According to Reuters, in Paris and other French cities, more than 200,000 protesters flooded streets on Saturday, outraged about COVID-19 health passes. The passports were introduced as Europe is in the midst of what amounts to no more than another common cold.
President Emmanuel Macron's latest measures have resulted in the third week of protests.The health passes are directed at forcing those who are not vaccinated to get immunized.VIDEO - Huge crowd gathered in #Paris to protest against COVID health pass. pic.twitter.com/Ptnkzj0MnY
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 31, 2021
"We're creating a segregated society and I think it is unbelievable to be doing this in the country of human rights," Anne, a teacher who was demonstrating in Paris, told The Guardian. She refused to give her last name.
"So I took to the streets; I have never protested before in my life," Anne added. "I think our freedom is in danger."
Protesters were also out in other metros, including Marseille, Lyon, Montpelier, Nantes, and Toulouse, yelling "Freedom!" and "No to the health pass!"
Meanwhile, hundreds of anti-vaxxers protested in the streets of downtown London Saturday. Many folks were accompanied by their children and were infuriated that the government wanted to vaccinate kids.Paris today. Absolutely insane. pic.twitter.com/7tnM9CtkIS
— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) July 31, 2021
Protests held signs that read "leave our children alone" and "hands-off our children."
In Israel, hundreds took to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest the government's new virus restrictions, such as reimposed mask requirements indoors and health passes.
Protesters held signs that read, "There's no pandemic. It's a con."
The Delta variant worldwide has forced countries to reimpose COVID restrictions and implement health passes to mitigate the virus spreading. The government interfering with the lives of its citizens and whittling their freedoms has resulted in mass unrest.
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