Overview

• A cemetery employee discovered over 100 gravestones spray-painted with colorful, Z-like markings at around 7 a.m. on July 15 at the Gudrunstraße site in Lichtenberg.
• The targeted area, known as the Socialist Cemetery, contains the memorials of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, though it is unclear if their specific graves were hit.
• Berlin police have opened an investigation on disturbance of the peace and property damage charges but have not named any suspects.
• Investigators have ruled out political motivation and confirmed the case does not fall under state security jurisdiction.
• This incident follows a series of cemetery attacks since 2023 in Berlin and Potsdam, including feces defacement and theft of plaques, raising calls for stronger heritage protection.