Thousands at Seebrücke protest in Berlin for open borders

March 7, 2020

Several thousand people took part in a demonstration in Berlin called by the Seebrücke alliance.

The participants demanded open borders and safe escape routes for refugees. They criticized the policy of sealing off the European Union, as well as massive attacks on refugees in Greece by right-wing radicals and the police.

The background is the recent opening of the border in Turkey and the policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans to bring refugees from Turkey to the border with Greece by bus.

There, people are stranded in no man's land after Greece has refused them entry to the EU using force. At the same time, there have been massive attacks by right-wing extremists on fugitives, NGOs and journalists, which the Greek police have not stopped.

Kurds demonstrate in Berlin for the Syrian Rojava

December 7, 2019

Around 150 people took part in a demonstration in Berlin Neukölln and Kreuzberg in solidarity for Rojava and Kurdish self-determination. The participants also opposed the invasion by Turkey of the self-governing region in northern Syria.

Kurds demonstrate in Berlin against Turkish invasion of Rojava, Syria

November 2, 2019

Around 3,000 people, mainly Kurds and members of left-wing groups, demonstrated in Berlin against the invasion of Turkish troops into the Rojava region in north-eastern Syria.

In the meantime, the demonstration was stopped after a YPG flag was held over a block of left-wing groups. After this flag was removed, the demonstration continued. Now and then smoke candles were used by the demonstration. There were no further incidents.

The self-governing region is defended by the Kurdish self-defense units YPG and YPJ. Hundreds of people are said to have lost their lives in the fighting in the last few days. Over 100,000 people are on the run.

Both Turkey and the former allies of the YPG/YPJ were criticized in speeches.

Turkey sees the YPG/YPJ as an offshoot of the Kurdish Workers' Party PKK and therefore classifies them as terrorists. However, the Kurdish units have been the closest ally of the West in recent years, especially of the USA in the fight against Daesh (IS). By the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw his own troops from the Kurdish territories, he opened up the possibility of Turkey's invasion.

Protest in Berlin against the invasion of Turkey in Rojava, Syria

October 26, 2019

Around 1000 people, mostly Kurds, but also members of left-wing groups, take part in a demonstration in Berlin against the invasion of Turkey in the north-eastern Syrian region of Rojava.

The self-governing region is defended by the Kurdish self-defence units YPG and YPJ. Hundreds of people are said to have lost their lives in the fighting in the last few days. Over 100,000 people are on the run.

Both Turkey and the former allies of the YPG/YPJ are criticized in speeches.

Turkey sees the YPG/YPJ as an offshoot of the Kurdish Workers' Party PKK and therefore sees them as terrorists. Meanwhile the Kurdish units have been the closest ally of the West in recent years, especially of the USA in the fight against Daesh (IS). By the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw his own troops from the Kurdish territories, he opened up the possibility of Turkey's invasion.

Kurds demonstrate in Berlin against Turkish invasion of Rojava, Syria

October 19, 2019

Several thousand people took part in a demonstration in Berlin that Kurdish groups had called for.

The participants protest against Turkey's military invasion of the Rojava region in north-eastern Syria. The self-governing region is defended by the Kurdish self-defence units YPG and YPJ. Hundreds of people are said to have lost their lives in the fighting in the last few days. Over 100,000 people are on the run.

Both Turkey and the former allies of the YPG/YPJ are criticized in speeches. Furthermore, the role of the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan for the region is emphasized.

Turkey sees the YPG/YPJ as an offshoot of the Kurdish Workers' Party PKK and therefore sees them as terrorists. Meanwhile the Kurdish units have been the closest ally of the West in recent years, especially of the USA in the fight against Daesh (IS). By the decision of US President Donald Trump to withdraw his own troops from the Kurdish territories, he opened up the possibility of Turkey's invasion.