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Munich Expects Record Protest Wave as Security Conference Nears

A planned 100,000-person Iran rights rally leads 21 registered events that city tallies say could bring about 120,000 people.

Overview

  • Municipal records list 21 demonstrations registered between Wednesday and Sunday with roughly 120,000 sign-ups, and officials note these administrative figures could still change.
  • Police plan heightened deployments and warn of temporary disruptions as the Bayerischer Hof area remains a high-security zone with road closures and checkpoints.
  • The Munich Circle scheduled Theresienwiese on Saturday from 12:00 to 17:00 for the Iran-focused rally, while a separate protest against the conference expects about 4,000 participants between Marienplatz and Stachus.
  • Additional gatherings of about 3,000 are registered for Odeonsplatz and Max-Joseph-Platz on themes including peace advocacy and calls for “free vaccination choice,” alongside protests over repression in South Yemen and against right-wing extremism.
  • The Feb 13–15 Munich Security Conference lists 65 heads of state and government confirmed, including Volodymyr Zelensky and Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is anticipated.