translated from Spanish: Demonstrations multiply on three continents by Black Lives Matter movement

Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday in remote U.S. cities to express their outrage at the death of George Floyd, a sign that the “Black Lives Matter” movement against police brutality repercussions with more extensive calls to address racism in Asia, Australia and Europe.In Berlin, police said 15,000 people demonstrated peacefully in Alexander Square in the German capital , where protesters chanted Floyd’s name and held banners with phrases like “Stop police brutality” and “I can’t breathe.” Floyd, a black man, died after a Minneapolis policeman pressed his knee on his neck even as he begged for air while handcuffed and motionless. International protests began last week and were scheduled for this weekend from Sydney to Seoul, and from London to Naples.Several thousand demonstrators in Paris defied the ban on protests, issued due to the coronavirus pandemic, and gathered in view of the U.S. embassy, kept away by towering barriers and riot police. Among those gathered in the French capital was Marie Djedje, 14, a Parisian who was born on 14 July, the French national holiday.” I was born French, the day we celebrate our country. But every day I feel like this country won’t accept me,” he said as he ed over a sign that said, “Being black is not a crime.” The teenager said that leaving isolation by quarantine in France and again seeing policemen patrolling made her aware of the fear she has of the police and how she has armed hees with courage to lead a life overcoming obstacles.” I know that because of the color of my skin I start with a disadvantage, for example, if I want to get an apartment or go to a major school,” he said. “I know I’ll have to fight twice as hard as the others. But I’m ready.” In central London, tens of thousands took part in an event in front of Parliament Square in tribute to Floyd, as well as others who died during encounters with the police or because of their indifference in Britain. Some protesters ignored the thick clouds and headed to the Interior Ministry, which oversees police and immigration, and the U.S. embassy.Many knelt down and raised their fists high outside the gleaming embassy south of the River Thames. There were chants of “Silence is Violence” and “Color is not a crime.”

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