Hot May 1st: Thousands demonstrate in Berlin under police surveillance!

Hot May 1st: Thousands demonstrate in Berlin under police surveillance!

On May 1, 2025, numerous demonstrations took place in Berlin and Brandenburg, which were accompanied by sunny weather with temperatures between 24 and 28 degrees. Despite the historical context, which has repeatedly experienced riots in left -wing demonstrations since the 1980s, events this year were largely peaceful. According to RBB24, the police were in use with a total of 1,400 forces and had well prepared for the various events.

The "Revolutionary May 1st" demonstration moved through the streets of Kreuzberg, where the number of participants increased to around 4,000 after the start. Until 9:03 p.m., the police had estimated the number at 10,000. In the meantime, however, there was a heated mood between the police and some demonstrators. Firefighters and firecrackers were thrown towards the emergency services without any significant injuries or arrests.

demonstrations in Berlin and Brandenburg

The DGB demonstration on the Red Town Hall counted around 5,500 participants around 12:22 p.m. There were also around 2,500 people in Potsdam and 1,900 participants in Südbrandenburg. Particularly noteworthy was the large number of protesters in Görlitzer Park, which made them mobile against the fencing of the park - around 18,000 people were counted here, which celebrated in parallel to a "Rave Against the Zaun".

The interior senator Iris Spranger expressed consistently positive intermediate balance sheets and appealed to the participants to demonstrate peacefully. She emphasized that the police had successfully implemented her operational concept. The use paved the way for largely trouble -free demonstrations if one disregarded individual incidents, including a scramble in which objects were thrown towards the police. T-Online also reported on propalestinian speech choirs.

events and incidents

At 6:42 p.m., the police had confiscated several drones and set up a flight ban. While the mood was temporarily tense, the majority of the demonstrations were peaceful and without major incidents. Historically, however, it turns out that May 1st was used again and again for clashes, which demanded special preparations to the authorities.

Overall, it was observed on May 1, 2025 that the number of participants of the "Revolutionary May 1" demonstration had decreased compared to the previous year; An estimated 12,000 people had been counted there. The various demonstrations expressed a variety of topics and concerns, including loud transparent that arose against fascism, racism and social justice and which were directed against state repression.

This day was a challenge for the Berlin police, which she could master up to a certain degree, while a large number of different political messages were carried on the streets. Despite individual incidents, the authorities kept the action under control and the day ended largely peacefully.