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"I feel really alone and if somebody with the status of an elected official can’t be protected then how must others feel?” said Omar. Official data shows a significant, smaller increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Britain and is patchy for the other two countries. "The vast majority of Muslims do not file a complaint when they are victims of such acts. A spokesperson for France's national police acknowledged data on anti-Muslim incidents was "incomplete", and relied on victims filing a complaint. For some Muslims in Germany, which has welcomed about a million Syrians and just under 400,000 Afghans in recent years, rising hostility came as a surprise.

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But supporters of the Palestinians say they feel blocked from publicly expressing support or concern for people in the Hamas-controlled enclave of Gaza without risking arrest, their jobs or immigration status. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin clamped a nationwide ban on pro-Palestinian protests last week, citing the risk of public disorder. In Germany, Berlin police have approved two requests for pro-Palestine protests since the initial Hamas attacks, a police spokesperson said. Even before the Hamas attack on Israel, Germany was restricting pro-Palestinian demonstrations, with Berlin authorities banning several on public safety grounds. On Wednesday, in response to an appeal against Darmanin's instructions, a court said local authorities should ban protests on a case by case basis.

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Berlin CNN —German security services are investigating after two Molotov cocktails were thrown in the direction of a synagogue in Berlin during the early hours of Wednesday. Posting on X, Berlin police said the incident took place around 3.45am local time (9.45pET) at the synagogue on the Brunnenstraße street in Berlin’s central district of Mitte. Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who rode an e-scooter along the street and threw it away before running towards the synagogue. Germany’s state level security agency, the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution, is investigating the incident, according to police. Police stand outside the complex following a pre-dawn attack on October 18, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

Persons: Markus Schreiber, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, Maja Hitij, Élisabeth Borne Organizations: Berlin CNN, Police, State Office, “, London’s Metropolitan Police Locations: Berlin, Berlin’s, Mitte, Israel, Germany, France, London’s, ”, French

At least 1,055 people have died in Gaza, with some 5,184 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. New York City's Empire State Building, illuminated in the colors of the flag of Israel on October 7. “This was the largest number of Jewish victims in an attack in one day since the Holocaust,” he said. “Not during the Yom Kippur War, not in the war of independence did we see civilians killed like this. Fighting regularly takes place between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

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CNN —The UK, France, and Germany have all pledged to step up security measures amid fears of attacks against members of the Jewish community after videos emerged of people apparently celebrating deadly attacks launched by Hamas militants. The surprise attacks saw gunmen cross the border from Gaza into Israel under the cover of rocket fire, seizing hostages and leaving more than 600 people dead. Israel is still fighting the militants and has been pounding targets in Gaza in response. Social media footage shows people waving Palestinian flags in the streets of Berlin and London following the violence. “We remain on duty tonight with increased forces to protect Jewish and Israeli institutions and prevent anti-Israel crimes in the city area.

Persons: Fabian Sommer, Suella Braverman, ” Braverman, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, “, Élisabeth Borne, Borne Organizations: CNN, Hamas, London’s Metropolitan Police, Twitter, ” Police, Getty, Community Security Trust, BFMTV Locations: France, Germany, Gaza, Israel, Berlin, London, Ryckestrasse, Britain, ”, French

☆ Berlin's Brandenburg Gate spray-painted by climate activists
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] People walk in front of the Brandenburg Gate after Last Generation ("Letzte Generation") climate activists threw paint on the columns of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, September 17, 2023. REUTERS/Swantje Stein Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Climate activists sprayed orange and yellow paint on the columns of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Sunday to push demands for a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030. "Members of the so-called 'Last Generation' sprayed the columns on the east side of the Brandenburg Gate with orange paint from fire extinguishers during the morning," Berlin police said on X, formerly known as Twitter. It added that police officers noticed a hydraulic lift was being operated at the gate and they kept the protesters from scaling the landmark building. Germany aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2045, but it missed annual targets for the last two years.

Persons: Swantje Stein, Ludwig Burger, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Brandenburg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

CNN —Russian dissident journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has revealed how she was traveling to Berlin by train last autumn when she was abruptly taken ill, in a case that has led German authorities to investigate a suspected poisoning attempt. Kostyuchenko was living in exile at the time in the German capital after being warned of Russian plans to assassinate her. In March 2022, she said she was tipped off by a source in Ukrainian military reconnaissance about Russian plans to assassinate her. Kostyuchenko eventually fled to Germany, where she rented an apartment in Berlin and began working for Meduza on September 29. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny also fell ill on a flight from the Siberian city of Tomsk to Moscow in 2020.

