Title: Germany "from the river to the sea" criminal offence court slogan 2024 2025 at DuckDuckGo URL Source: https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=Germany%20%22from%20the%20river%20to%20the%20sea%22%20criminal%20offence%20court%20slogan%202024%202025 Markdown Content: [](https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=Germany%20%22from%20the%20river%20to%20the%20sea%22%20criminal%20offence%20court%20slogan%202024%202025) [](https://duckduckgo.com/html/ "DuckDuckGo") ## [Federal Court to rule on 'From the River to the Sea'](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lto.de%2Frecht%2Fhintergruende%2Fh%2Fberlin%2Dfederal%2Dcourt%2Djustice%2Dappeal%2Dfrom%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dhamas%2Dslogan&rut=08fae595bf15bad7c8faf9fb49b5a32822a39f77d8c99a1c0277ee77efe9eb84) [![Image 1](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.lto.de.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lto.de%2Frecht%2Fhintergruende%2Fh%2Fberlin%2Dfederal%2Dcourt%2Djustice%2Dappeal%2Dfrom%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dhamas%2Dslogan&rut=08fae595bf15bad7c8faf9fb49b5a32822a39f77d8c99a1c0277ee77efe9eb84)[www.lto.de/recht/hintergruende/h/berlin-federal-court-justice-appeal-from-river-to-sea-hamas-slogan](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lto.de%2Frecht%2Fhintergruende%2Fh%2Fberlin%2Dfederal%2Dcourt%2Djustice%2Dappeal%2Dfrom%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dhamas%2Dslogan&rut=08fae595bf15bad7c8faf9fb49b5a32822a39f77d8c99a1c0277ee77efe9eb84) 2024-11-20T00:00:00.0000000 [A Regional **Criminal****Court** classified the **slogan** as a Hamas symbol. Now **Germany's** Federal **Court** of Justice gets to decide on the main legal controversies.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lto.de%2Frecht%2Fhintergruende%2Fh%2Fberlin%2Dfederal%2Dcourt%2Djustice%2Dappeal%2Dfrom%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dhamas%2Dslogan&rut=08fae595bf15bad7c8faf9fb49b5a32822a39f77d8c99a1c0277ee77efe9eb84) ## [German court fines woman for 'from the river to the sea' chant](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F8%2F6%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Dfines%2Dwoman%2Dfor%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dchant&rut=213211608dcf04d2799c99bd1c204b2c7330f0a213d858396b14b7d1035913bd) [![Image 2](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.aljazeera.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F8%2F6%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Dfines%2Dwoman%2Dfor%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dchant&rut=213211608dcf04d2799c99bd1c204b2c7330f0a213d858396b14b7d1035913bd)[www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/6/german-court-fines-woman-for-from-the-river-to-the-sea-chant](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F8%2F6%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Dfines%2Dwoman%2Dfor%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dchant&rut=213211608dcf04d2799c99bd1c204b2c7330f0a213d858396b14b7d1035913bd) 2024-08-06T00:00:00.0000000 [A German **court** has imposed a $655 (600 euro) fine on a woman for using the **slogan** - "**From the river to the sea**, Palestine will be free" - during a protest last year, a ruling her lawyer ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2024%2F8%2F6%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Dfines%2Dwoman%2Dfor%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dchant&rut=213211608dcf04d2799c99bd1c204b2c7330f0a213d858396b14b7d1035913bd) ## [How Germany tries to ban the slogan »from the river to the sea«](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nd%2Daktuell.de%2Fartikel%2F1184830.war%2Din%2Dgaza%2Dhow%2Dgermany%2Dtries%2Dto%2Dban%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea.html&rut=7245784098f568909c2ffca7b0c5b806ebe264fa5a977e6080544b8602a147a9) [![Image 3](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.nd-aktuell.de.