2023-04-25 20:06:29
On Saturday, on the Ku’damm, Berlin’s Champs-Élysées, activists sprayed the facades of Prada, Rolex, Louis Vuitton stores, among others, with orange paint, “
the color of the fire». CHRISTIAN MANG/REUTERS
REPORT – Although much criticized by public opinion, activists are increasing actions that are intended to be spectacular.
Berlin
9 a.m., Wittenberg Square, West Berlin. Fourteen activists are seated side by side on a pedestrian crossing. At their feet, a banner is unrolled: “Together against climate failure.Sirens wailing, five gray and blue police vans pull up to the side of the blocked street. The loudspeaker request to raise the barrier is ignored. Lina, 35, biologist, Scientist Rebellion white coat on her back, came from Mülheim, in the Ruhr, “supporting the blocking movement for the first time” before being carried away by two police officers. On the sidewalk, another line of sympathizers has formed, neatly aligned. Officers surround them and tell them they are committing an offence. Between the two cordons of militants circulate passers-by. There are glares, whistles, insults. A lady with dyed hair in a sleeveless down jacket says they should “throw bananas”.
One by one, the activists…
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