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'Revolutionary May Day' Demonstration Attracts Thousands and Rocks Berlin

“Revolutionary May Day” is virtually a German version of Labor Day and an important evenе for anti-globalist movement.
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Sputnik brings you a broadcast from Berlin streets where thousands of citizens participate in 'Revolutionary May Day' Demonstration. It as an anti-globalist rally that was commemorates the riots of 1987 that took place in Kreuzberg district of Berlin. Police cracked down on peaceful street festival during May 1 celebration, using tear gas and batons. This act of injustice led to so-called subsequent Kiezaufstand (which means in German “neighbourhood uprising”) – the unrest which forced law enforcers to completely withdraw from the district for several hours. Kiezaufstand was an important even for worldwide anti-globalist movement and lots of German citizens will commemorate it today.
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