The Neighborhood and the War:
In Berlin's Wedding district, Rheinmetall manufactures parts for artillery ammunition and kamikaze drones right next to a ...
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Protest against Rheinmetall in Berlin: Activists glue themselves to the Brandenburg Gate - | Greta Thunberg also present
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Key FactsPeaceful Protest Targets Arms Production in Berlin
Jul 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
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- A group led by Greta Thunberg demonstrated peacefully against the Gaza war and Rheinmetall's arms production in Berlin.
- The protest started at 8 a.m. with about 30 to 40 participants attaching themselves to the ground.
- Police deployed around 70 officers to gradually remove protesters and verify their identities.
- The demonstrations focus on Rheinmetall's ammunition plant in Wedding and the use of German weapons in war zones.
We have a duty to end our complicity in genocide and mass killings. And that is exactly what we are doing today.— Greta Thunberg, in a video she posted on Instagram during the protest near the Brandenburg Gate (as reported by Welt)
Rheinmetall in Berlin-Wedding: Protest against munitions factory in residential area
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Conversion to an arms company: VW plant to a weapons factory? Absolutely not!: From Osnabrück to Wedding: More and more car manufacturing plants are slated to ...
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Key FactsGrowing Opposition to Arms Production at Auto Sites
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- The German automotive sector faces a downturn causing shutdowns like VW Osnabrück, where vehicle manufacturing ends by mid-2027.
- Volkswagen is in talks with defense firm KNDS to repurpose the plant, sparking rising dissent from activists and workers.
- A petition demands preservation of 2,300 jobs through civilian production and highlights threats to Osnabrück’s peace heritage.
- In Berlin-Wedding, conversion to arms maker Rheinmetall is underway, met with protests and planned antimilitarist events in July.
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Protest against the arms industry: Palestinian activists occupy Rheinmetall factory
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Key FactsActivists Occupy Rheinmetall Factory to Support Palestine
Mar 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Four Palestine solidarity activists occupied the roof of the Rheinmetall factory in Berlin-Wedding on the morning of March 25, 2026.
- Police responded at 6:15 a.m. with around 20 officers and specialized climbing units after the protesters refused to descend voluntarily.
- The activists condemned Rheinmetall’s arms production, which has operated in the former Pierburg plant since July 2025 and supplies weapons to Israel.
- The group Peacefully Against Genocide employs civil disobedience to highlight Germany’s alleged complicity in violence against Palestinians.
Rheinmetall in Berlin's Wedding district: How a car factory becomes an arms manufacturer
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