Actions of the climate protesters block the traffic on the big star in Berlin

Actions of the climate protesters block the traffic on the big star in Berlin

Climate protesters of the last generation tried to block traffic at various locations in Berlin on Friday. One of the actions took place at the roundabout around the victory column. The big star is an important hub in the capital, especially during peak times. Many commuters pass him on their way from the highway to the city center. At the weekend it is often also used for demonstrations.

The protest campaign led to considerable traffic problems and a long backlog. Numerous drivers tried to avoid the blockade by driving over sidewalks. The police intervened quickly and was able to dissolve the protest actions. Two activists were arrested and six people in the square were expelled.

around nine o'clock the traffic around the victory column returned to normal. A final report by the police about the exact course of the actions on the Great Star is still pending.

The climate-radicals also carried out adhesive actions in other places. In Dorotheenstraße/corner Ebertstrasse, five people glued with a banner, one of them was stuck. On Heidestraße shortly before the Tiergarten tunnel at the main train station, seven people were on the road, four of which were stuck. At the big star towards the CDU party center, eight people blocked, four of which were stuck, some of which were also mutually glued together. Before the Bundestag on Scheidemannstrasse, two people blocked with a banner.

Shortly before 11 a.m., the Berlin police said that all blockages were now dissolved.

The climate glue had already paralyzed the airports in Hamburg and Düsseldorf for several hours the day before. They overwhelmed the fences, ran onto the roller fields and stuck near the starting and landingways.

The climate glue of the group "Last generation" now take three weeks of summer break. No protests are planned during this time. According to an internal document, the activists want to use the time to relax and grow together. You can go on vacation. A larger wave of protests is planned for September 13th in Berlin. Currently the climate-radical private accommodation in the capital.

Due to the increasing number of participants, the air conditioning adhesives can no longer organize accommodations via Airbnb, as an activist announced in an internal zoom call.

The activists announced that they would only interrupt their summer break if "Olaf Scholz is due to a heat stroke or the Ahr valley is repeated".