gathering in a tunnel near Vigerslev station - the protestors has pulled a bit back the groups are 25 meters apart

December 12, 2009 22:37 - People have braken the police blocks at the solidarity demonstration at the climate prison - 1 arrested.

December 12, 2009 22:33 - The copenhagen police department infiorms in a press release that they have arrested 968 people during saturday climate protests.
The 913 were arrested at the opereation at Amagerbrogade - additional 55 people have been arrested near Christiania

December 12, 2009 22:19 - The Police have blocked the road heading to the climate prison with 20 coppers and 4-5 vans.
It appears like the demonstration is allowed to Vigerslev station 25 meters from the prison.
According to the reporter from Modkraft - the short distance between the demonstration and the prison makes it possible for the arrested to hear the music from the demonstration

December 12, 2009 22:12 - It is a violation of democratic rights that the police so many people for something that they have not done nor particiapting in. - Says the spokesperson of the solidarity initiative Casper Nielsen
200 have arrived at the climate prison at Retorvej in Valby.
There will be speaches & music a banner is seen "Free all political prisoners"

December 12, 2009 22:02 - The demonstraton towards the climate prison is moving - Italian & german rallying cries are heard

December 12, 2009 21:55 - 200 people are gathered at Tofgårds Plads in Valby in protest against todays mass arrests.
At the Climate prison in Valby which can "hold" 350 prisoners in metal cages busses are with arrested people are arriving and departing.
Two busses full of protestors have jsut arrived.

December 12, 2009 21:41 - Climata Justice Action(CJA) have released a press released calling todays mass arrests for crimiilastion of peacefull demonstraters.

-"CJA seems todays act as a criminilastion of the climate protests, CJA bellieves that the police action is a clear overreaction from the police.
Climate Justice Action are co-arrangers of todays clima demonstration.

According to Mel Evans:
This police action is a complete overeaction from the Police, and it appear like a clear criminalistion to arrest more than 700 random demonstraters at the biggest climate demonstration ever held.

December 12, 2009 20:25 - #arrest
The Police blocade on Amagerbrogade has been dissolved, all the arrested aer either in the climae prison in Valby or on their way there.

December 12, 2009 19:56 - According to police up to 900 are arrested after the demonstration in Copenhagen today. Several of those arrested are still sitting on Amagerbrogade into strips. They have done this since the police mass arrest-actions at pm. 15:30.

The majority, however has been taken away in buses. Police expect that all detainees are sent to either Valby prison or the rest of the city's police stations within the next hour.

December 12, 2009 19:50 - #arrest

According to the Police 900 hundred activist have been arrested during and after the demonstration today in Copenhagen.
Several of the arrested are still sitting down on Amagerbrogade in strips, they have been sitting there since 15.30.
The majority have been moved to either the climate prison or others prisons in the city- the cops expects that the rest will have been sent to a prison within the next hour.

December 12, 2009 18:31 - #arrest
In a text message "the solidarity initiative" are calling out to demonstrate in front of the climate prison in Valby saturday night.
"Come and prostest against meaningless arrests of peacefull demonstraters. We will gather at 21.00 at Toftegaards plads and walk together to the climate prison. Freedom for all political prisoners!"

People can expect a noise demonstration against policestate brutality. staterepression and dismantling of normal civil rights.
It will not be a black block but a normal peacefull demonstration. - says Benjamin Atman from the "Solidarity Initiative" to Modkraft

December 12, 2009 18:30 - #arrest
In an SMS unnamed activists call out to demonstrate in front of the 'climate prison' in Valby Saturday evening.
"Come and protest against the senseless arrests of peaceful protestors! We meet at 21 at toftegaardsplads and go united to the climate prison. Freedom for all political prisoners! "

December 12, 2009 18:28 - #arrest
Two more people have been arrested it happened at a sidestreet to Amagerbrogade a coupple of minuts ago.
The reporter of Modkraft informs that a cop lost control of his dog and that it was running among the activist who are sitting in rows on the street.

