VIDEO Mass-arrests, pepper-spray, beatings for activists at Reclaim the Power at Bella Center

activists are met with physical violence such as clubs and mass-arrests by para-military riot armored police: pepper spray, clubs or batons, man-handling and masses of police vans

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The Reclaim Power action started early with the various blocks (green, blue, yellow & bike) aiming to get into the COP15 negotiations to establish a People’s Climate Assembly for one day.  Meanwhile the inside block (or group) consisting of around 200 delegates and observers gathered in the main hall with the objective of walking out of the centre to join the People’s Assembly [pics].  The outside blocks arrived at Vejlands Allé at just after midday attended by several thousand people.  The inside block who marched out of the Bella Center were unable to attend due to police blocking their way: they were threatened with arrest and beaten back with batons [more pics].

Source: Indymedia.dk

Bolivian delegates at Bella Center, sit-in protestors, Source: indymedia.dk

Copenhagen: clashes inside and outside climate summit

As conference hosts, the Danes have the task of ensuring that the Copenhagen summit ends in a meaningful deal, but developing nations have accused Mr Rasmussen of trying to impose a deal.

They also fear that he is trying to negotiate an entirely new treaty to supersede the Kyoto Protocol, under which only developed countries have to reduce their carbon emissions.

Within minutes of taking over as chair, Mr Rasmussen reminded delegates that their leaders were arriving and expected progress to be made.

“I think the world is expecting us to reach some kind of agreement regarding climate change, not just discussing procedure, procedure, procedure.</blockquote

“We have to move everything forward.”

To loud applause, and in perfect English, Mr He (China’s Vice Foreign Minister, He Yafei) responded: “Thank you Mr Chairman. I think the matter is not just procedural, procedural, procedural. Actually it’s substantial: it’s a question of respect for the host for at least 192 parties. You can’t just put forward some text from the sky.“

Source: The Times of London