Overview

• On July 17 the Berlin Administrative Court granted an emergency injunction allowing the 'Vereint für Palästina!' protest camp to return to the Federal Chancellery lawn under strict noise restrictions.
• Judges ruled that banning all sound-amplifying devices—such as loudspeakers, drums and megaphones—was sufficient to address previous operational interference.
• Berlin police had relocated the camp to Washingtonplatz on July 14 citing repeated noise complaints near the Chancellery.
• Authorities have appealed the court’s decision at the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg, challenging the reliance on noise limits alone.
• The ruling highlights how Berlin’s Assembly Freedom Act empowers courts to impose proportionate measures instead of wholesale relocations for registered assemblies.