Operations leader in the Oslo police, Tore Barstad, says that the women were prevented from getting on the train by Palestine activists. – Today is March 8 and Women’s Day and a train with different slogans was supposed to go through the center of Oslo. There were approximately 6,000 who turned up at Youngstorget, and among them a support group for Israeli hostages. – They were physically prevented by other participants in the train, and they were eventually told by the event committee that they could not participate in the train with the passwords they had, he says. He says that a buffer was set between the groups to prevent clashes. The celebration of Women’s Day brought together around 6,000 people. Photo: Paal Wergeland / news Ample atmosphere Women’s Day in Oslo was to be marked as usual with appeals and trains from Youngstorget in central Oslo. Many of this year’s slogans were about violence against women. A group entered the marking below with posters that read, among other things, “Meetoo – unless you are a jew”. A demonstration against rape and sexualized violence against kidnapped Jewish women. Women that news spoke to on Friday afternoon said that they had received permission from the 8 March committee to participate under the main slogan “Support women’s peace work – fight rape as a weapon”. However, the participation provoked several of those who took part in the march in support of Palestine, and many subsequently shouted slogans in support of Palestine against the group. The pro-Palestinians marked Women’s Day at Youngstorget. Photo: Paal Wergeland / news – Sad for the police to see The police were prepared in advance that there could be trouble during the commemoration since there was already a slogan on the train in support of women in Gaza with the name “Gaza’s women are Oslo’s sisters”. – The police are not going to intervene in any form of freedom of expression, and we gave a clear message that we were here for the sake of order, says Tore Barstad. – Now they were physically prevented from taking part in the train, so in a sense both the March 8 committee and the others who were opposed achieved their aim. It is nevertheless sad for the police to see that women’s rights are not emphasized, regardless of who you belong to.
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