27 November 2011
German protesters block rail track
HUNDREDS of riot cops with helicopter support have cleared the way for the Castor nuclear waste train in Germany.
This video (& lots of links to other footage) from graswurzel.tv (grass roots tv) shows how activists approached the railway line through woods, before evading police to stage a massive occupation of the track numnering up to 5,000 people.
More than 1,000 people were arrested for refusing to leave and police also clashed with two groups of protesters that hurled stones and fireworks, say corporate media.
There were clashes in France last week (see below) when protesters managed to sabotage the line and torch a police vehicle.
The shipment paused overnight south of Hamburg and is expected to reach its destination with considerable delay on Monday.
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23 November 2011
Protesters battle French riot cops
ANTI-NUCLEAR protesters battled with riot police in France in a bid to stop a train of nuclear waste heading for Germany.
The authorities used tear gas and brute force, but the environmentalists managed to sabotage part of the railway and torch a police vehicle.
The French state is refusing to end its nuclear operations, even after the Fukushima disaster and the horrific after-effects.
The shipment from the French nuclear giant Areva's reprocessing plant at La Hague is the last planned to Germany.
Similar protests are expected along the whole route – the last convoy in 2010 was blocked for three hours in Caen and one night in Germany.