Anti-G8 Protests -Timeline of Events - Tuesday 03/06
IMC-UK | 06.06.2003 13:50
Timeline of the events that took place in Geneva on Tuesday 3rd June during the protests against the G8 summit in Evian. Click to links for first hand reports, photos and videos of the events.
Repression Unites Protesters
All times are local times
00.30 Geneva Police is still active in the streets of Geneva, but they have fewer and fewer people to arrest as people are writing press releases and sleeping. In the face of the massive repression that has gone on in Geneve, activists have shown, once more, that working together with mutual respect for different tacticts can be very effective. Solidarity is our strength!
23.45 Geneva Report that Martin Shaw, the activist injured on Sunday isstill in serious condition but left the intensive care unit. He will probably be flown back to Barcelona on Friday.
22.20 Geneva (from IMC CH) The police took away the legal team's vests in the center city.
23.10 Geneva Source police: 18 people have been arrested today and 2 more taken to hospital. Reports that police confiscated the Legal Observes dossier in thecenter of town.
23.05 Geneva (from IMC CH) Plainclothes police are controlling the surroundings of Maison des Associations.
23.00 Geneva Geneva Plaincloths police are carrying out numerous identity controls at Rues-Basses, and a medic was abused.
22.00 Geneva (from IMC CH): 14 arrests have been made Sur le Quai des Bergues and Bel-Air.
21.20 Geneva (from IMC-CH) Police charge towards the Medical School with water cannons. At least one person thrown to the ground.
21.00 Geneva The Legal team arrested in Plainpalais have now been released, but hey have been asked to leave the area or face arrest again. One Amnesty person has also been arrested. All the demonstrators covered by the mass arrest in Plainpalais have been released. The police moved back to their vehicles, but have since returned in greater numbers.
20.55 Geneva Police are shooting CS and rubber bullets in Plainepalais. Undercover police are driving through the demonstrators on scooters. Lots of undercover cops are arriving in the area.
20.40 Geneva Police are seaching everybody new the Synagogue near Plainpalais. Massive arrests have been made. Police are arriving in both unmarked cars and police vehicles
19.45 Geneva Boulevard Carl Vogt: Rue de Village Swiss. sMany citizens are on the streets looking at what is going on. The police are using water cannon, gas, and concussion grenades, advancing down the street towards the university. Police are dressed as black bloc with red rings on their arms as identification.
19.00 Geneva Geneva Police is fighting in Parc des Bastions, in Plain Palais they are using teargas.
18.30 Geneva A demo is starting now, although according to TSR local TV, all gathering is now illegal.
15.11 Lausanne Situation is quiet. A demo ended without problems and people are leaving. Negotiations between the legal team and MP with police lead to people leaving the demo safely.
12:00 Barcelona 21 people occupied the French consulate to protest against the police brutality in the anti-g8 protests in Switzerland and France.
11:30 Lausanne The bridge-hanging is over and the entire group of 100 is heading to Place Saint-Francois.
11:00 Lausanne The antirepression demo has become a highway blockade like the one from which the UK activist fell from when his rope was cut on Sunday: two people are currently hanging from the bridge near Place Saint Francois in Lausanne to block the road.
10:30 Lausanne A peaceful demonstration of 100 people, accompanied by music, is taking place at Place Europe.
8:00-9:00 Lausanne Police came to the Camp de Bourdonette and verified the identification papers of everyone present. They then informed the camp that they had decided to close the camp that day. There is no longer anyone at Bourdonette camp. There are currently about 100 people at Place Europe in Lausanne. There is no police presence at Oulala village.
All times are local times
00.30 Geneva Police is still active in the streets of Geneva, but they have fewer and fewer people to arrest as people are writing press releases and sleeping. In the face of the massive repression that has gone on in Geneve, activists have shown, once more, that working together with mutual respect for different tacticts can be very effective. Solidarity is our strength!
23.45 Geneva Report that Martin Shaw, the activist injured on Sunday isstill in serious condition but left the intensive care unit. He will probably be flown back to Barcelona on Friday.
22.20 Geneva (from IMC CH) The police took away the legal team's vests in the center city.
23.10 Geneva Source police: 18 people have been arrested today and 2 more taken to hospital. Reports that police confiscated the Legal Observes dossier in thecenter of town.
23.05 Geneva (from IMC CH) Plainclothes police are controlling the surroundings of Maison des Associations.
23.00 Geneva Geneva Plaincloths police are carrying out numerous identity controls at Rues-Basses, and a medic was abused.
22.00 Geneva (from IMC CH): 14 arrests have been made Sur le Quai des Bergues and Bel-Air.
21.20 Geneva (from IMC-CH) Police charge towards the Medical School with water cannons. At least one person thrown to the ground.
21.00 Geneva The Legal team arrested in Plainpalais have now been released, but hey have been asked to leave the area or face arrest again. One Amnesty person has also been arrested. All the demonstrators covered by the mass arrest in Plainpalais have been released. The police moved back to their vehicles, but have since returned in greater numbers.
20.55 Geneva Police are shooting CS and rubber bullets in Plainepalais. Undercover police are driving through the demonstrators on scooters. Lots of undercover cops are arriving in the area.
20.40 Geneva Police are seaching everybody new the Synagogue near Plainpalais. Massive arrests have been made. Police are arriving in both unmarked cars and police vehicles
19.45 Geneva Boulevard Carl Vogt: Rue de Village Swiss. sMany citizens are on the streets looking at what is going on. The police are using water cannon, gas, and concussion grenades, advancing down the street towards the university. Police are dressed as black bloc with red rings on their arms as identification.
19.00 Geneva Geneva Police is fighting in Parc des Bastions, in Plain Palais they are using teargas.
18.30 Geneva A demo is starting now, although according to TSR local TV, all gathering is now illegal.
15.11 Lausanne Situation is quiet. A demo ended without problems and people are leaving. Negotiations between the legal team and MP with police lead to people leaving the demo safely.
12:00 Barcelona 21 people occupied the French consulate to protest against the police brutality in the anti-g8 protests in Switzerland and France.
11:30 Lausanne The bridge-hanging is over and the entire group of 100 is heading to Place Saint-Francois.
11:00 Lausanne The antirepression demo has become a highway blockade like the one from which the UK activist fell from when his rope was cut on Sunday: two people are currently hanging from the bridge near Place Saint Francois in Lausanne to block the road.
10:30 Lausanne A peaceful demonstration of 100 people, accompanied by music, is taking place at Place Europe.
8:00-9:00 Lausanne Police came to the Camp de Bourdonette and verified the identification papers of everyone present. They then informed the camp that they had decided to close the camp that day. There is no longer anyone at Bourdonette camp. There are currently about 100 people at Place Europe in Lausanne. There is no police presence at Oulala village.
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