Germany Tactical: Protest march denouncing annual business forum slated from Rotes Rathaus to Axel-Springer-Strasse from 16:30 (local time) on January 27; maintain heightened vigilance

Jan 2025

12:47 UTC

A protest march denouncing a prominent annual business forum will take place from Rotes Rathaus, or City Hall, at 16:30 (local time) on January 27. Following the initial gathering, protesters will proceed to the forum’s event venue on Axel-Springer-Strasse for a rally at 17:00. However, the exact route of the march is not yet confirmed.
The protest is being organized to denounce the business forum, which multiple high-profile German politicians and business executives are slated to attend, including Alice Weidel, Frederick Merz, and Elon Musk.
The protest is organized by multiple activist groups, including climate groups Letze Generation (LG) and Extinction Rebellion (XR), and supported by additional protest groups.

Based on precedent, the demonstration is expected to see a turnout ranging from the low to mid-thousands.
Given the heightened sentiments over the protest issue and the involvement of left-wing and climate activists, the protest carries a heightened potential for unrest, especially if it attracts counter-protests by far-right actors. The risk of unrest is further heightened given that activists are liable to harass or attempt to block event attendees from entering the venue. Additionally, climate activists are liable to deploy disruptive protest tactics, including road blockades, prompting police responses. Given precedent, incidents of unrest are likely to manifest in the form of localized clashes between protesters, potential counter-protesters, and police personnel.
As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed along the protest route and in the vicinity of Axel-Springer-Strasse to monitor proceedings. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to use forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Significant disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement can be anticipated along the protest route during the afternoon hours.

Those operating or residing in Berlin on January 27 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of the aforementioned protest route due to the heightened potential for unrest.
Allot for associated disruptions to travel along the protest route during the afternoon hours.

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Berlin, Germany

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A protest march denouncing a prominent annual business forum will take place from Rotes Rathaus, or City Hall, at 16:30 (local time) on January 27. Following the initial gathering, protesters will proceed to the forum’s event venue on Axel-Springer-Strasse for a rally at 17:00. However, the exact route of the march is not yet confirmed.
The protest is being organized to denounce the business forum, which multiple high-profile German politicians and business executives are slated to attend, including Alice Weidel, Frederick Merz, and Elon Musk.
The protest is organized by multiple activist groups, including climate groups Letze Generation (LG) and Extinction Rebellion (XR), and supported by additional protest groups.

Based on precedent, the demonstration is expected to see a turnout ranging from the low to mid-thousands.
Given the heightened sentiments over the protest issue and the involvement of left-wing and climate activists, the protest carries a heightened potential for unrest, especially if it attracts counter-protests by far-right actors. The risk of unrest is further heightened given that activists are liable to harass or attempt to block event attendees from entering the venue. Additionally, climate activists are liable to deploy disruptive protest tactics, including road blockades, prompting police responses. Given precedent, incidents of unrest are likely to manifest in the form of localized clashes between protesters, potential counter-protesters, and police personnel.
As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed along the protest route and in the vicinity of Axel-Springer-Strasse to monitor proceedings. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to use forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Significant disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement can be anticipated along the protest route during the afternoon hours.

Those operating or residing in Berlin on January 27 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of the aforementioned protest route due to the heightened potential for unrest.
Allot for associated disruptions to travel along the protest route during the afternoon hours.

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Berlin, Germany

Medium

Credible

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