December 12, 2009 18:13 -

#arrest #Christiania

The police explained in a press release their arrest action on Amagerbrogade today that they feared that 'the riots would develop "if not intervened. The unrest, referring  to the bottles and stones and firing of firecrackers  at the Stock Exchange, Knippelsbro and Foreign Affairs. The police also justifies the action to "participants in the black bloc 'masked them self, broke windows and picked up stones from the pavement.

According to multiple media a policeman was hit in the head by a cobblestone. It happened after confrontations between activists and police in Christiania earlier last night. Moreover, one demonstrator was injured after being hit by a chrysanthemum bomb.

December 12, 2009 17:54 - #Christiania

According to a Modkraft source the police have beaten up and arrested a group of people at the Christinia entrace next to Bådmandsgade lastnight around midnight. The same source said the action by Christiania was led by the infamous police commander  Bjarne Christensen. Officers upon arrival in Christiania have shouted rhythmic rallying cry, the same source said.

December 12, 2009 17:50 - #Christiania The officer, who previously was hit by a stone during riots in Christiania, has not been seriously injured, said Ritzau.

December 12, 2009 17:38 - #arrest
 
Climate Justice Action calls out for everyone to go to Amagerbrogade and show their solidairity with the arrested, who are placed in long rows sitting on the road.
The also want to demonstrate at the Climate Prison in Valby later on tonight.
From the loudspeaker on the van they communicate:
»We encourage people to go to the detention center tonight and show solidarity and act against this repression,«

December 12, 2009 17:26 - #arrest

Even though it is now 2.5 hours since the arrest the activist are still sitting on the ground.
It is freezing-cold according to a Modkraft reporter.

December 12, 2009 17:13 - #arrest

More than 200 people have shown up at Amagerbrogade demanding the arrested released.
They are plying sambamusic and "yelling this is what democracy looks like" & "let them go!"

December 12, 2009 17:11 - #christiania

Riots reported at Christianshavn, the cops have sent several division

December 12, 2009 17:09 - #arrest

From a van with a loudspeaker in the climate justice action block solidarity is expressed with the arrested:
»We want system change and the right to live in a clean world is a human right« is the slogan.

December 12, 2009 17:06 - #christiania

Accoridng to a source Police have been attacked at christiania a photogrfer has also had stones trown at him/her.
The cops have fired teargas and are massive present at the back entrance.
A car have been put on fire.

December 12, 2009 16:51 - #arrest

According to Bent Skovgaard, deputypolicesergent,
The cops made preventive arrests because people had trown stones:
"-At 14.30 a big black were gathering -at 14.40 stones were being throwed.
He cannot answer whether the stones were thrown againt people or buildings, he adds that activist were masked and at least one window have been smashed.
So we(the cops) haven chosen time and place to make the preventive arrests in order for the peacefull demonstration to continue.
He confirms that the arrests are preventive but charges can be added after futher investagation.
some 300-350 arrests according to the cop

December 12, 2009 16:33 - #flood

The front part of the maindemonsration have reached the Bella center, the climate justice action block has started to move againg after it had being stopped for a while.

Local busses have arrieved to Amagerbrogade suposedly to pick up the arrested.

December 12, 2009 16:22 - #arrests

The reporter from Modkraft has been in contact with one of the arrested, who claims to be co-organiser of the block in front off the final block.
He saw people from the final block running to his block avoiding arrests.
Many of the arrested are from liberalsocialistic demonstration, whom beforehand had announced that they would comply to the non-violent concept of the main demonstration.
The reporter is next to the arrested and everything is calm

December 12, 2009 16:11 - #arrest

Jeannet Pearl from parents against police brutality thinks the police arrest was unnesesary.
-This was an unprovoved attack at the demonstration from the police, we have not seen anythng justifying the attack - she says to Modkraft.

According to the cops, the activist were masked.
-Several activist had scarf around their necks and noses - but it is also very cold, arresting for that is low-standart.

What should the cops have done instead?
-They should have announced the arrest, so the people had a chance to remove their "masks" and get away, there were old people and kids among the group that got attacked aswell.

