Overview

• Organizers have scheduled simultaneous 'Marsch für das Leben' demonstrations in Berlin and Cologne on Saturday, with each city expecting around 5,000 participants.
• Berlin police list Washingtonplatz as the starting point with the march set to begin shortly after 14:00 and a closing rally planned around 15:30.
• In Cologne, the march is slated to start at 12:45 on Neumarkt with a concluding rally expected at about 16:45 at the same location.
• Counter-demonstrations have been registered, including roughly 2,000 participants for Berlin’s 'Aktionstag für sexuelle Selbstbestimmung' and about 1,000 for Cologne’s 'Pro Choice' gathering.
• Authorities in both cities prepare large deployments, caution about road and transit disruptions, and cite last year’s stage incursion in Berlin as a factor in enforcement planning; AfD figures have publicly encouraged attendance.