{"id":212425,"date":"2020-08-29T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T14:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=212425"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:34:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:34:33","slug":"unite-for-freedom-mass-protest-and-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=212425","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Lockdown Protests Across Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thousands of cornavirus conspiracy theorists gather in London: Huge crowd of anti-vaxxers who say pandemic is a &#8216;New World Order&#8217; HOAX join Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s brother and David Icke in Trafalgar Square<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_212745\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-lockdown-protest-London.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212745\" class=\"wp-image-212745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-lockdown-protest-London-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-lockdown-protest-London-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-lockdown-protest-London-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-lockdown-protest-London.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-212745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Square, London. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Huge crowd gathered in front of National Portrait Gallery to protest against government&#8217;s Covid restrictions<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Mass demonstration is one of several taking place around the world today as Europe cases continue to surge\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><strong>Demonstrators hold signs claiming masks reduce immunity and some likened restrictions to &#8216;child torture&#8217;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Katie Feehan \u2013 Mail Online Aug 29, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Thousands of people who believe <a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/coronavirus\/index.html\"><strong>coronavirus<\/strong><\/a> is a hoax have gathered in <a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/london\/index.html\"><strong>London<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s Trafalgar Square to protest against lockdown restrictions and vaccination programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The &#8216;Unite for Freedom&#8217; rally started at noon in the capital and calls for an &#8216;end to Government lies&#8217; and the restoration of all freedoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Pictures from the demonstration show a large crowd gathered in the square &#8211; none of whom are wearing masks &#8211; holding signs that brand the pandemic as a &#8216;hoax&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Other signs claimed masks reduce immunity and likened the restrictions to &#8216;child torture&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">One person held a homemade placard on which he had scrawled &#8216;no to mandatory vaccines.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The event is set to march past Downing Street towards the Houses of Parliament where speakers are expected to address the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_212746\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-Lockdown-protesters-London.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212746\" class=\"wp-image-212746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-Lockdown-protesters-London-768x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-Lockdown-protesters-London-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-Lockdown-protesters-London-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anti-Lockdown-protesters-London.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-212746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Those in attendance believe the pandemic is a hoax and dozens held signs criticising the government&#8217;s measures. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/anti-Lockdown-protest2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-212747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/anti-Lockdown-protest2-768x473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/anti-Lockdown-protest2-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/anti-Lockdown-protest2-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/anti-Lockdown-protest2.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">A poster advertising the event read: &#8216;Nothing is more important as time is very short &#8211; the Government are voting for a two-year extension of their emergency Covid-19 powers in September 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;The first six months was a disaster &#8211; this must not be allowed to continue! We have to take a stand.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">It lists its priorities as &#8216;no more lockdowns, no social distancing, no masks. No track and trace, no health passports. No mandatory vaccinations, no &#8216;new normal&#8217;. Restore all human rights that have been violated.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The poster lists &#8216;top world class doctors and nurses speaking out with real truth on Covid-19 against GMC constraints&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Sonia Poulton, who was part of the protest, shared a video to Twitter to urge people to attend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">She said: &#8216;People are coming today to make their voices heard against mandatory vaccinations, mandatory masks, mandatory anything really. No more lockdowns, no more second wave business&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">It is understood Jeremy Corbyn&#8217;s brother Piers and conspiracy theorist David Icke are both set to make an appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Icke, who is reportedly set to speak at 3pm outside the Houses of Parliament, hit headlines in May after he\u00a0made controversial unproven claims about the virus on several internet platforms, including one that it is linked to the 5G mobile network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Both YouTube and Facebook deleted his accounts citing violation of their respective policies in relation to disputing the existence of Covid-19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">In April, Icke landed London Live with a sanction from regulator Ofcom after the outlet aired an interview with the former footballer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">In the interview, Icke aired unsubstantiated theories about the virus and suggested mandatory vaccination would be &#8216;fascism&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Ofcom said it was &#8216;particularly concerned&#8217; by Icke &#8216;casting doubt on the motives behind official health advice to protect the public from the virus&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">&#8216;These claims went largely unchallenged during the 80-minute interview and were made without the support of any scientific or other evidence.&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">The demonstration is one of several taking place around the world under the Unite for Freedom banner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Berlin police on Saturday disbanded a mass protest in the German capital against coronavirus curbs a few hours after it had begun after marchers failed to heed their orders to keep their distance and wear masks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/202008291080313550-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-paris-in-protest-against-wearing-face-masks-amid-covid-19---video\/\">Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_212748\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anit-lockdown-protest-at-the-Victory-Column-in-Berlin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-212748\" class=\"wp-image-212748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anit-lockdown-protest-at-the-Victory-Column-in-Berlin-768x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anit-lockdown-protest-at-the-Victory-Column-in-Berlin-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anit-lockdown-protest-at-the-Victory-Column-in-Berlin-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anit-lockdown-protest-at-the-Victory-Column-in-Berlin.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-212748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anti-lockdown protest at the Victory Column in Berlin. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Also see:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Berlin police break up &#8216;anti-corona&#8217; protest against Covid-19 restrictions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/29\/berlin-braces-for-anti-coronavirus-protest-against-covid-19-restrictions\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/29\/berlin-braces-for-anti-coronavirus-protest-against-covid-19-restrictions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Paris Police Fine 73 Anti-Mask Protesters for Breaking Coronavirus Rules &#8211; Video<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ccffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/202008291080313550-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-paris-in-protest-against-wearing-face-masks-amid-covid-19---video\/\">https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/202008291080313550-demonstrators-take-to-streets-of-paris-in-protest-against-wearing-face-masks-amid-covid-19&#8212;video\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ccffff;\">Livestream video from Berlin:<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As resistance stirs among those who can still think for themselves, thousands gather in London and Berlin to protest the Covid-19 lockdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":212748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-Health","category-Unreported_News"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=212425"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212835,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212425\/revisions\/212835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/212748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=212425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=212425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=212425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}