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May 12, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – On Saturday, May 15, people in more than 40 countries will participate in the second World-Wide Demonstration protesting the unprecedented COVID-19 restrictions that have severely curtailed basic human rights, calling for an end to “ubiquitous public incarceration.”

Since the spring of 2020, severe measures have been in place in most countries as part of an advertised bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infections. More than a year after the onset of these restrictions – which were typically introduced as “temporary” – the number of people opposing them has grown substantially.

The May 15 event is organized by World-Wide Demonstration, which started as an action group in Germany in the spring of 2020. On the one-year anniversary of the start of the restrictions, the group staged the first global protest on March 20. Cities across the world saw protestors march against lockdowns, mask mandates, and mandatory vaccines.

Buoyed by that success, the second event looks to build on the popular support in a march for “Freedom, Peace, and Human Rights.”
In a recently released press release, the group highlighted five “important freedoms” that will be the subject of the upcoming protests: “freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of choice, freedom of assembly, freedom of health.”

The group stated that “excessive coronavirus restrictions must come to an end, and all state of emergency declarations enabling these measures must be repealed.”

Furthermore, it called for an end to the “tyrannical suppression of dissenting voices,” as well as the police response to such opposition, which was described as being “violently crushed” by police and law enforcement. 

Clearly stating its firm and vocal opposition to measures such as mask mandates, mandatory vaccines, vaccine passports, and movement licenses, the group noted how its supporters would not tolerate such measures being imposed. “We cannot allow our Human Rights to be re–packaged as Human Privileges, to be conditioned upon compliance with Authoritarianism.”

The group pointed to an “International Freedom Movement” that is “building alternatives to established power structures, and ways of living.” Mentioning an exodus of people from populated cities, and societal resistance to the COVID restrictions in all walks of life, World-Wide Demonstration proclaimed that “society is pushing back against pervasive and restrictive socially enforced norms.”

“The Light of Freedom cannot be extinguished. Throughout history, humanity has been tried and tested in difficult times, but in the end, Freedom Always Wins. We call on all opponents of the coronavirus restriction policies of their own government to participate in this World-Wide Protest.”

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency recently created a new section specifically for surveillance of a small number of people and groups protesting coronavirus restrictions. Meanwhile, the United States Postal Inspection Service, a law enforcement arm of the USPS that most Americans don’t know exists, was revealed to be spying on Americans’ social media.

Fox News’s Trace Gallagher told Tucker Carlson that this revelation “baffled” legal experts “for two reasons: One, because by surveilling American social media accounts, the U.S. postal service is monitoring lawfully protected speech, which of course raises constitutional concerns.”

“And two, if Big Brother mailman is looking for criminal activity, that would normally be the FBI’s job, and yet according to a memo obtained by Yahoo News, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is running what it calls the Internet Covert Operations Program, or ICOP. And the primary objective appears to be collecting data about planned protests, in the document obtained by Yahoo.”

Gallagher continued, “In the document obtained by Yahoo, Big Brother Mailman was looking for inflammatory posts about the worldwide Rally for Freedom held back in March. That's where thousands of people around the world protested COVID lockdowns. But instead of looking for potential nefarious behavior across the board, the main surveillance was of Facebook and ‘right-wing leaning Parler and Telegram.’”

‘We choose to live free’

The May 15 protest is being held in multiple locations that include Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Sweden, Spain, the U.K., and the United States. 

Details of the event, with locations and times, are being shared on the social media site Telegram. World-Wide Demonstration’s official page can be found here, in which details of all the events are listed as they are announced, along with a list of the various countries, cities, and group chats giving specific details.

“The corrupt and contemptuous actions of governments and non-government organizations during the coronavirus pandemic is an international problem that calls for an international response,” read the statement. 
“We choose to live free.”

Below is a provisional list of the locations and some Telegram groups for protests: 

Australia, Melbourne: t.me/melbournefreedomrallyt.me/melbournefreedomrally

Australia, Perth: t.me/perthfreedomrallydiscussion

Australia, Brisbane: t.me/brisbanefreedomrally

Australia, Sydney: t.me/sydneyfreedomrally

Australia, Cairns: https://t.me/chatcairns

Australia, Fraser Coast: t.me/australiafreedomrally

Australia, Hobart: t.me/australiafreedomrally

Australia, Darwin: t.me/australiafreedomrally

Australia, Adelaide: t.me/AdelaideFreedomRally

Argentina: https://t.me/worldwideargentina2021

Argentina, Buenos Aires: https://t.me/wide2buenosaires

Argentina, Córdoba: t.me/worldwideCordoba

Argentina, Santa Fe – Santa Fe: t.me/WorldWideSantaFeArgentina

Argentina, Santa Fe – Rosario: t.me/WorldWideSantaFeArgentina

Argentina, Mendoza- https://t.me/worldwideargentina2021

Brazil, São Paulo – t.me/worldwiderallybrasil

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro – https://t.me/worldwideriodejaneiro

Bulgaria, Sofia – https://t.me/joinchat/OdaCKKOz0SU0MmY0

Belgium, Brussels – t.me/WWDBelgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo – x (No Telegram group made)

Canada, Toronto – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Vancouver – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Calgary – @worldwidecanada

