>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:37:13 -0400
>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>Subject: Prague police promise tolerance, sorta
>But protesters will be taking on police renowned for hardline tactics
>under communism. In 1998, they were heavily criticised for breaking
>up Czech anarchist protests with excessive violence. Several
>protestors were badly beaten, and bystanders were detained in mass
>arrests.
What the article doesn't mention is that this May Day [2000] they banned the anarchist commemorations in Prague and Brno and violently broke up and arrested large numbers when the commemorations went ahead anyway. See www.ainfos.ca for more info. the police aim to keep control. Hardline protesters are believed
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