Bloomberg, “G-20 Runs Into Turbulence as Trump Stokes Divisions on Trade”
Talks ran aground as helicopter buzzed over the port city and police sirens blared amid sometimes violent protests from anti-globalization activists and anarchist groups. The negotiations stumbled even after Merkel said most G-20 leaders are committed to trade that’s “free” but also “fair trade,” a semantic concession to Trump’s complaint that global commerce is biased […]
Reuters, “Angry and agile – anarchists give police hard time at Hamburg G20”
As the July 7-8 summit started on Friday, Black Bloc anarchists and other anti-capitalist protesters sat in groups on main intersections, blocking streets and bridges leading to the summit venue as well as a road used by trucks at Hamburg Port. On Thursday night, they hurled beer bottles, blocked roads using trash bins and set […]
Raw Story, “G20 host Hamburg braces for ‘Welcome to Hell’ protest”
Most protests are expected to be peaceful but several will be spearheaded by radical leftwing and anarchist militants known as “black bloc” activists who have often clashed with police, hurling rocks, bottles or fireworks. Continue Reading
ABC Kentucky, ” At least 76 police officers injured in G-20 protests in Germany”
Some 8,000 people were in the crowd, and not all of them were violent, police said, adding that about 1,000 people were part of a black bloc anarchist group. Police have not yet released figures on how many people were arrested and injured during the demonstrations. Continue Reading
The Daily Beast, “As Trump Arrives in Merkel-Land, It’s ‘Welcome to Hell’”
It’s been decades since the ‘Black Blocs’ and other anarchists could command world attention, but the G-20 in Hamburg—and outrage at the U.S. president—have brought them back. The “Welcome to Hell” march had been organized through the Rote Flora, an old theater that was revamped as a squat for anarchists and the innovative left in […]
Bloomberg, “Police Skirmish With Protesters in Hamburg Ahead of G-20 Summit”
On Thursday, a demonstration called “Welcome to Hell” in St. Pauli, a left-wing hotbed not far from the summit location, will include hundreds of anarchists planning to take to the streets. Continue Reading
RT, “‘Welcome to Hell’: Police flood Hamburg as city prepares for massive anti-G20 protests”
About 30 demonstrations are expected to be held in Hamburg over the course of the summit week from July 1-9, according to German media. The organizers expect a peak of over 100,000 protesters, while police say that at least 8,000 of the demonstrators will be anarchists and various left-wing radicals, whose major goal is to […]
Reuters, “Protests, policy rows, volatile leaders — welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit”
Security officials say that up to 8,000 of the demonstrators will be anarchists and left-wing radicals whose main goal is to disrupt the summit. They are planning a protest on the eve of the G20 that they have dubbed “Welcome to Hell”. “The policies of the G20 have created hellish conditions in many countries around […]
Los Angeles Times, “Germany’s Merkel doesn’t mention Trump ahead of G20, but calls ‘isolationism and protectionism … delusional'”
More than 20,000 police will be on hand, because German authorities are expecting as many as 150,000 people from across Europe to fill the streets on the second day for a protest called “G20 Not Welcome Here.” Police are expecting 8,000 anarchists for another demonstration, on the eve of the summit, called “Welcome to Hell.” […]