'Van Quickenborne bill' threatens Belgian democracy, activists say – POLITICO
The Belgian government says a proposed law will protect protesters while activists fear it could endanger them.
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The Belgian government says a proposed law will protect protesters while activists fear it could endanger them.
Around 10,000 people in Brussels on Thursday took part in a nationwide strike against the 'Van Quickenborne bill' on restricting protesters' freedoms.
Samson (right) explaining to volunteers about how Claire, a baby doll which measures air pollution, works. — AFP Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wrong turn. Their baby, Claire, dressed in pink slippers, doesn’t make a sound, sitting snug in her blue buggy, winter sunlight touching her soft tuft of blonde hair. Claire, an acronym for Clean Air for Everyone, is silent because she is a doll and wedged beside her are three electric sensors that measure the particulate matter that spews ...