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France has used an anti-terrorism unit to question some climate activists, the police confirmed to Reuters. Britain’s National Police Chiefs’ Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment and its interior ministry did not comment. Germany does not have a national policy targeting climate activists, who the government considers mainly non-extremist, a spokesperson for the country’s interior ministry said. "Climate protesters can perhaps be locked away, but the climate catastrophe will come anyway," Lachner said after being convicted in Berlin in July for glueing incidents last year and fined 2,700 euros. In the January newspaper interview, the local office of the interior ministry confirmed both devices had been installed.

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☆ Mexican woman's body found in Berlin canal, autopsy planned
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A general view shows the skyline of Potsdamer Platz square and the Leipziger Strasse street in Berlin, Germany, November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File photoFRANKFURT, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Police in Berlin said on Sunday that an autopsy would be the next step in clarifying the circumstances of the death of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared at the end of July and whose body was found on Saturday. The cause of the death will be clarified in the course of an autopsy," a police spokesperson said. The case has drawn attention in Mexico, including President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador saying earlier in the week that he would ask the German president to bolster the search for Sanchez. A few days after the woman's disappearance, Berlin police said in a statement that there were "indications" that the woman was "in an exceptional psychological situation."

Persons: Fabrizio Bensch, Maria Fernanda Sanchez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sanchez, María Fernanda, Vera Eckert, Adriana Barrera, Grant McCool Organizations: REUTERS, Police, Interpol, Mexican Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: Potsdamer, Berlin, Germany, FRANKFURT, Adlershof, Mexico, Mexican

☆ Missing Mexican woman Maria Fernanda Sanchez found dead in Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Police in Germany, reported on Saturday that they found the body of a 24-year-old Mexican woman who disappeared in Berlin at the end of July and whose case has caused garnered widespread attention in Mexico. Authorities said the body of Maria Fernanda Sanchez, for whom Interpol had issued a yellow search notice, was found floating in a canal by a person walking along a bridge in Berlin's Adlershof neighborhood. The Mexican Foreign Ministry communicated on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that German authorities reported the discovery of a deceased woman that fit Sanchez's description. Earlier in the week, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would ask the German president to bolster the search for Sanchez, who, according to local media, was a masters student in Germany. Reporting by Stefanie Eschenbacher and Adriana Barrera; Writing by Alexander Villegas; Editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Maria Fernanda Sanchez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sanchez, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Adriana Barrera, Alexander Villegas, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Police, Authorities, Interpol, Mexican Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Germany, Berlin, Mexico, Berlin's Adlershof

☆ Police hunt for escaped lion on southern edge of Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, July 20 (Reuters) - Police have warned the public to stay indoors on the south-western edge of Berlin while they search for a wild animal in the area believed to be an escaped lion. "We are currently working on the assumption that the animal is a lioness," the spokesperson told Reuters via telephone. The search area currently covers the Brandenburg municipalities of Kleinmachnow and Stahnsdorf. Earlier Thursday, Berlin police had tweeted that the area on high alert included the capital's southern edge. Asked where the wild animal may have come from, the police spokesperson said it was not clear.

Persons: Rachel More, Friederike Heine, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Police, Berlin, Thomson Locations: BERLIN, Berlin, Brandenburg, Kleinmachnow

CNN —Berlin police warned residents in parts of the capital to stay indoors as a wild animal, believed to be a lioness, is on the loose in the southwestern part of the German capital Thursday morning. “Please avoid leaving the house due to an escaped wild animal in the Kleinmachnow, Teltow & Stahnsdorf (PM) area and also bring your pets into the house. Our colleagues are on site and checking the situation,” local police said Thursday morning on Twitter. Police said that the wild animal has not been found yet and urged people to call emergency services if they spot it, according to their latest update posted at 6 a.m. local time.

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☆ Ravers dance through Berlin heat at techno parade
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Revellers attend the 'Rave The Planet' techno parade near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, July 8, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN, July 8 (Reuters) - Ravers gathered in Berlin on Saturday for the annual "Rave The Planet" techno music-themed street parade, with up to 300,000 attendees expected over the course of the afternoon. Police gave the go-ahead for the street parade on Saturday morning, after organisers had cautioned it may be cancelled due to concerns over security and sanitation. "The town centre belongs to the ravers today," Berlin police tweeted, confirming the event could take place. Around 200 DJs were due to play on 25 floats at the event, seen as the successor to the Love Parade founded in 1989 which was halted in 2010 after a stampede killed 21 and injured 500.

