Sunday
Sep192010
100,000 rally in Berlin to protest nuclear power
As many as 100,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin on September 18 to voice their strong opposition to the Merkel government's decision to extend the licenses of the country's operating nuclear power plants. A human chain was formed around the government building and protesters also rallied at the railway station. The previous government had decided to shut down all nuclear plants by 2021, but Merkel's coalition government plans to extend the deadline by 10-15 years.