Police detain 400 "Blockupy" activists in Frankfurt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police said they detained 400 anti-capitalist protesters in Frankfurt on Friday for defying a ban on demonstrations against austerity policies implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis. The demonstration in the German financial capital was part of a four-day-long "Blockupy" protest, due to run until Saturday, against capitalism and austerity ...-Sat, 19 May 2012 03:04:00 -0700
Thousands march in Frankfurt against austerity measures FRANKFURT (Reuters) - At least 20,000 demonstrators marched through Frankfurt on Saturday in a peaceful protest against austerity measures implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis. Police closed off main roads in the centre of Frankfurt and set up check points on highways around the city as part of a heavy security operation to protect Germany's financial capital. ...-Sat, 19 May 2012 15:21:15 -0700
Police detain more "Blockupy" activists in Frankfurt FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police began removing anti-capitalist protesters on Friday from outside a Frankfurt skyscraper that is Goldman Sachs' home in the German financial capital. The demonstration was part of a four-day-long "Blockupy" protest, due to run until Saturday, against capitalism and austerity measures implemented to tackle the euro zone crisis. "Hungry? Eat a banker," read one ...-Fri, 18 May 2012 02:39:37 -0700
Hundreds arrested at 'Blockupy Frankfurt' protests Police arrested more than 400 people in Frankfurt on Friday as thousands of anti-capitalist protesters defied a protest ban in Germany's financial centre.-Fri, 18 May 2012 10:59:04 -0700