Germany: Ruptly journalist pepper-sprayed covering migrant justice protest

Protesters clashed with police, as thousands rallied through Berlin for World Refugee Day, Sunday, protesting against the European policies towards the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. A Ruptly producer got pepper-sprayed by police as he was filming the protest in front of the German Bundestag. German activist group the Centre for Political Beauty converted the area in front of the Chancellery and the Bundestag into a symbolic graveyard, dedicated to "unknown migrants" to shed light on unprecedented numbers of migrants dying attempting the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean. Earlier in the week, the group had organised the burial of the remains of a 60-year-old Syrian-Palestinian, who had recently drowned off the Italian coast during his attempted journey to northern Europe. The man was suffering from cancer and hoped to join his family in Germany to receive treatment for his disease. The actions comes as EU nations discuss policies aimed at dealing with the crisis, which has recently seen Up to 30 times more migrants have died making the crossing in 2015 than during the previous year, with 2014 breaking records itself for deaths in the Med.