1. Day after eviction of Ungdomshuset - TIMELINE
Modkraft | 02.03.2007 17:30 | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World
The day after the eviction of Ungdomshuset and the following demonstrations, barricades and riots in Copenhagen, the police is expecting more troubles. Activists are meeting tonight and a few happenings are taking place around town. Things have been planned for tonight and the fight is obviously not over yet! A lot of people have now been detained for 14 days or more.
17:22
After the police stopped a parade moving toward the "West Prison" (main prison in Copenhagen) the demonstrators have left the parade. It had also become smaller since it started
Now people are instead gathering on Blågårds Plads. A source says that there are around a 100 persons
On the webpage for Ungdomshuset following activities are announced for friday:
#19.00: Public meeting for activists in Folkets Park
#22.00: Streetparty from Gammeltorv to Sankt Hans Torv with DJ's and live music
#24.00: Demonstration from Sankt Hans Torv. The concept is "Follow the green flag"
17:00
The little parade from Blågårdsgade is moving towards "West Prison".
The police has followed the demonstration and has now stopped it. Officers are checking identities of demonstrators
16:45
While yelling different sentence about peace, a little gathering of around 30 demonstrators followed by 3 policevans are moving down Blågårdsgade towards Åboulevarden
16:25
Around 50 demonstrators have gathered in front of Blegdamsvejens prison where several arrested from yesterday are located.
Everything is calm and the police has apparently stopped checking people on Sankt Hans Torv next to the prison
16:17
Ungdomshuset is resurrected - in Second Life on the internet. The new virtuel house is placed next to the virtuel TV2 News - because Ungdomshuset is the main source of the tv stations news anyway.
15:57
Solidary action where activists removed advertisements from busstops in Århus last night and replaced them with posters for Ungdomshuset can now be seen on youtube.
15:52
Even though much of every day life has returned to Norrebro, the police is still very present in the area. Sources inform us, that officers are checking people on Sankt Hans Torv
The demonstrators in the main office of the social democrats have left the house under completely calm circumstances and without any interference from the police
14:46
The social democrats have welcome the activists occupying their party office. They haven't asked the police to throw them out.
There is still around 10 activists in the house and 20 outside
Helle Thorning Schmidt, the national leader of the party, who was shortly by the office earlier, should apparently have expressed that she thought the activists should be thrown out
Nonetheless the activists are willing to negotiate.
- "We have offered that we will negotiate with both the social democrats and the city council regarding finding a new house, says the spokesperson
14:30
Masked constructionworkers are emptying Ungdomshuset, writes Politiken.dk The reason for the mask is that the workers don't want to be recognized.
At the same time several sms's are being send around with names of companies that is thought to be working in the house
The work is being surveilled by the police. Curious people are asked to leave the area
A big truck is parked in front of the house and there are several cars with cranes
The constructionworkers are throwing out boxes, paint, furnitures and barricades
The things that have been left in the house is also removed. Politiken.dk writes that the owners must demand them from the owner of the house, Faderhuset
– We have only taken the things having a value as evidence, says the spokesperson for the Copenhagen Police to Politiken.dk
14:03
the citizen group supporting Ungdomshuset is maintaining the plan of a demonstration on saturday (tomorrow). It is starting from two different locations, Christiania and Enghave Plads at 14.00, and meeting on the Townhall square at 15. It is a peaceful demonstration
12:41
»We aren't leaving the building before they come up with a solution« says the group that has occupied the Social Democrats main office in copenhagen and now demand a ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, according to DR
12:19
Per Larsen from Copenhagen Police says to the media that 75 of the so far 217 arrested yesterday will be presented for a judge during today. 34 persons who all were in Ungdomshuset when th police entered has been detained for 27 days
12:09
The office of the party The Social Democrats (second biggest in Denmark, biggest in Copenhagen) has been "squatted" by activists. The office is the party's main office in Copenhagen. A spokesperson for the activists says the reason for the occupation is that the politicians apparently havent understood that the problems with ungdomshuset are political.
– "The reason for this occupation is that the politician apparently haven't understood that this is a political problem. We are trying to focus on this by squatting a political party's office" an activist says to TV2 News
12:03
There were demonstrations and actions in 20 german cities yesterday in solidarity with Ungdomshusets. See more on indymedia.dk
11:02
The police in Copenhagen has asked for more officers from around the country. From nothern Jutland 2 busses full of policemen were sent to Copenhagen around 22 yesterday night. Also the south-eastern part of Jutland has send officers: "To help them now when they are in need" says inspector Jørgen Hoxer to local DR
After the police stopped a parade moving toward the "West Prison" (main prison in Copenhagen) the demonstrators have left the parade. It had also become smaller since it started
Now people are instead gathering on Blågårds Plads. A source says that there are around a 100 persons
On the webpage for Ungdomshuset following activities are announced for friday:
#19.00: Public meeting for activists in Folkets Park
#22.00: Streetparty from Gammeltorv to Sankt Hans Torv with DJ's and live music
#24.00: Demonstration from Sankt Hans Torv. The concept is "Follow the green flag"
17:00
The little parade from Blågårdsgade is moving towards "West Prison".
