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special no_6 Prague IMF and worldbank resistance 2000
Prague IMF and worldbank resistance 2000
kanalB special no. 6 about the protests against IMF and the world bank in september 2000. 'we are creating a cultural movement', says a woman from a US samba group. 15,000 activists protested against the IMF and the world bank. in connection to this there were many arrests and blows behind prison walls.



length: 30 min  | date: 28-01-2004  | video-hits: 818
short-docu czech embassy
czech embassy
Berlin, 11:00 29.09.2000

500 activists were arrested in Prag. many (40 from Germany, 30 from Italy amongst others) are still in custody. there are rumours that people are being tortured. a woman is said to have been raped and had her wrists broken etc. this was the motive for a spontaneous demo at 11am in front of the Czech embassy in Berlin.
length: 1,29 min  | date: 29.09.2000  | video-hits: 311
short-docu namesti miru
namesti miru
27. 09.2000

interview with "big mountain"
length: 0,54 min  | date: 27.09.2000  | video-hits: 128
snippet under the bridge
under the bridge
15:00 26.09.2000

under the bridge leading to the congress centre, secured by surrounding tanks, burning barricades and overenthusiastic use of tear gas.
length: 0,34 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 828
short-docu in front of the congress centre
in front of the congress centre
26.09.2000

the blue demonstration marches from namesti miru to the congress centre. once there, they came to blows with tear gas, stones and dramatic changes for individual participants.
(eye witness report, approx. 4 min)
length: 3,54 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 404
snippet in front of the congress centre
in front of the congress centre
12:30 26.09.2000

the yellow and the pink-red demonstration march, led by the italian group "ya basta" reach the bridge that leads to the congress centre. the bridge is secured by 2 tanks and hundreds of police equipped with gas masks. there is no way through.
length: 0,24 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 548
snippet namesti miru/prag
namesti miru/prag
11:0026.09.2000

meeting point for the big demo. the demo is by the independent media centre, that had formed in Prag for independent reportage.
length: 1,01 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 173
snippet town centre/Prag
town centre/Prag
11:00 26.09.2000

this is what democracy looks like.
length: 0,14 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 168
snippet town centre/Prague
town centre/Prague
10:30 26.09.2000

the police, who had appeared sparingly before, stand around in front of Mcdonalds.
length: 0,24 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 209
snippet town centre/ Prague
town centre/ Prague
10:30 26.09.2000

the demo march goes through the town centre, curious onlookers in the windows and on balconies. flyers and revolutionary gestures.
length: 0,38 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 134
snippet
length: 0,26 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 184
short-docu Florence/Prague
Florence/Prague
9:10 26.09.2000

"we are trying to follow Seattle"s lead."
length: 0,44 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 141
snippet Florence/Prague
Florence/Prague
9:00 26.09.2000

"if we all work together, we will break through!"
length: 0,46 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 108
snippets Florence/Prague
Florence/Prague
08:30 26.09.2000

"IWF-murderer"s meeting" the demonstrators warm up.
length: 0,22 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 122
short-docu Florence/Prague
Florence/Prague
8:00 26.09.2000

the meeting point for the new arrivals is the bus station in Florence.
length: 0,46 min  | date: 26.09.2000  | video-hits: 182
initative against economic globalisation We do not support the initiation of any violence against people, animals or property. At the same time we support citizens' democratic rights to demonstrate. We oppose any measures taken by any authorities to prevent people from exercising this right.

 
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