Protest in Berlin: Supporters of Palestine Cannot Be Deported

In Germany, a protest was held against the attempted deportation of four individuals linked to demonstrations in support of Palestine. In the German capital of Berlin, over 100 protesters gathered on Stresemannstrasse near the Berlin State Parliament to protest the decision to deport four Palestinian activists, three of whom are citizens of European Union member states. The demonstrators carried banners with slogans such as “Berlin cannot deport them”, “Deportation without due process?”, “Where are the Nazis in Poland?” and “Germany does not need AfD, fascists are already in power”, alongside Palestinian flags. These individuals had participated in demonstrations at the university. The protest saw slogans against the governments of Germany and Israel, emphasizing that the planned deportation of the four supporters of Palestine is unlawful and that freedom of expression should be upheld. The Berlin State Ministry of the Interior had announced that the Immigration Department decided to terminate the residence permits of the four foreign individuals in connection with the events at the Berlin Free University in October 2024, citing public order concerns in March 2025. The Intercept website reported that the four activists who had participated in demonstrations supporting Palestine in Berlin were required to leave the country by April 21, and if they did not comply, they would be forcefully deported. The decision to deport them was allegedly influenced by political pressure, accusing them of creating a “threat to public order” due to damaging property, obstructing the arrest of another activist, calling police “fascists”, participating in protest actions at the university, and chanting prohibited slogans. The lawyer for these individuals, Alexander Gorski, had stated that he filed a lawsuit against the deportation order for his clients.