Overview
- Activists from the group Neue Generation threw blue paint on the entrance of Axel Springer’s Berlin headquarters as part of an ongoing protest week.
- The group said the color signaled party ties on the right and supporters taped #MerzMafia posters to the doors.
- Organizers accused CEO Mathias Döpfner of mixing politics with journalism to enrich himself at the public’s expense.
- Police units responded to the site, and Berlin’s police union warned the rolling actions are overloading officers and called the deployments “nonsense.”
- The campaign builds on recent disruptive actions in the capital, including a highway sign-bridge occupation, a museum gluing, and a dance inside the Reichstag security zone.