Overview
- Police in Bonn estimated the pro‑Kurdish gathering at a peak of 15,000 to 17,000 people in the Rheinaue park.
- The rally coincided with the Kurdish Newroz festival and served as both celebration and political expression.
- Participants traveled from abroad, with a dpa photographer noting long car convoys on the autobahn.
- Düsseldorf's march for Iran's freedom movement drew roughly 400 people, far below the 5,000 to 10,000 announced.
- Cologne's anti‑racism demonstration attracted well under the up‑to‑10,000 announced, and police implemented temporary traffic restrictions and reported no major incidents.