Defend protest rights in Europe!

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European Union citizens can now be deported from Germany for protesting in support of Palestine.

Four young people — including three EU citizens — are facing deportation after joining a peaceful protest against Israel’s war on Gaza in Berlin.
None of them has been convicted of a crime. There’s no real evidence. Yet they’ve all been ordered to leave Germany. [1]

Internal emails reveal that even Berlin’s own immigration officials objected. They called the deportations unjustified and unlawful. But the government overruled them — and pushed forward. [2]

Cooper is a human rights student from the U.S., just months from graduating. Their books are still open on a desk in Berlin. Kasia, a Polish artist, hasn’t lived in Poland since he was ten. His friends, his community, his work — all rooted in Berlin.

Right now, they could be packing bags, saying goodbye, wondering where they’ll sleep next week.

This is repression. A warning. A test. These four aren’t just being punished. They’re being used to send a message: protest, and you’re out.

Members of the European Parliament are demanding answers. But it’s public pressure that can break the silence and force this onto the European agenda. [3]

Sign the petition to stop the deportations and defend the right to protest.

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