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Dozens of police injured during riots at Berlin's last hold-out squat

Sixty police officers were injured in riots that erupted Wednesday at one of Berlin's last squats ahead of disputed fire protection checks on the building.

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Hundreds riot in Berlin against squat evictions

Hundreds of people rioted in central Berlin late Friday to protest evictions from one of the few remaining squats, a symbol of the German capital's free-spirited ideals.

Berlin

Why anarchist Silvio Meier is mourned 25 years after his murder by neo-Nazis

In the chaotic years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, utopian left-wingers occupied empty buildings in Berlin’s east, while neo-Nazis were ever more visible on the streets. On November 21st 1992, that charged atmosphere had tragic consequences.

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Berlin's hold-out squat fires up gentrification battle

Branded a hotbed of lawless left-wing extremists after street clashes in July left over 100 police injured, one of Berlin's last squats has become the symbol of a raging battle over gentrification.