According to a cop at the scene the activist have been arrested according to the police law(publis disorder among others)
Acoording to the cop it is not purely a preventive arrest since the activist were masked, more cahrges could be added.
The official number official number of arrested are 300-400 according to politikken.dk

December 12, 2009 15:48 - #arrest

According to the police 90 people have been arrested at Amagerborgade, and unknown number on the side street Markmandsgade.
The final part of the demonstration whom have not been arrested have been forced up the beginning of amagerbrogade.

December 12, 2009 15:40 - #arrest

The police are putting people on the street and putting strips on them - at Amagerbrogade.
The street has been blocked by several riotvans & riotcops have made a ring around the detained.
The activist remains calm.
They will most probably be deatined preventively - and releashed withour charges in 12 hours

December 12, 2009 15:37 - #flood

The cut off operation by the police have divided the anticapitalistic block in two, the main demonstration is being guided around the police action.

December 12, 2009 15:35 - #arrest

The Police have isolates the Anticapitalistic block from the main demonstration at Amagerbrogade, riotvans have driven on front of the group to cut them off and on foot police have cut the group off from the back

December 12, 2009 15:31 - #flood

There are 41 blocks in the demonstration.
The anticapitalistc block made their pressence with smashing windows in the Danske Bank(biggeste Danish bank) and drawing a circel on the same building.
According to Rittzau the final part of the demonstration is a coupple of hundres blackclad actiivist.
The reporter from Modkraft says the the group from the Never Trust a COP demonstration at Højbro plads are spread throughtout the main demonstration.

December 12, 2009 15:22 - #flood

That we have reached 100.000 people is fantastic. We are very satisfied. There is a fantastic atmospere all over the square, and we expect that it stays like that all the way to the Bella center. This is a signal of a popular support for solving the climate problem, which the worlds leaders cannot deny. According to a spokesperson for the demonstration, Isabel Sande frandsen in a press release.
During the march there will be vans with teater, samba- bands & DJs, several speakers, confetti, baloons and lights.
At the Bella Center the demonstraters will hand over their message to the UN chief for the summit Yvo De Boer

December 12, 2009 15:11 - #flood

According to DR(Danish Radio) the number of arrested have reached 19, four for carrying arms, among them a man carrying a maroon and a krysantemum-bomb - at Axeltov

December 12, 2009 14:57 - #flood

More than 100 cops & 15 policevans have created an ring around the foriegn ministery, according to Modkrafts reporter, there are loads of people.
There have been attacks with bottles & stones at the foreign ministery & the stockmarket.

December 12, 2009 14:47 - #ntac

Højbor Plads, where Never Trust a COP have annouced a demonstraion, is being emtied for activists.
The Police has "guided" people in the direction of Chrsitiansborg Slotsplads while asking whether the activist were not supposed to participate in the main demonstration.
There are only smaller groups of activists left.

-"I will eat my hat, if trouble breaks here" says the reporter from Modkraft

December 12, 2009 14:30 - #flood
 
The Demonstration at Christiabsbor Slotsplads has started to move, the procession is moving towards Christianshavns Torv, it is expected to arrive at the Bella Center around 16.30-17.00, where the summit is taking place

December 12, 2009 14:29 - #ntac
The radical-left network "Never Trust a COP" have gathered more than 1000 people to the anticapitalist demo at Høbjro Plads, Heavy Police presence, yet the demo have not been sourounded - the police are on the side streets and spread around the area.

December 12, 2009 13:15 - #rpa #cja #injuries #arrests . The organisers of today’s demonstration, Climate Justice Action, are shocked over the police’s behaviour. "Police have completely overreacted. They trap and use violence against peaceful demonstrators. We have activists that have been bitten by dogs, violently beaten with batons, and the police are spraying pepperspray directly into the eyes of peaceful demonstrators." says spokesperson Kamilie Kofoed from the network.
She continues: "We have had a really good demonstration with good humour and a fantastic atmosphere from the global civil society that we have gathered. We have attempted dialogue. We have played with open cards and guaranteed a peaceful protest and demonstration. Despite this we have been treated just like demonstrators on the streets of Tehran. We are in shock."