'One big lie’: Thousands protest in Berlin against Covid-19 restrictions

Police said there were several disruptions to traffic including a group of about 40 people that gathered on Berlin's Schiffbauerdamm street, and a blockade on the Universitaetsstrasse avenue, also in central Berlin.

Police spokesman Thilo Cablitz said that tens of thousands of people gathered at Berlin's Victory Column and the adjacent Strasse des 17 Juni avenue, where a speech was due to be held later on Saturday. The rally had been permitted following a court ruling. The Higher Administrative Court of Berlin and its surrounding state of Brandenburg confirmed in the second instance early Saturday that a police ban previously issued was not valid.

A spokesperson for the administrative court in the capital said the demonstration could go ahead as long as they adhered to conditions, such as maintaining social distancing.

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