Overview

• A police operation removed activists from a forest in Freiburg, designated for the construction of the Dietenbach housing district, which aims to address the city's housing shortage for 16,000 residents.
• Protesters had built treehouses and underground structures to prevent the felling of trees, with one person found chained and encased in a concrete and glass mixture underground.
• The operation involved stabilizing the underground site due to risks of collapse from heavy rain, and the individual was safely freed with the help of technical rescue teams.
• At least nine activists are under investigation for alleged violations, including breaches of assembly laws and masking bans, while several others were detained temporarily during the clearance.
• The forest area has been partially cleared, but no further tree felling is planned until Monday, as the city enforces a temporary closure of the site.