The police has followed the demonstration and has now stopped it. Officers are checking identities of demonstrators
16:45
While yelling different sentence about peace, a little gathering of around 30 demonstrators followed by 3 policevans are moving down Blågårdsgade towards Åboulevarden
16:25
Around 50 demonstrators have gathered in front of Blegdamsvejens prison where several arrested from yesterday are located.
Everything is calm and the police has apparently stopped checking people on Sankt Hans Torv next to the prison
16:17
Ungdomshuset is resurrected - in Second Life on the internet. The new virtuel house is placed next to the virtuel TV2 News - because Ungdomshuset is the main source of the tv stations news anyway.
15:57
Solidary action where activists removed advertisements from busstops in Århus last night and replaced them with posters for Ungdomshuset can now be seen on youtube.
15:52
Even though much of every day life has returned to Norrebro, the police is still very present in the area. Sources inform us, that officers are checking people on Sankt Hans Torv
The demonstrators in the main office of the social democrats have left the house under completely calm circumstances and without any interference from the police
14:46
The social democrats have welcome the activists occupying their party office. They haven't asked the police to throw them out.
There is still around 10 activists in the house and 20 outside
Helle Thorning Schmidt, the national leader of the party, who was shortly by the office earlier, should apparently have expressed that she thought the activists should be thrown out
Nonetheless the activists are willing to negotiate.
- "We have offered that we will negotiate with both the social democrats and the city council regarding finding a new house, says the spokesperson
14:30
Masked constructionworkers are emptying Ungdomshuset, writes Politiken.dk The reason for the mask is that the workers don't want to be recognized.
At the same time several sms's are being send around with names of companies that is thought to be working in the house
The work is being surveilled by the police. Curious people are asked to leave the area
A big truck is parked in front of the house and there are several cars with cranes
The constructionworkers are throwing out boxes, paint, furnitures and barricades
The things that have been left in the house is also removed. Politiken.dk writes that the owners must demand them from the owner of the house, Faderhuset
– We have only taken the things having a value as evidence, says the spokesperson for the Copenhagen Police to Politiken.dk
14:03
the citizen group supporting Ungdomshuset is maintaining the plan of a demonstration on saturday (tomorrow). It is starting from two different locations, Christiania and Enghave Plads at 14.00, and meeting on the Townhall square at 15. It is a peaceful demonstration
12:41
»We aren't leaving the building before they come up with a solution« says the group that has occupied the Social Democrats main office in copenhagen and now demand a ungdomshuset in Copenhagen, according to DR
12:19
Per Larsen from Copenhagen Police says to the media that 75 of the so far 217 arrested yesterday will be presented for a judge during today. 34 persons who all were in Ungdomshuset when th police entered has been detained for 27 days
12:09
The office of the party The Social Democrats (second biggest in Denmark, biggest in Copenhagen) has been "squatted" by activists. The office is the party's main office in Copenhagen. A spokesperson for the activists says the reason for the occupation is that the politicians apparently havent understood that the problems with ungdomshuset are political.
– "The reason for this occupation is that the politician apparently haven't understood that this is a political problem. We are trying to focus on this by squatting a political party's office" an activist says to TV2 News
12:03
There were demonstrations and actions in 20 german cities yesterday in solidarity with Ungdomshusets. See more on indymedia.dk
11:02
The police in Copenhagen has asked for more officers from around the country. From nothern Jutland 2 busses full of policemen were sent to Copenhagen around 22 yesterday night. Also the south-eastern part of Jutland has send officers: "To help them now when they are in need" says inspector Jørgen Hoxer to local DR
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More pictures of 2nd day of stand off in Copenhagen
02.03.2007 23:55
Here some screenshots of Danish TV of the day after the eviction of Ungdomshuset. These pics include the occupation of one of the party offices of the social democrats, the court were some of the arrested were brought in front of a judge today, some smaller demos and action, the streetparty/demo (2000+ people) and some arrests that were made during solidarity actions in Germany.ctrl+s
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03.03.2007 00:50
After the police despersed the streetparty tonight (Fri 2nd March) using teargas, riots started again with 5 cars on fire, one of them at least a policecar.