Canada, London – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Whitby – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Ottawa – @worldwidecanada

Canada, St.John’s – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Charlottetown – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Edmonton – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Timmins – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Victoria – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Kirkland Lake – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Kelowana – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Halifax – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Dartmouth – @worldwidecanada

Canada, New Brunswick – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Miramichi – @worldwidecanada

Canada, North Bay – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Nelson – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Sudbury – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Windsor – @worldwidecanada

Canada, Halifax – @worldwidecanada

Canary Islands, La Gomera – t.me/sobsalgom2021

Canary Islands, Lanzarote – x (No Telegram group made)

Cyprus, Paphos – www.facebook.com/fonilaou2/

Croatia, Osijek – @worldwidecroatia

Croatia, Zagreb – @worldwidecroatia

Croatia, Dubrovnik – @worldwidecroatia

Croatia, Rijek – @worldwidecroatia

Croatia, Pula – @worldwidecroatia

Denmark, Copenhagen – @worldwidedenmark

Estonia, Tallinn – @eestivabaks

England, London – https://t.me/may15thworldwiderally

England, Manchester – @fightingforourfreedom 

England, Birmingham – https://t.me/officialvoicebirmingham

England, Bristol – @WWDBRISTOL2021

England, Hull – https://t.me/joinchat/J9V3AjARss0wZjM8

England, Cornwall – @WWDCornwall

England, Plymouth – @WWDPlymouth

England, Newcastle – https://t.me/joinchat/bJ5C15j9PuVjNThk

England, Canterbury – @WWD2Canterbury

England, Glastonbury – @GlastonburyWWR2 

England, Southampton – @southamptonWWR2

England, Norwich – https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAE-fwsYE9blM7D7LgQ

England, Sheffield – https://t.me/joinchat/VS1t5JNt67bAhB8n

England, Eastbourne – @WWDEastbourne

England, Wales – Cardiff – @WWDCardiff

France, Paris – @RallyforFreedom

France, Bordeaux – @worldwidefrance

France, Quimper – @worldwidefrance

France, Nantes – @worldwidefrance

France, Lyon – @worldwidefrance

France, Marmande – @worldwidefrance

France, Aix-En-Provence @RallyforFreedom

Finland, Helsinki – @worldwidefinland

Germany, 16 capital cities – t.me/unsreichts

Hawaii, Honolulu – t.me/Alohafreedomcoalition

Hungary, Békéscsaba – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Debrecen – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Győr – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Miskolc – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Nyíregyháza – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Pécs – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Szeged – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Székesfehérvár – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Szombathely – x (No Telegram group made)

Hungary, Veszprém – x (No Telegram group made)

Iran, Tehran – x (No Telegram group made)

Ireland, Dublin – https://t.me/joinchat/7OUPM3LVyoE5NTQ0

Japan, Sapporo – x (No Telegram group made)

Japan, Tokyo – https://nikomikai.net/wwd-2

Japan, Kyoto – https://coronalabo.com/demo-2021-05-15/

Jamaica, Kingston – @caribjusticealliance

Luxembourg City – @worldwideluxemburgorig

Latvia, Riga – @worldwidelatvia

Montenegro, Podgorica – t.me/standupbalkan

Mexico City – https://t.me/worldwidedemonstrationcdmx

Mexico, Oaxaca – t.me/wwdoaxaca

Mexico, Mérida – https://t.me/joinchat/vmprwi4K1Dg1Yjg5

Netherlands – t.me/worldwidenetherlands

Northern Ireland – t.me/worldwideireland

Norway, Oslo – t.me/worldwidenorway

North Cyprus, Nicosia – t.me/worldwidenorthcyprus

Portugal, Lisbon – t.me/wwdportugal

Puerto Rico, Caminata – x (No Telegram group made)

Philippines, Manila – t.me/worlddemoPH

Switzerland, Bern – t.me/swissfreedomrally  and t.me/chatswissfreedom

Sweden, Stockholm – t.me/worldwidesweden  

Sweden, Malmö – t.me/worldwidesweden

Sweden, Göteborg – t.me/worldwidesweden

Spain, Madrid – t.me/manifestacionmundial15M

Scotland, Edinburgh – t.me/SaveOurScotland

Serbia, in all cities – t.me/worldwideserbia

South Africa, Cape town – t.me/capetownworldwiderally

USA, New York – t.me/newyorkfreedomrally

USA, Cleveland, Ohio – t.me/worldwideCleveland

USA, Vermont, Montpelier – https://t.me/joinchat/dNON8uIhLwthNDgx

USA, Chicago – t.me/worldwidechicago

USA, Massachusetts, Hyannis – t.me/worldwidedemocapecod

USA, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh – t.me/worldwidePA

USA, New Hampshire, Concord – t.me/worldwideConcordNH

USA, Colorado, Denver – t.me/worldwidecolorado

USA, Arizona, Sedona – https://t.me/worldwideArizona

USA, Rhode Island – t.me/worldwideRhodeIsland

USA, Washington – https://RallyforFreedomWA.com

USA, New Jersey – t.me/PhillyWorldPeaceRallyMay15

Ukraine, Kiev – https://t.me/stopfakepandemic