Protests at the FU Berlin: Free Palestine on campus!

Protests at the FU Berlin: Free Palestine on campus!

Today, around 30 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in front of the Otto-Suhr Institute of the Free University in Berlin-Dahlem. According to a police spokesman, the demonstrators kept transparent and called according to the motto "Free Palestine". The police were on site, but has so far been unable to find any evidence that demonstrators entered the institute. The Free University confirmed the peaceful protest campaign and maintains discussions with the protesters about possible further activities, including the provision of a room for a general assembly, which is to take place at 11 a.m. href = "https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/biebtration/11/fu-demonstration-berlin-palaestinensisch-polpolem.html"> rbb24 .

historical dimensions and conflicts

The Otto-Suhr Institute has been active in political education and research since its foundation in 1959. The institute has been a place of political commitment from the early disputes about the structure of the university to current protests that have repeatedly occurred over the past few years. In 2008 hooded groups with axes and sticks entered the university's presidium, which led to considerable damage and injuries. FU President Günter Ziegler then described the incident as a massive attack on the university. In recent years there have been repeated incidents in which participants of protest campaigns occupied spaces of the university, which often also resulted in police operations. In May, the police initiated criminal proceedings against 80 people who were involved in a protest, such as polsoz.fu-berlin.de reported.