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Maneo Office in Berlin Hit by Second Stone-Throwing Attack This Week

State security is probing possible bias motives after the victim-support group reported escalating harassment in Schöneberg.

Overview

  • Police say a window and the entrance door at Maneo’s Bülowstraße premises were damaged around 3:40 a.m. on Friday.
  • A witness reported a loud crash and saw two people flee; officers found an apparent thrown stone at the scene.
  • The Polizeilicher Staatsschutz at the Landeskriminalamt has taken over the case.
  • Friday’s vandalism follows a similar attack last Sunday, marking the second incident within a week at the Regenbogenkiez location.
  • Maneo reports recent repeated damage to its door and signage, along with homophobic insults and threats directed at staff.