A rally in front aof the embassy of Russia was held to remind of the people whicht try to survive in the besieged and heavily bombed Ghouta in Syria. Ghouta is under attack by forces of the regime and Russia. The activists also remind of the people in northern Syrian-Kurdish Afrin (Efrin) which is attacked by Turkey.

The chief of the Green Party, Robert Habeck, held a speech. Also a MP of the Left Party and Syrian activists.

Later the participants marched to the Turkish embassy.

Here you can find more pictures from this protest and activities by Syrians in Berlin in the past until 2011: Flickr Album "Solidarity with Syria".

About 200 rallied in front of the embassy of Turkey in Berlin to free detained journalist Deniz Yücel. Yücel who is a German and also a Turkish citizen was arrested in Turkey two weeks ago for charges of supporting terrorism. He is the correspondent in Turkey for the German newspaper "Die Welt". In articles he critized president recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government. He was short timed arrested for critical questions to a local governor.

Among the attending crowd were politicians from the Green Party, die Left Party and Pirate Party. Also a lot of journalists joined the protest.

The protest was organized by MP Öczan Mutlu (Greens).

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Rally and march in Berlin to save Ghouta and Afrin

Protest to free journalist Deniz Yücel at Turkish embassy in Berlin