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 Sixty police officers were injured in riots that erupted Wednesday at one of Berlin's last squats ahead of disputed fire protection checks on the building. https://www.thelocal.de/20210617/dozens-of-police-injured-at-riot-at-berlins-last-hold-out-squat Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:31:39 +0200 dozens-of-police-injured-at-riot-at-berlins-last-hold-out-squat The final Zug Der Liebe (Love Train) Festival wound its way though the streets of Berlin on Sunday afternoon. As the day went on however the festival failed to live up to its name, with some revellers turning their attention on police - and each other. https://www.thelocal.de/20180827/berlins-final-zug-der-liebe-soured-by-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-stabbings-and-firework-attacks Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:31:40 +0200 berlins-final-zug-der-liebe-soured-by-allegations-of-sexual-harassment-stabbings-and-firework-attacks Seventeen people were injured in a riot at a refugee shelter in central Germany over a torn Koran, police said on Thursday, in fresh tensions as the country braces to host 800,000 asylum seekers this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20150821/several-hurt-in-asylum-home-riot Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:03:04 +0200 several-hurt-in-asylum-home-riot Police and cleaning squads ushered a battered Berlin street back to normal life on Monday after a weekend rampage by left-wing radicals injured more than two dozen people. Police arrested 24 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20140616/berlin-street-erupts-anew-over-rent-hikes Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:55:00 +0200 berlin-street-erupts-anew-over-rent-hikes UPDATE: Police and far-left demonstrators clashed in Berlin and Hamburg on Thursday in the annual May 1st marches. In the capital 68 people were arrested and 61 police officers injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20140502/police-and-protesters-clash-in-may-1st-demos-in-berlin-and-hamburg Fri, 02 May 2014 10:23:00 +0200 police-and-protesters-clash-in-may-1st-demos-in-berlin-and-hamburg Police chiefs in central Germany are red-faced after splashing out €900,000 on a water cannon which was damaged by eggs and tennis balls. https://www.thelocal.de/20140422/900000-police-water-cannon-damaged-by-eggs Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:02:00 +0200 900000-police-water-cannon-damaged-by-eggs A toilet brush has become the unlikely symbol of ongoing protests in Hamburg as the city was hit with another night of violence on Wednesday. It comes as the US embassy issued a travel warning to its citizens. https://www.thelocal.de/20140109/toilet-brush-becomes-symbol-of-hamburg-protests Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:09:00 +0100 toilet-brush-becomes-symbol-of-hamburg-protests Hundreds of police officers and protesters were injured in the worst riots Hamburg has seen for years over the weekend in a mass demonstration over gentrification. https://www.thelocal.de/20131223/hundreds-injured-in-hamburg-riots Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:33:00 +0100 hundreds-injured-in-hamburg-riots Thousands of people gathered in Rostock over the weekend to mark the 20th anniversary of what is viewed as the worst attack against foreigners the country has seen since the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20120826/44577 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:37:00 +0200 44577 Left-wing extremists erected a street barricade in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg on New Year's Eve, while around 180 others gathered around a police remand centre and smashed its gate. https://www.thelocal.de/20100101/24297 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:37:00 +0100 24297 Riots broke out in Hamburg again on Saturday night, after an all-day street festival had been held peacefully in the Schanzenviertel district. https://www.thelocal.de/20090913/21891 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:59:00 +0200 21891 An initially peaceful demonstration against neo-Nazis in Hamburg turned into a riot on Friday night, as police use water cannons and tear gas to regain control. One officer even fired warning shots as his car was attacked with stones. https://www.thelocal.de/20090912/21877 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:05:00 +0200 21877 Arrests were made in Berlin and Hamburg on Thursday night, as party-goers, rioters and political demonstrators clashed with police ahead of May 1 marches. https://www.thelocal.de/20090501/19005 Fri, 01 May 2009 13:28:00 +0200 19005