Police clashed with anti-racism protesters blocking a Copenhagen street on Saturday, after the unannounced action reportedly disrupted a nationalist march calling for ‘remigration’.
Footage shows protesters standing across Classensgade in the Osterbro district as police move in. Officers pushed protesters back, using batons to clear the demonstration as some protesters can be seen pushing back and falling to the ground.
Copenhagen Police said the blockade had been removed by force after protesters repeatedly ignored orders to leave. The road was reopened and the larger march allowed to continue.
The blockade took place close to a march organised by Det Danske Folk, or The Danish People, which set off from Trianglen. The group says it supports ‘fair and realistic remigration’ and wants immigration policy based on Danish law and national interests.
A separate anti-racism demonstration gathered on Dag Hammarskjolds Alle under the slogan ‘No to remigration, equal rights and opportunities for all.’ Organisers included the Joint Initiative Against Racism and Discrimination, Racismefri By and Kobenhavn for Mangfoldighed, alongside other groups.
Police said both larger demonstrations had been notified in advance, with agreed routes or locations, while the Classensgade blockade was unannounced. Officers initially sought to move the protesters through dialogue before ordering them to clear the street, according to local media.
The rival demonstrations centred on ‘remigration’, a term increasingly used by nationalist and right-wing groups in Europe to describe policies aimed at encouraging or enforcing the departure of some people with immigrant backgrounds.
Critics say such policies threaten equal rights and have mobilised against their growing prominence in Danish political debate.
Source: Viory
