Rally in Berlin: 10th anniversary of the revolution in Syria

March 14, 2021

Around 150 people take part in a rally in Berlin in front of the Reichstag building to mark the 10th anniversary of the revolution in Syria. The participants, including many refugees, demand freedom for the people of Syria and an end to the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad.

On March 15, 2011, peaceful demonstrations began in Syria against the regime and for democracy and freedom. The activists demand an end to violence and the brutal regime of al-Assad in Syria. The regime responded with brutal force and tried to put down the protests. Not least with the help of its closest allies Russia and Iran, as well as Iranian-controlled militias, hundreds of thousands of Syrians died in the regime's attempt to stay in power. Millions of Syrians were forced to flee.

Berlin: For self-determination of people in need of care and against IPReG

June 30, 2020

Several dozen people, including many ventilated patients, gathered in Berlin to protest against the Intensive Care and Rehabilitation Strengthening Act (IPReG) passed by the governing coalition.

Those affected accused Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) of wanting to force back nursing staff working in this field into hospitals and homes. This would be to the detriment in particular of patients requiring artificial respiration, who would lose a large part of their self-determined lives if they were forced to live in a home.

In the meantime, politicians from Bündnis90/Die Grünen, the Left Party and the F.D.P. have also spoken out against corresponding regulations in the draft law. On the part of the SPD, there are appeasements and consolations.

During the rally, more than 200,000 signatures against the draft law, which were collected on the change.org platform under the motto "No home obligation for people in need of care", were handed over to members of the Bundestag.

Affected persons in need of care pointed out their precarious situation in speeches.

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.

Protest in Berlin for the reception of underage refugees

February 8, 2020

Several hundred people take part in a rally in front of the Foreign Office in Berlin, followed by a demonstration to the Bundestag for the reception of under-age refugees. The protest was organized by the alliance "Seebrücke Berlin" under the motto "We have room!

The opening rally was joined by several hundred people who protested in a rally against the election of the Thuringian Minister President Kemmerisch (FDP) with the help of the right-wing radical AfD.

The background is that thousands of refugees are stranded in Greek refugee camps, where they live under deeply inhumane conditions. About one third of the people there are minors.

Syrians protest in front of Russian embassy in Berlin against attacks on Idlib, Syria

January 18, 2020

Several dozen people are taking part in a rally in front of the Russian embassy in Berlinan to protest against the ongoing attacks on Idlib in Syria. They demand the withdrawal of all foreign troops, namely those of Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and Turkey.

At the same time, while thousands are protesting in Berlin for better agriculture, signs here point to the important role played by farmers during the Syrian revolution.

Russia flies attacks on the rebel-held province together with the air force of the regime of Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad. When a demonstration for the rights of Muslims in India passes the rally, common calls for freedom are raised.

According to estimates, there are up to three million people in the region, who are largely defenceless against attacks by the regime and its allies. Among them are many members of the opposition who were previously displaced from other parts of the country by the regime to Idlib. Hundreds of thousands of people are now trying to escape the ongoing bombardment by fleeing.