Persons: Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN, Ravers, Tanya Wood, Fabrizio Bensch, Victoria Waldersee, Ros Russell Organizations: REUTERS, Police, Love, Thomson Locations: Brandenburg, Berlin, Germany, Berlin's

☆ US calls Roger Waters performance in Berlin 'deeply offensive to Jewish people'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters performs during his This Is Not a Drill tour at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 27, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday weighed in on a controversy over a performance by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, denouncing the show in Berlin as "deeply offensive to Jewish people" and accusing Waters of having a record of using antisemitic tropes. Berlin police said they were investigating Waters on suspicion of "incitement of the people." loadingIn comments sent by email and not attributed to a named official, the State Department stood by Lipstadt's comment, and said Waters' Berlin concert "contained imagery that is deeply offensive to Jewish people and minimized the Holocaust." "The artist in question has a long track record of using antisemitic tropes to denigrate Jewish people," the department added.

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☆ Fact Check-Inflatable pig at Roger Waters show 10 years ago featured Star of David
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

However, one Facebook user uploaded the image (here) alongside the caption: “So apparently, THIS is what was on hand at Roger Waters' Berlin concert last night. News outlets have also included the picture in reports about one of Waters’ 2023 Berlin shows (here, archived: here) (here, archived: here). The Pink Floyd co-founder did not mention the use of a Star of David in his statement about the Berlin concerts (here). A black inflatable pig with a Star of David featured at Roger Waters’ concerts at least 10 years ago. It did not appear at Waters’ 2023 Berlin shows.

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☆ German police investigate possible poisoning of two Russian exiles
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - German police said they are investigating the possible poisoning of two Russian exiles who attended a conference in Berlin at the end of April, organised by Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Berlin police told Reuters "a file had been opened" after German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing Russian investigative media group Agentstvo, said two women reported symptoms that suggested possible poisoning. Police gave no further details. Reporting by Maria Martinez Editing by Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ After New Year's Eve violence, German police union calls for action
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Germany’s biggest police union called Tuesday for concerted action to prevent a repeat of the violent excesses seen in Berlin and other cities during the New Year’s celebrations, in which officers, firefighters and medical personnel were attacked with fireworks. Police in the capital recorded dozens of attacks and said 41 officers were injured. Online videos showing people firing rockets and throwing firecrackers at police cars and rescue vehicles drew widespread condemnation from German authorities. Some conservative and far-right politicians have noted that some of the attacks took place in areas of Berlin with large immigrant communities. Experts say the absence of such a ban may have contributed to the scale of violence and large number of fireworks injuries — including at least one death — seen this year.

☆ World's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium bursts in Berlin
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Emergency services work on a street outside a hotel after a leak of the AquaDom aquarium in central Berlin near Alexanderplatz, with water poured out onto the street, in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Michele TantussiBERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - An aquarium in Berlin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early on Friday, prompting around 100 emergency responders to rush to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex, emergency services said. "In addition to the unbelievable maritime damage... two people were injured by glass splinters," Berlin police said on Twitter. It was the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium at 14 metres (46 ft) in height, according to the website of the DomAquaree complex, which houses a Radisson hotel, a museum, shops and restaurants. Writing by Rachel More and Maria Sheahan, editing by Kirsti Knolle and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Berlin airport reopens runways after climate protest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A climate activist glues herself to a runway at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) during a protest, in Berlin, Germany November 24, 2022, in this still image obtained from a handout video. The activists from the Last Generation environmental group called on the public to stop travelling by air and on the government to stop subsidising it. The protest, the latest by climate activists in Germany, also urged the government to expand cheap train travel offers. A spokesperson for the airport said the activists had entered the airport from two points in the north and south, and police had detained them. Flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed some aircraft that were originally heading to the airport changed their route.

☆ Germany's Habeck: climate protests that endanger people are wrong
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has condemned protests that endanger people after a demonstration by two climate activists on a Berlin motorway slowed emergency services' response to a traffic accident, after which a cyclist subsequently died. The activists are accused of obstructing persons rendering assistance, a police spokesperson said this week. "The death of the cyclist is shocking, the circumstances must be clarified in detail," Habeck, minister for the economy and climate action, told Funke media group. "Regardless of the clarification, the following must apply: Forms of protest that endanger people are wrong ... climate protection is about protecting life and liberty," added Habeck, of the ecologist Greens. "Those who risk the health and lives of others with their protests forfeit all legitimacy and also damage the climate movement itself," he said.

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