https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed About 200,000 people joined a demonstration against the Iranian government in Munich on Saturday, police said, as world leaders gathered nearby for a security conference. https://www.thelocal.de/20260214/200000-join-iran-demonstration-in-munich Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:55:55 +0100 200000-join-iran-demonstration-in-munich Germany’s political freedom rating has been downgraded twice in three years, according to a recent global assessment. An expert explains how certain protest movements have been targeted, and what it means for the country's civic spaces. https://www.thelocal.de/20251217/chilling-effect-how-civic-freedoms-are-under-threat-in-germany Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:20:32 +0100 chilling-effect-how-civic-freedoms-are-under-threat-in-germany The far-right Alternative for Germany faces condemnation from business and political leaders, following a weekend of widespread protests around the party's conference to establish a new youth organisation. https://www.thelocal.de/20251201/widespread-pushback-to-alternative-for-germany-as-party-calls-for-more-remigration Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:50:12 +0100 widespread-pushback-to-alternative-for-germany-as-party-calls-for-more-remigration About 30 people walked out during an awards ceremony on Wednesday when Chancellor Friedrich Merz stood up to deliver a speech. The silent protest was a striking moment at an event meant to celebrate social cohesion in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20251120/students-walk-out-on-german-chancellors-speech-on-integration Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:52:58 +0100 students-walk-out-on-german-chancellors-speech-on-integration Pro-Palestinian activists climbed atop Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate and unfurled a large banner on Thursday before police arrested them. https://www.thelocal.de/20251113/pro-palestinian-activists-use-lift-to-scale-berlins-brandenburg-gate Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:38:25 +0100 pro-palestinian-activists-use-lift-to-scale-berlins-brandenburg-gate Pro-Palestinian protesters marched in several cities in Europe on Saturday, voicing cautious hope with a dose of scepticism as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its second day. https://www.thelocal.de/20251012/pro-palestinian-rallies-held-across-europe-as-gaza-truce-holds Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:27:54 +0200 pro-palestinian-rallies-held-across-europe-as-gaza-truce-holds Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of the German capital on Saturday to demand that Israel halt its military campaign in Gaza. https://www.thelocal.de/20250928/huge-berlin-protest-urges-end-to-gaza-war Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:42:23 +0200 huge-berlin-protest-urges-end-to-gaza-war Thousands of people gathered in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, demanding an end to "the genocide in Gaza" as well as a halt to arms deliveries to Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20250914/at-least-12000-join-pro-palestinian-rally-in-berlin Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:09:56 +0200 at-least-12000-join-pro-palestinian-rally-in-berlin Hundreds of thousands celebrated Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin under the motto "Never silent again" and demonstrated for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. https://www.thelocal.de/20250727/in-pictures-hundreds-of-thousands-march-at-berlin-pride-demonstration Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:21:50 +0200 in-pictures-hundreds-of-thousands-march-at-berlin-pride-demonstration Berlin police on Sunday said they arrested 57 people during a pro-Palestinian demonstration on the fringes of the city's yearly Pride march a day earlier, adding that 17 police officers sustained injuries. https://www.thelocal.de/20250727/police-hurt-and-dozens-arrested-at-berlin-pro-palestinian-demonstration Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:38:00 +0200 police-hurt-and-dozens-arrested-at-berlin-pro-palestinian-demonstration Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in European cities calling for an end to the war in Gaza, hours before President Donald Trump said the US military had attacked three Iranian nuclear sites Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20250622/tens-of-thousands-join-pro-palestinian-marches-across-europe Sun, 22 Jun 2025 11:13:27 +0200 tens-of-thousands-join-pro-palestinian-marches-across-europe Hundreds of people marched through central Berlin on Saturday alongside Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to demand an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.de/20250302/navalnaya-leads-berlin-march-against-ukraine-war Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:04:28 +0100 navalnaya-leads-berlin-march-against-ukraine-war Berlin on Sunday braced for scores of demonstrators to converge on the German capital to protest against the country's conservatives' norm-shattering overtures toward the far right. https://www.thelocal.de/20250202/scores-expected-in-berlin-to-protest-against-far-right Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:02:05 +0100 scores-expected-in-berlin-to-protest-against-far-right The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party set out a radical programme on Saturday at a party congress ahead of next month's snap general election as thousands of protesters took to the streets to voice their opposition to the party. https://www.thelocal.de/20250111/protests-delay-start-of-german-far-right-partys-key-meet Sat, 11 Jan 2025 14:12:52 +0100 protests-delay-start-of-german-far-right-partys-key-meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz again called for a ceasefire Sunday ahead of the first anniversary of the war in Gaza, and warned against rising anti-Semitism in society as people took to the streets in rival demonstrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20241006/germanys-scholz-urges-ceasefire-ahead-of-gaza-war-anniversary Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:27:05 +0200 germanys-scholz-urges-ceasefire-ahead-of-gaza-war-anniversary Thousands of people in Berlin on Thursday demonstrated against Germany's military support for Ukraine as it battles to hold back invading Russian troops. https://www.thelocal.de/20241004/thousands-in-berlin-call-for-end-to-ukraine-war-support Fri, 04 Oct 2024 10:29:21 +0200 thousands-in-berlin-call-for-end-to-ukraine-war-support Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany Friday to demand greater climate action, organisers said, but turnout for the "Fridays for Future" protests was smaller than in past years. https://www.thelocal.de/20240921/tens-of-thousands-rally-for-climate-action-in-germany Sat, 21 Sep 2024 16:41:21 +0200 tens-of-thousands-rally-for-climate-action-in-germany Climate activists from the Last Generation (Letzte Generation) movement demonstrated against climate-damaging air traffic at several airports in Germany on Saturday, although no flight operations were affected.  https://www.thelocal.de/20240810/climate-activists-demonstrate-at-several-german-airports Sat, 10 Aug 2024 21:18:05 +0200 climate-activists-demonstrate-at-several-german-airports Two police officers were hospitalised Saturday after clashes with hooded protesters outside the congress of Germany's far-right AfD, as the party met weeks after its record EU election result. https://www.thelocal.de/20240630/clashes-erupt-as-far-right-afd-states-aim-to-govern-germany Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:32:15 +0200 clashes-erupt-as-far-right-afd-states-aim-to-govern-germany Clashes between hooded demonstrators and police on Saturday marked the start of a party congress of Germany's far-right AfD, weeks after it scored record EU election results despite multiple scandals. https://www.thelocal.de/20240629/clashes-arrests-mark-start-of-german-far-right-afd-congress Sat, 29 Jun 2024 14:21:46 +0200 clashes-arrests-mark-start-of-german-far-right-afd-congress