Overview

• Police prevented the occupation attempt on May 29 by removing about 30 activists who had breached the former Meuterei pub after roughly 100 masked protesters gathered outside.
• Authorities deployed approximately 230 officers to secure the long-vacant venue, which has remained empty since a court-ordered eviction in March 2021.
• A subsequent protest attracted up to 200 participants, with police intervening as some demonstrators chanted pro-Palestinian slogans.
• Fifty protesters were temporarily detained on suspicion of breach of the peace and trespassing, and investigations into the incident are underway.
• The Meuterei pub’s past eviction and its role as a focal point for Berlin’s left-wing scene informed activists’ selection of the site for their action.