indymedia 28. Mai 2007

Today is the day of the international demonstration against the ASEM summit in Hamburg. After a wide international Mobilisation and Court Appeals against the route and the organisers the demonstration starts fom Millerntorplatz , moves on along Reeperbahn, St. Pauli Fischmarkt, Hafenstraße, Baumwall to the Rödingsmarkt. The police protects the city centre with massive presence, media reports that appr. 4000-5000 police are in Hamburg today.

• 18:55 In Lippmannstraße reports of several arrests. Police stops and checks identity of people around Rote Flora.
• 18:46 a car with deligates was stopt by appr. eight activists in city centre (Bergstr/Mönckebergstr) One person got arrested for makeing photografs of the police. city centre is quiet now, situation around Rote Flora is still not relaxed.
• 18:00 police uses water cannons at the Rote Flora
• 17:54 In front of the Flora people are moving fences on the street, a fire is burning.
• 17:53 The Rote Flora (Convergence Centre) closes its doors because of the massiv police presence in the area
• 17:47 Ca. 300-400 cops at Neuer Pferdemarkt with water cannons & tanks
• 17:40 Another arrest near station Reeperbahn. Infront of the Rote Flora 200 people gather.
• 17:37 11 police cars at Pferdemarkt, cops walk towards Rote Flora.
• 17:18 Most people move towards Karolinenviertel.
• 17:15 Fsk: the demonstration is scattered between St.Pauli und Sternschanze, the police as well, which moved more forces into the area because of the confusing situation.
• 17:06 between Ludwig-Erhardt-Straße and Millerntor a new demonstartion is formed, cars are demaged, traffic signs destroyed. one policeman drew a gun. people are on the way to Sternschanze.
• 16:48 FSK reports that most of the people are moving towards Millerntorplatz now. Some incidents between police and smaller groups were reported from Ludwig-Erhardt-Straße. In direction harbour people are able to move freely.
• 16:43 The legal team confirms that the demonstration is partly penned and it is hard to leave.
• 16:34 The police provocates and tries to force people to leave the demonstration into a specific direction which is not possible (because of police lines)
• 16:20 the organisers of the demo declared the end of it because of constant poliuce provocation. there was another smoke bomb and radio FSK reports that the demo is penned.
• 16:02 demonstration is at Rödingsmarkt15:35 police briefly penned some people at the end of the demonstration. nobody arrested.
• 15:30 Uhr the demonstration is split up into two parts. the front part is at the Baumwall allready while the other is at the Cap San Diego (a ship in Hamburg harbour).
• 15:05 the demonstration moves on towards Rödingsmarkt.
• 14:45 The demonstration arrives at Landungsbrücken (St.Pauli) and makes an interim stop for speaches.
• 14:19 after a smoke bomb was thrown the demonstration is still in front of the squatted Hafenstrasse-buildings. seperate sources speak of 6000 people.
• 14:13 the demonstration is in the Hafenstraße. Police walks in front and at the sides of it in 3-4 rows.
• 14:02 one arrest is reported.
• 13.53 police stops the demo again. radio reporter reports that some riot cops who followed the demo hit demonstrators.
• 13:35 demonstration stops around Talstrasse. Police has water cannons placed at the end of Reeperbahn.
• 13:10: the demonstration is about to start.
• 13:05: so far around 4.000 protesters at the demonstration.
• 12:55: demonstration hasn't started yet, mood is good, colorful protesters, speeches are being held.
• 12:24: solicitors confirm that the people who got banned from the city centre after yesterday's Reclaim The Street Party can join the demonstration.