On Friday (12th April), Berlin police stormed an officially-registered conference taking place at a private venue — cutting off electricity before ordering attendees to leave. In response, thousands protested over the weekend for the right to free expression.
The international Palestine Congress was scheduled to run from last Friday (12 April) to Sunday in the German capital. But within hours of the event's inauguration, police armed with pis...
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