More photos :: riots start again with cars on fire
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Update for friday
03.03.2007 12:11
Modkraft.dk is closing for the update for today.
There is continously spread fighting, the smell of burned containers is over all areas of inner copenhagen. There is burned out cars in many streeet and the police cant get the activists off the streets. They get out, build barricades and are gone before the police arrive - or throw rocks, molotovcocktails and bottles after the policecars.
Modkraft.dk will be back tomorrow to cover the events regarding the eviction of ungdomshuset
03.02
Sources tell modkraft that there has been fighting with the police on Nørrebros Runddel (close to Ungdomshuset) but that the activists have been pushed away
02:38
Officers seem frustrated, says Modkrafts. journalist. The situation looks like yesterday is being repeated where the police is clearing burning barricades but can't get the activists off the streets. The officers frustration is shown by yelling things like "Go home, for god sake" to the activists. They have succeeded in keeping the activists from Ungdomshuset but not in removing them
02.18
The strategy of the police is apparently to stress out the many activists in the streets by driving after them. The police is moving their cars in groups of two or more vans. They are trying to get people to move away from the sidewalks by driving fast towards them. By Blågårdsgade and Norrebrogade people have had to push themselves up towards the wall when a policevan is driving close by them at high speed. The strategy means that the activists are spread out on Norrebro, but not that they are gone
02.13
Activists are gathering different places on Norrebro and barricades are build and set on fire. There is smalller groups of policevans driving around everywhere. Three of them has just driven down Blågårdsgade where there is still a fire in the middle of the street.
02:07
The spokesperson for the police is saying to politiken that the police attacked because the leader of the demonstration had given up after the demonstrators had picked up rocks and such
»When the leaders of the demonstration gave up, we told people to leave and then we fired with tear gas«, says the spokesperson. It cant be confirmed by any of Modkrafts reporters or witnesses. Eigth people at the demonstration, that modkraft has spoken with, says all that the police attacked immediately after telling people to leave - and that no one got a chance to get away
02:06
A person has been wounded by a tear gas shot, says TV2 News
01:58
Containers have been set on fire in several locations, Norrebrogade, Blågårdsgade, Sjaellandsgade, and Mollegade. The street lights have been turned out on Norrebrogade. There are smaller group of demonstrators everywhere. Some are only a few hundred meters from Ungdomshuset
01:56
The police is beginning to use the swedish policevans they had to borrow as a lot of their own were damaged yesterday during the fighting.
01:52
There are burning containers on Blågårdsgade
01:42
Police and firemen are present on Norre Allé. The demonstrators are spread out on Norrebro
01:37
The demonstration has now been spread out on big parts of Norrebro. There is now burning barricades in several locations
01:34
The police is chasing activists down Blågårdsgade
01:33
A groups of policemen are walking/running towards the burning barricades on Norre Allé
01:27
2 more witnesses are telling Modkraft that the police shot with gas and drove towards the demonstrators while they told people to leave. There was no pause between the two actions. The two eyewitnesses, whose identities Modkraft is aware of, have furthermore seen an officer throwing rocks at the demonstrators.
The office was by the corner Elmegade/Guldbergsgade. He was in combat uniform. Witnesses saw him pick up a rock and throw it towards an un-indentified target
01:20
The earlier mentioned unconscious demonstrator is now carried into an ambulance. He is now conscious but is bleeding from a wound in the head, says Modkrafts reporter
01:15
The demonstrators are gathering on and around Norre Allé. They have build barricades with among other things car and set them on fire. There are a lot of people in the area as it is not possible to leave it because of the police surrounding it.
Politiken.dk writes that the police attacked because they wanted to stop the demonstration from getting to Ungdomshuset. Three of Modkrafts reporters agree that the police didn't give the demonstrators a chance to leave the place.
01:04
Modkrafts reporter saw the earlier mentioned demonstrator lie unconscious un the road. He says that so much tear gas has been thrown that it was impossible to see what had happened to the person. »It was impossible to breathe and to see« he says. The police fired tear gas within a minute after telling the demonstrators to leave, so no one had a chance to move.
01:00
The police attacked very quickly. The demonstrators were told to leave and the police moved in from all streets leading up to Skt. Hans Torv at the same time and apparently intended to push the demonstration down Faelledvej. The demonstrators replied with molotovcocktails and rocks.
The police has thrown large amounts of gas in the area
00:58
The demonstrators are fleeing in all direction from Skt. Hans Torv that has been covered in gas. A witness tells Modkraft that by Elmegade a unconscious demonstrator is lying on the street while one of the policevans are burning
00:54
There has been thrown tear gas. The demonstrators are replying with rocks. There was panic when the demonstrators tried to get out of there.
