Cities across the United States and around the world are expected to see millions of people protest the actions of US President Donald Trump on Saturday as part of a broad action collectively titled the "No Kings Day of Defiance".
The day of action, on October 18th, follows the first widespread "No Kings" rally, which took place on June 14th, and was reportedly among the largest single days of protest in US history.
The movement has also reached Germany. Protests are set to take place in major German cities such as Frankfurt, Bremen and Berlin.
Where are the protests in Germany?
Official protest events are mapped and listed on the "No Kings" website. The vast majority of events are taking place in cities across the US, but there are a few protests set in Germany and other European countries.
In Frankfurt a protest is set at the Hauptwache from 1 to 4pm on Saturday.
In Bremen a protest is set at the Heinrich Heine sculpture from 1 to 2pm on the same date.
In Nuremberg a protest will take place from 1 to 3pm. The meet-up point is set for "Human Rights Street" at Kornmarkt (Kartausergasse 1).
The No Kings protest in Berlin is set to begin at 2pm on Saturday near to the US Embassy (Pariser Platz 2, 10117). The previous demonstration in Berlin ultimately took place at the edge of the Tiergarten (behind the US Embassy) on the corner of Ebertstraße / Behrenstraße.
A No Kings protest also previously occurred in Hamburg, but an event page for another Hamburg protest did not appear on the website at time of writing. (In June participants has gathered outside the Körber Stiftung on Kehrwieder before marching to the US consulate.)
More than 2,500 protests are registered in other cities across North America and Europe as part of the "No Kings" action on Saturday.
The "No Kings" movement can be seen as a direct reaction to the Trump administration. The US President has previously referred to himself as a king in posts on his social media platform.
"America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people," the protest's organisers wrote.
The Trump administration and Germany
Under Trump's leadership, US officials have made a number of decisions that have put a strain on relations between the US and Germany.
Among them: provocations by US politicians who have accused Germany of censorship and depending too greatly on the US army, and, of course, Trump's tariffs.
The Trump administration has also made changes that have affected life for American citizens living in Germany.
In March, the US state department announced plans to close US consulates in Düsseldorf, Leipzig, and Hamburg. The Trump administration has also targeted voting rights for Americans living abroad.
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Interestingly, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party largely sees itself as aligned with Trump and his administration. The party's deputy leader, Beatrix von Storch, even visited Trump in the White House in September.
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