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IN PICTURES: Here's what happened at the anti-coronavirus measures protest in Berlin

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 16:45:13 +0100

As the German government reformed coronavirus protection laws, anti-measures protesters demonstrated in the capital. Here are photos and videos from the scene.

Berlin to require face masks at demonstrations

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 15:31:12 +0200

Protesters at demonstrations in Berlin with more than 100 participants will now be required to wear a mask, the state senate decided on Tuesday.

Berlin bans weekend demos against coronavirus measures

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:51:52 +0200

The Berlin government has banned demonstrations against government coronavirus rules which were due to be held this weekend, citing health concerns.

This is how likely things are to get violent in Hamburg at the G20

Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:37:22 +0200

The G20 summit of 20 leading world economies begins on Friday in Hamburg. Anti-capitalist demonstrators have already gathered in the city, and not all have peaceful intentions, police warn.

'More cameras than flying stones' at Berlin May Day

Mon, 02 May 2016 12:06:37 +0200

Berlin is a traditional hot spot of trouble during Labour Day demonstrations on May 1st. But the situation remained relatively calm this year with only a short outbreak of violence from the far left.

Right-wing marchers brutally beaten after WW2 memorial

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:29:10 +0100

A group of ten far right demonstrators were brutally attacked on their way back from a protest on Saturday, with one rushed to hospital for a life-saving operation.

Germany urges inquiry into Egypt killings

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:37:00 +0200

Germany called for an independent inquiry into the killing of 42 loyalists of Egypt's ousted president Monday, saying it feared political violence in the country could continue to spiral.

Historians dispute key facts in Köhler's Leipzig speech

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:36:00 +0200

German President Horst Köhler may have made embarrassing factual errors in his speech on Friday celebrating the October 9, 1989 demonstration in Leipzig, his office has admitted.

Restlessly civil in Germany

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:23:00 +0200

The economy is tanking, people are losing their jobs, but is Germany really on the brink of widespread civil unrest? The Local’s Marc Young explains why you won’t see riots in central Berlin or Munich this summer.

Border checks resume for NATO summit

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:29:00 +0100

Anyone crossing into Germany or France beginning on Friday should not forget their passport. Border controls have been reinstated ahead of next week's NATO summit.

Attack sparks fear of rising neo-Nazi violence

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:44:00 +0100

A vicious attack at a motorway rest stop after a huge neo-Nazi march in Dresden last weekend has sparked alarm across Germany. As David Wroe reports, some believe the country’s far-right scene is undergoing a dangerous transformation.

Five injured in neo-Nazi attack near Dresden

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:38:00 +0100

Five people were injured on Saturday evening when a group of neo-Nazis attacked two buses full of left-wing activists at a motorway rest stop after more than 10,000 people protested a massive far-right demonstration in Dresden.

Violence mars Hamburg and Leipzig New Year’s celebrations

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:32:00 +0100

New Year’s celebrations in several German cities were marred by violent skirmishes with the police – but a million people gathered peacefully to ring in 2009 at the country’s largest Silvester party in Berlin.