MAYDAY 2021 - The Mornin' Cup

There's a nightly curfew in most parts of Germany because of the high number of coronavirus infections, but political protests and religious gatherings are exempt from the curfew, At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 protesters were detained after traditional May Day rallies in Berlin turned violent, the city's top security official said Sunday.

Mayday? May 1 marks International Labor Day which commemorates laborers and the working class. Marches and demonstrations typically occur every year in many countries but took on a new meaning after a year of lockdowns affecting many workers' livelihoods. In Paris, at least 17,000 people gathered, many of them to oppose a change in government unemployment benefits. Video and images of the protests saw some demonstrators clashing with police, breaking windows, and starting fires. In response, police fired tear gas and made 34 arrests.

 27 officers were injured in the city of Lyon and five people there were arrested. I Turkey, over 200 people were arrested, according to the office of Istanbul's governor. This week, Turkey has also taken up a national lockdown while virus cases continue to increase within the country.

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