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The social democratic choir "Lieder freunde" held a rally in front of the embassy of Turkey in Berlin to free the journalist Deniz Yücel who is detained in Turkey for his journalis work.
Among the participants is also Turkish journalist Can Dündar who had chosen Germany for his exile.
Hundreds participate a march in Berlin against murder of queer people in Chechnya. Allegedly upt to 100 persons were killed by or with the knowledge of state authorities in the partial republic of Russia.
The march leads from the German Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Embassy of Russia. Among the speakers was Volker Beck, MP (Green Party).
After the Regime of Bashar al-Assad again attacked civilians with chemical weapons a rally took place in front of the embassy of Russia in Berlin. Russia is beside Iran the closest ally of al-Assad. About 86 People died from the chemical attack in Khan Sheikhun, hundreds were injured.
The activists condemned the ongoing war crimes by the regime and urged Russia to stop al-Assad from killing the Syrian People.
Afghans and supporters rally in Berlin in front of the Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) against deportations of asylum seekers to Afghanistan.
About 6,500 people gathered the seventh pulse of Europe rally in Berlin. The pro-European movement in the EU is opposed to nationalism, right-wing populism and stands for open borders. The upcoming Brexit was heavily criticized. The rally took place one day after the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
A symbolic border barrier was sawn through.
The speakers recalled where nationalism and far right-wing Europe had led Europe in the 20th century with the Second World War and Auschwitz. Photographer Wolfgang Tillmans presented his poster campaign and Lea Rosh (who fought for the Holocaust memorial in Berlin) talked about the fate of her father in the Second World War. Other speakers recalled the bombings on Berlin or talked about their relations across the European frontiers.
