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Pro-Palestine Activists Briefly Occupy ZDF Berlin Atrium Before Police Removal

The action targeted the broadcaster over its earlier work with a Gaza production company whose employee was later identified as a Hamas member.

Overview

  • Around midday, roughly 10 to 15 people entered the publicly accessible atrium, chanted slogans, and declined an offered editorial meeting for about an hour.
  • Protesters floated a helium-borne loudspeaker playing recordings of children crying and handed out flyers accusing ZDF of facilitating biased war coverage.
  • Security alerted police, who escorted the group outside; a subsequent rally on the central median proceeded peacefully with no reports of violence or damage.
  • Authorities have opened procedures for suspected trespass and violations of assembly law against about a dozen participants.
  • Accounts differ on whether officers recorded personal data on site, with some reports citing checks of 13 individuals and others saying none were taken.