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Climate protest on Heathrow jet ... of some 13 Greenpeace activists spent the third day in the Brdy forest, occupying the spot height 718, the exact location of the radar. The No To Bases group has promised more support for the Greenpeace protest. "We brought at least some supplies today.
As we remember that many of the activists on the spot height are vegetarians, we brought a lot of fruit and vegetables," Ivona Novomestska from the group said today. She added that other people from No To Bases would try to get to the spot. After the rainy Tuesday, the activists were finally able to launch some activities today. They started to prepare the construction of a wooden bridge which, they say, is a symbol of people's uniting, unlike the radar. The bridge will be built of wood gathered in the surroundings of the spot height. Greenpeace activists put up tents at the site and fixed up a giant banner between the trees on the first day. They plan to stay for several days at the site and stage various events. One of them is a "photo blockage," in which the protesters are photographing people with a flyer reading "My aim is not to be aimed at." Military police spokesman Jan Cermak said there are no conflicts accompanying the Greenpeace protest and that the military would keep monitoring the situation. Civilians are not allowed to enter the military grounds without a permit. The only legal way to to approach the site of the protest is to obtain an entry permit from the local authority. The military police check entries to military grounds so it is difficult for other people, including journalists, to meet the protesters. If the police see some people walking towards the site in the military forests, they send them back. Earlier this month, Greenpeace protested against the U.S. radar project, part of the U.S. missile-defence shield, outside the Government Office. A week ago, participants in a protest march, organised by the junior opposition Communists (KSCM), wanted to reach the spot height 718 but the military banned this saying the military district is designed for soldiers' training, not for political meetings. The United States plans to build a radar base in Brdy, along with a base for ten interceptor missiles in Poland as elements of the U.S. missile defence shield that is to protect the United States and a large part of Europe against missiles that states like Iran might launch. Most Czechs oppose the project, according to polls.
(Ceske Noviny)
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