02 May 2024 | 09:16 AM UTC
Germany: Disabled rights groups plan to demonstrate in Berlin May 5
Disabled rights groups plan to demonstrate in central Berlin, Germany, from 12:00 May 5. Heightened security, travel disruptions likely.
The disabled rights group Aktion Mensch plans to demonstrate in central Berlin on May 5. The group will lead protesters to mark the European Day of Protest for the Equality of Disabled People. Attendees will gather from 12:00 at Bebelplatz, then will march along Unter den Linden, Friedrichstrasse, and Franzosische Strasse to the Rotes Rathaus (the Red Town Hall), where organizers will hold a rally. It is likely that several hundred to low thousands will take part, based on previous events.
Local authorities will likely deploy additional security around the demonstration. Police will likely close roads and divert traffic in the affected areas.
Avoid the affected area as a standard security precaution. Allow extra time if traveling in the vicinity of protest locations. Heed instructions from authorities.
