The Local Germany 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 Dozens of police injured during riots at Berlin's last hold-out squat 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 Hundreds riot in Berlin against squat evictions Hundreds of people rioted in central Berlin late Friday to protest evictions from one of the few remaining squats, a symbol of the German capital's free-spirited ideals. https://www.thelocal.de/20201010/hundreds-riot-in-berlin-against-squat-evictions Sat, 10 Oct 2020 12:13:54 +0200 hundreds-riot-in-berlin-against-squat-evictions Why anarchist Silvio Meier is mourned 25 years after his murder by neo-Nazis In the chaotic years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, utopian left-wingers occupied empty buildings in Berlin’s east, while neo-Nazis were ever more visible on the streets. On November 21st 1992, that charged atmosphere had tragic consequences. https://www.thelocal.de/20171121/why-anarchist-silvio-meier-is-still-mourned-25-years-after-his-murder-by-neo-nazis Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:25:07 +0100 why-anarchist-silvio-meier-is-still-mourned-25-years-after-his-murder-by-neo-nazis Berlin's hold-out squat fires up gentrification battle Branded a hotbed of lawless left-wing extremists after street clashes in July left over 100 police injured, one of Berlin's last squats has become the symbol of a raging battle over gentrification. https://www.thelocal.de/20160914/berlins-hold-out-squat-fires-up-gentrification-battle Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:42:10 +0200 berlins-hold-out-squat-fires-up-gentrification-battle