Overview
- The Christopher Street Days in Hennigsdorf, Jüterbog and Bad Belzig drew several hundred people, with police estimating about 500 in Hennigsdorf and roughly 350 in Bad Belzig on Saturday, Sept. 19.
- Local police secured the marches and reported the assemblies were largely disturbance-free, citing planned measures to prevent disruption.
- A right-wing youth group held a roughly 20-person counter-demonstration in Hennigsdorf, where tensions were limited to speeches and visible signs opposed to the CSD.
- Officers detained an intoxicated man in Hennigsdorf after he insulted and tried to attack police; authorities said it was unclear if he belonged to the counter-protest.
- Organizers stressed that growing attacks on queer people raise safety worries for smaller towns and noted that Brandenburg’s CSD season will continue with events in Bernau, Strausberg on Sept. 26 and Prenzlau on Oct. 10.