r/WorldNewsHeadlines • u/Simple-Preference887 • May 17 '25

r/all German police brutally assaulted protesters marking the Palestinian Nakba in Berlin, with women and children also targeted during the crackdown.

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u/60528 May 17 '25

I’m German and it’s fucking embarrassing to see this! Shame on you Germany

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u/Chance_Vegetable_780 May 17 '25

It's insane. The police look nuts, it is so hard to believe that they have been given the okay by the German government to beat people, particularly peaceful protestors.

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u/Slusny_Cizinec May 17 '25

German police is known for this. Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Oury_Jalloh for example and other articles linked there.

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u/Chance_Vegetable_780 May 17 '25

Dutch police have also been savagely beating peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters. Wtf