Overview

• The Aktionskomitee Wiederöffnung der Imam-Ali-Moschee led a pro-reopening march from Hauptbahnhof to the shuttered mosque, expecting between 1,200 and 2,000 participants.
• Two counterdemonstrations—one organized by secular and exile-Iranian groups and another by the Initiative Freies Europa—are contesting any return of Iranian influence, with the latter forecasting around 100 attendees.
• Police spokesman Christian Schreiber said officers will accompany all three events and that they expect the demonstrations to remain peaceful.
• The mosque was closed in July 2024 by order of Interior Minister Nancy Faeser over alleged Iranian regime propaganda and Hezbollah support, and federal courts have since upheld the ban on its managing organization.
• Since its closure, Shia worshippers have gathered weekly near the site for Friday prayers to protest the loss of their place of worship.