00:53
The police has attacked the demonstration. Molotovcocktails have been thrown and the police attack from all sides at the same time
00:46
The police is staying out of reach by the demonstration on Skt. Hans Torv. There are a lot of masked demonstrators. The police guesses that around 1500 to 2000 activists are out on the streets, writes politiken.dk
00:40
There is a video on YouTube from the on going demonstration by Norreport Station. The video is from around 23.50
00:23
There is party mood on Skt. Hans Torv where people are daning. The demonstration doesn't seem like it will move on. The police has reopened Norrebrogade for trafic.
00.32
Norwegian activists will demonstrate again tomorrow - this time in Bergen
00:11
The demonstration from Gammeltorv is a mobile piratradio-party to honour the illegal radio which was send from Ungdomshuset since 16. december. People were dancing and even through the mood is very intense it isn't as agressive as yesterday. The police is staying a bit away from the demonstration
23:57
The demonstration is now on Norrebrogade only a short way from Skt. Hans Torv where a demonstration starts at midnigth under the concept - follow the green color - the demonstration has grown to 1500 people and the mood is very intense.
23:32
The trafic is blocked by police by Norrebros Runddel. The trafic is lead away from Norrebrogade.
23:21
Around 1000 demonstrators are on Israels Square moving toward Norrebro. The mood is positive and full of energy, say Modkrafts reporter
22:45
Around 800 demonstrators are moving along Norregade in the inner part of the city,
23:37
The danish department for foreign affairs says that there has been at least 50 actions abroad to support Ungdomshuset. Most of them have happened in Europe but a few have been located outside of europe
23:15
Polish activists have demonstrated in Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw in solidary with Ungdomshuset and the activists in prison. At least 2 polish activists are in prison in Denmark. The activists delivered a letter of protest to the danish embassy saying "Something is rotten in the state of denmark"
22:29
The demonstration on gammel torv in inner part of the city has between 500 and 1000 participants at this time and more is coming. There is a lot of energy People are yelling and dancing to the music, says Modkrafts reporter
21:10
The news program on DR guesses that the riots so far have costed society 7,4 mio. kr (around 1 million euro) in lost workforce, salary to police, cleaning and destroyed things
21:05
At 13.00 today there was a solidary demonstration in Dublin, Ireland outside the danish embassy. The demonstrators brought music with the danish punkband §119, that came from the musicstage in Ungdomshuset. The embassy locked the doors and called the police
20:51
The arrests in Malmö is critised on the swedish newspage motkraft.net. They write, that the arrests of the three activists are based on materiale for photographing, presented to the media as flammable materiale that they intended to use in Copenhagen.
20:40
The left wing environment in Svendborg (fyn) is planning actions. To local TV2 the activists say that the eviction of Ungdomshuset has made a big impression »People are frustrated, angry and sad. There are kinds of mixed emotions«
20:32
Several danish medias write, that three swedish men have been arrested in Malm. According to Ritzau they are suspected to have broken the law regarding explosives and flammable materiales. Danish media writes that they had planned to participate in the riots in Copenhagen
20:25
Officers from other parts of Denmark are staying in Copenhagen as long as it is needed, says inspetor. But the extra work creates problems with vacation and such
The day before the eviction of Ungdomshuset, 28th of february, officers were send to Copenhagen from other parts of the country. At the many riots after the eviction the polie realised they needed reinforcement, so there was send officers again thursday night. And they will stay as long as needed, says a police inspector from Jutland.
20:18
The meeting that was suppose to have started at 19.00 in Folkets Hus (House of the People) in Stengade has now started
The house is completely filled with people and outside is several hundred people who couldn't get inside. They are playing music outside and no police is visible in the area
19:47
In the finish capital Helsinki 70 activists have made speeches and put up banners on the city's big trainstation protesting the eviction of Ungdomshuset. The banners are among other things with a danish flag and the word "Fuck" in front of it
18:58
Swedish police has stormed a house in Malmö. They wont explain it but a source says that it most likely has a connection with the riots in copenhagen.
There are around 20 activists outside the house but no one but police in the house itself
The house is used for recording punkmusic and for social and political activities
18:49
According to DR the danish police is borrowing 20 vehicles from their swedish colleagues. The cars do however get danish license plates and officers before being used in Copenhagen, writes Politiken.dk
The decision is acording to the police made beause the situation is serious and out of the ordinary but they deny that is a crisis
18:37
There has been happenings and actions in several locations in Europe to support Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen. In Istanbul 20 activists have protested outside the danish consulate.
Activists from the little swedish town Umeå says to Modkraft.dk that they demonstrated 50 activists under the parole "your fight is our fight"
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