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Security and Protests at the G8 Summit

The leaders of the Group of Eight highly industrialized countries were surrounded by 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) of security fencing to keep their gathering from June 6-8 in the sea-side resort town of Heiligendamm from being disrupted. Thousands of demonstrators nevertheless protested in northern Germany.

DW-WORLD.DE takes a closer look at the groups that took to the streets and police efforts to prevent violence.

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US Demonstrators Join the G8 Protests

United States President George W. Bush is the man G8 protestors love to hate. US citizens who oppose Bush's policies are increasingly making themselves heard, and Europeans are listening. (07.06.2007) 

The Demonized Face of G8 Protests

Violent anarchists have been dominating the headlines when it comes to G8 protests. Known as the Black Bloc, they see themselves as the ultimate opposition. Other demonstrators blame them for causing new problems. (07.06.2007) 

Police Prevent Protests as G8 Summit Gets Going in Germany

As G8 leaders arrived in northern Germany Wednesday for their annual summit, German police imposed strict limits on protestors, effectively preventing most to get anywhere near the airport. (06.06.2007) 

Locals Live With G8 Protests in Own Backyard

The idyllic Baltic Sea coast region near the G8 summit site has gotten lots of media attention due to anti-G8 protests, but for many locals, life pretty much goes on as normal, with a few exceptions like Rostock. (06.06.2007) 

Words Not Stones – Alternative G8 Summit Opens in Rostock

While leaders of rich nations gather for the G8 powwow in northeast Germany, a few miles away anti-G8 campaigners are staging their own parallel meeting -- an alternate G8 summit. (05.06.2007) 

As World Leaders Arrive for G8 Summit, 'Sit-Downs' Planned

As world leaders arrive for the G8 summit, anti-G8 campaigners are planning more demonstrations, including sit-down blockades. US President Bush met protests when his plane touched down Tuesday. (05.06.2007) 

Globalization Opponents Gear Up in the 11th Hour

The mood is tense in the camps set up by anti-G8 activists near Heiligendamm. Many blame police for recent violence. Deutsche Welle visited the demonstrators' camp as they continue their campaign, seemingly at any cost. (05.06.2007) 

More G8 Protests in Rostock Turn Violent, Lead to Arrests

Just two days after a mass anti-G8 demonstration in Rostock on Saturday turned violent, protestors skirmished with police again, this time in a part of town known for neo-Nazi attacks in the early 1990s. (04.06.2007) 

Police Tactics Under Fire After Violent Anti-G8 Demonstrations

As the dust settles in Rostock after Saturday's violent demonstrations, politicians and globalization critics alike are critical of both the militant demonstrators and the police's strategy. (04.06.2007) 

New Members Flock to Join Anti-Globalization Group in Germany

With the G8 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany just round the corner, Attac is booming like never before. But the trend is unlikely to continue on this scale once the meeting is over. (03.06.2007) 

Almost 1,000 Hurt After Anti-G8 Protests in Germany

Police and protest organizers Sunday laid the blame for the riot that erupted during an anti-G8 rally in the German port of Rostock on groups bent on violence that had infiltrated the largely peaceful demonstors. (03.06.2007) 

Court Ruling Keeps Protesters Out of Heiligendamm

In a decision that cannot be appealed, an administrative court ruled that protesters will not be allowed to demonstrate within a six-kilometer zone around world leaders meeting next week at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm. (01.06.2007) 

Germany Seals Off Sea-Side Town Ahead of G8 Summit

German security forces sealed off the Baltic seaside town of Heiligendamm early Wednesday ahead of next week's G8 summit. It's just one of a series of tight, yet controversial security measures. (30.05.2007) 

German Police Stretched Ahead of G8

German police admitted last week they would be stretched to the limit next month, when both an extreme-right party and leftists demonstrate against the G8 summit on the same day. (28.05.2007) 

Court Eases Restrictions for Anti-G8 Groups

Demonstrators won court permission Friday to march to within sight of a steel mesh fence around the site of next month's G8 summit at the German beach resort of Heiligendamm. (25.05.2007) 

"The Stasi Had a Giant Smell Register of Dissidents"

German police have been accused of using Stasi methods after admitting to using "scent profiling" of G8 activists. In an interview, the head of the Stasi museum in Leipzig explains why the issue is so emotive. (24.05.2007) 

German Rights Organizations Accuse Police of Illegal Activities

According to a new report published by a group of nine German human rights organizations to mark Constitutional Day, German police and officials are increasingly using unconstitutional methods in their investigations. (23.05.2007) 

"A New Day is Dawning for Globalization Critics"

Around 100,000 demonstrators are expected at the G8 summit in June. DW-WORLD.DE spoke with Sven Giegold, one of the founders of Attac, a group which describes itself as a skeptical of globalization, about the protests. (22.05.2007) 

"Privatization is Not a Natural Law"

DW-WORLD.DE spoke to documentary filmmaker Florian Opitz about "The Big Sellout," his recently released movie about privatization's victims and the problems of working with privatization's proponents. (22.05.2007) 

German Police Declare No-Go Zone for G8 Protestors

In a move criticised by left-wing groups, German authorities have said protestors will not be allowed near a Baltic Sea resort where G8 leaders will hold their June summit. (16.05.2007) 

Reports Say Raids on G8 Protestors Uncovered Explosives

Amid growing criticism of a crackdown on leftwing protestors ahead of the G8 summit, news reports say recent raids by German police have yielded a range of incendiary materials. (13.05.2007) 

Thousands of G8 Opponents Protest in German Cities

Over 6,000 protestors across Germany took to the streets Wednesday night to demonstrate against a series of raids on anti-globalization organizations ahead of the upcoming G8 summit on the Baltic coast. (10.05.2007) 

German Police Conduct Raids on Militant Anti-G8 Protestors

German police launched raids in six northern states Wednesday amid fears that left-wing radical groups were plotting attacks to disrupt a G8 summit in June on the country's Baltic coast. (09.05.2007) 

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