Activists forced out of 'Peaceland'

Radar protesters held by police after forming an independent state

Greenpeace activists who declared an independent state called Peaceland at the site of the planned U.S. radar base at the Brdy military area were detained June 9 when military police cleared the area of their encampment.

By press time, five demonstrators had been taken to the police station in Příbram. Some were removed from trees, where they had been manning surveillance platforms.
The activists had occupied the location since April 28 to protest the proposed base. On June 2, they’d decided that a declaration establishing an independent state would be their next attempt to get the attention of government officials. [More...]