Germany Tactical: Protest denouncing police violence slated outside Landgericht in Berlin at 11:00 (local time) on January 23; maintain heightened vigilance

Jan 2025

6:29 UTC

Reports indicate that activists associated with the civil society group ‘Kampagne fur Opfer rassistischer Polizeigewalt (KOP)’ will hold a protest in Berlin on January 23.
Protesters will gather outside the Landgericht Berlin, located at Tegeler Weg 17-21, at 11:00 (local time).
The protest is being held in solidarity with Zefanias M, who was allegedly physically assaulted by a police officer at the Hermannstrasse train station in Berlin in 2019.

Based on the mobilizational capabilities of the organizing group, the protest is likely to attract a turnout in the low hundreds.
Given heightened sentiments associated with the protest issue, the protest carries a latent potential for unrest. Incidents of unrest are likely to manifest in the form of localized scuffles between protesters and the police.
As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of Landgericht Berlin as a precautionary measure. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to respond with forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement are anticipated in the vicinity of the protest location during the morning hours.

Those operating or residing in Berlin on January 23 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of Landgericht Berlin due to the latent potential for unrest at the slated protest.
Allot for associated travel-related disruptions in the vicinity of the protest location during the morning hours.

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Berlin, Germany

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Reports indicate that activists associated with the civil society group ‘Kampagne fur Opfer rassistischer Polizeigewalt (KOP)’ will hold a protest in Berlin on January 23.
Protesters will gather outside the Landgericht Berlin, located at Tegeler Weg 17-21, at 11:00 (local time).
The protest is being held in solidarity with Zefanias M, who was allegedly physically assaulted by a police officer at the Hermannstrasse train station in Berlin in 2019.

Based on the mobilizational capabilities of the organizing group, the protest is likely to attract a turnout in the low hundreds.
Given heightened sentiments associated with the protest issue, the protest carries a latent potential for unrest. Incidents of unrest are likely to manifest in the form of localized scuffles between protesters and the police.
As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of Landgericht Berlin as a precautionary measure. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to respond with forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement are anticipated in the vicinity of the protest location during the morning hours.

Those operating or residing in Berlin on January 23 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of Landgericht Berlin due to the latent potential for unrest at the slated protest.
Allot for associated travel-related disruptions in the vicinity of the protest location during the morning hours.