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Camp Rostock, 21:50
Police are said to be retreating now.
21.00
Because of a spontaneous demonstration to support the detainees the police are going with water cannon to “Camp Fischereihafen”.
Camp Rostock, 20:45
About 200 people from Camp Rostock wanted to go and hold a solidarity protest at the prison where the people who were arrested earlier today are held. However, the were confronted with police and water cannon a few hundred meters outside the camp.
Rostock 20:00
According to the Legal Teams, at least 100 people were arrested on the Rostock demo today.
Schwerin, 20:00
According to the Legal Teams, as of 6:00pm over 100 people nicked at the Schwerin central train station were still detained without being charged. More recent reports, however, say most of them have been released now.
18:45
The concert is interrupted again.
18:40
The concert resumes. A lot of arrests and water cannons in action.
18:25
A ‘smoke cloud’ from the tear gas could still be seen in the harbour area. Two water cannons are still there but not in action. Snatch squads are trying single out people from the crowd or leaving groups to arrest them. Accesses and exits from the harbour area are only from the front and back, but not the lanes to the city centre anymore.
18.00
Police are using 5 water cannons in the festival area, and three additional ones in the streets, to extinguish on a burning car and burning barricades (made of garbage containers). A bigger group of people is being pushed away in the direction of Speicher. The concert on the stage goes on an audience of several thousands.
17:30
A water cannon and tear gas are being used at the only exit from the rally area, so people are not able to leave although the speeches and music have stopped.
17:30
The police are using water cannon and tear gas during the final meeting.
17:15
A car on the edge of the demo is burning. Firemen have intervened and the closing speeches are continuing without a problem.
17:15
police are using tear gas as the rally comes to a close.
16:40
The police have withdrawn from the Rostock port area where the concerts have nearly finished. The watercannon are being withdrawn.
16:15
Some 20 cops were seen at the Bramow train station, near Camp Rostock, and more police cars driving in that direction, presumably to conduct controls or arrest demonstrators coming back from the Rostock demo.
16:10
Riot police units have charged into the crowd near the stage again and are now surrounded by people. Sticks and stones are been thrown at them.
15:40
The situation seems to be calming down a little. There was an announcement from the stage that the music will be stopped until the police retreat and police have allegedly said they will.
15:30
Police have retreated to the edge of the harbour along the trees line, but are still ’\charging’ into the crowd every now and then on that side of the demo. Several more people have been arrested and more injuries.
15:20
An ambulance was seen taking someone with injuries. Several injuries have been reported but no details yet. It is not only the so-called Black Bloc that is being attacked but also other ‘normal’ protesters.
15:10:
A group of 40-50 riot cops, who had charged into the demonstrators, were surrounded by people putting their hands up peacefully, while pushing towards them, until they drove them out of the crowd, but then the cops turned around and started hitting with their batons again. This hands-up pushing was repeated again a while later.
Rostock, 15:00
Confrontations have kicked off on the Rostock march as it arrived in Am Strande street by the Harbour, where the concert is supposed to be held. Blocs of riot police rushed into the crowd for no apparent reason and split the mass into two parts, hitting people randomly. Some demonstrators reacted back by throwing stick and stones. At least 5 injuries and over 10 arrests have been witnessed so far.