Thousands of anti-govt protesters take to streets on bikes in several cities

Ljubljana, 8 May - Thousands of protesters on bicycles took to the streets of Ljubljana, Marbor, Celje, Koper and elsewhere to peacefully protest against the government limiting civil liberties during the coronavirus epidemic, while the ban on public assembly is still in place. The Ljubljana rally was by far the biggest, bringing together some 5,500 by police count.

Ljubljana
Protesters on their bicycles in Ljubljana's Slovenia's capital on 8 May in front of Parliament House.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
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Ljubljana
Protesters on their bicycles in Ljubljana's Slovenia's capital in front of Parliament House.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
Protesters on their bicycles in Ljubljana's Slovenia's capital.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Maribor
Protesters on their bicycles in Maibor, Slovenia's second-largest city.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Koper
Anti-government protesters in the port city of Koper.
Photo: Mitja Volčanšek/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers shutting down traffic before thousands of cyclists turned up anti-govt protests.
Photo: Tadeja Vrtovec/STA

Ljubljana, Trg republike.
Protest na kolesih proti ukrepom vlade zaradi epidemije koronavirusa.
Foto: Tadeja Vrtovec/STA

Ljubljana
Police officers in front of Parliament House ahead of anti-govt protests.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

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May 8, 2020, 22:37 eho/mas/mas