Austria: Vision of the Coming Police State

<font size=+2>Police State of the Future in Austria</font><br><br>
Europe continues to burn during the Summer of Resistance, as corporate and government leaders try to maintain some kind public image in the face of massive police abuses. After Sweden's police used deadly force against protesters, the Austrian government announced severe police state conditions for the World Economic Forum, which is holding its annual meeting in Salzburg. For more info on protester positions on the WEF, click here.<br><br><b>COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS</b>:
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<li>Salzburg was divided up into various zones, with different rules and regulations for each zone. The closer you got to rich people, the more tight the security. See a map.</li>
<li>Riot police encircled a group of protesters and held them for hours. The tactic of moving protests to areas where no one can see them has been replaced by encircling them with military soldiers and using terror tactics against them. Read a report from this scene here and here.</li>
<li>The day after the encirclement: reports from Tuesday.</li>
<li>Watch video of peaceful protesters dealing with rioting and violent police: watch here.</li>
<li>Independent media continues to come under attack... three IMC reporters were attacked by police, and a photojournalist was arrested by an elite unit of the Austrian police.</li>
<li>Watch as peaceful protesters plead with riot cops to be peaceful and quit attacking people. This is the kind of video you won't see on CNN.</li>
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