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nd%2Daktuell.de%2Fartikel%2F1184830.war%2Din%2Dgaza%2Dhow%2Dgermany%2Dtries%2Dto%2Dban%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea.html&rut=7245784098f568909c2ffca7b0c5b806ebe264fa5a977e6080544b8602a147a9)[www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1184830.war-in-gaza-how-germany-tries-to-ban-the-slogan-from-the-river-to-the-sea.html](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nd%2Daktuell.de%2Fartikel%2F1184830.war%2Din%2Dgaza%2Dhow%2Dgermany%2Dtries%2Dto%2Dban%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea.html&rut=7245784098f568909c2ffca7b0c5b806ebe264fa5a977e6080544b8602a147a9) 2024-08-28T00:00:00.0000000 [How **Germany** tries to ban the **slogan** »**from the river to the sea**« German police have carried out a wave of unprecedented repression against Palestine solidarity, and they are focusing on one sentence in particular Nathaniel Flakin 28.08.**2024**, 16:20 Uhr Lesedauer: 4 Min.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nd%2Daktuell.de%2Fartikel%2F1184830.war%2Din%2Dgaza%2Dhow%2Dgermany%2Dtries%2Dto%2Dban%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea.html&rut=7245784098f568909c2ffca7b0c5b806ebe264fa5a977e6080544b8602a147a9) ## [Attempted criminalisation of the slogan 'Palestine will be free, from ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fattempted%2Dcriminalisation%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dpalestine%2Dwill%2Dbe%2Dfree%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dhearing%2Dat%2Dthe%2Dtiergarten%2Ddistrict%2Dcourt%2Dsuspiciously%2Dpostponed%2F&rut=ca22266f82240c0b903d3e0d309e22165f55c898e7204635a4b5a1bd36e5d46e) [![Image 4](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/elsc.support.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fattempted%2Dcriminalisation%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dpalestine%2Dwill%2Dbe%2Dfree%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dhearing%2Dat%2Dthe%2Dtiergarten%2Ddistrict%2Dcourt%2Dsuspiciously%2Dpostponed%2F&rut=ca22266f82240c0b903d3e0d309e22165f55c898e7204635a4b5a1bd36e5d46e)[elsc.support/attempted-criminalisation-of-the-slogan-palestine-will-be-free-from-the-river-to-the-sea-hearing-at-the-tiergarten-district-court-suspiciously-postponed/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fattempted%2Dcriminalisation%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dpalestine%2Dwill%2Dbe%2Dfree%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dhearing%2Dat%2Dthe%2Dtiergarten%2Ddistrict%2Dcourt%2Dsuspiciously%2Dpostponed%2F&rut=ca22266f82240c0b903d3e0d309e22165f55c898e7204635a4b5a1bd36e5d46e) 2025-01-15T00:00:00.0000000 [The tweet was widely understood as a warning and criticism of the **court's** judgment. Not isolated cases: **Germany's** systematic repression of Palestine solidarity There are currently dozens of ongoing cases concerning the **slogan** "Palestine will be free **from the river to the sea**'', many of which have been artificially prolonged in similar ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fattempted%2Dcriminalisation%2Dof%2Dthe%2Dslogan%2Dpalestine%2Dwill%2Dbe%2Dfree%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dhearing%2Dat%2Dthe%2Dtiergarten%2Ddistrict%2Dcourt%2Dsuspiciously%2Dpostponed%2F&rut=ca22266f82240c0b903d3e0d309e22165f55c898e7204635a4b5a1bd36e5d46e) ## [Berlin lawyers issue open letter on Palestine slogans](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftheleftberlin.com%2Fberlin%2Dlawyers%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2F&rut=0a07008224398264e1c6a11b43a35805568b3eb8526ccb7bdb9f23c89a751744) [![Image 5](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/theleftberlin.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftheleftberlin.com%2Fberlin%2Dlawyers%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2F&rut=0a07008224398264e1c6a11b43a35805568b3eb8526ccb7bdb9f23c89a751744)[theleftberlin.com/berlin-lawyers-from-the-river-to-the-sea/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftheleftberlin.com%2Fberlin%2Dlawyers%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2F&rut=0a07008224398264e1c6a11b43a35805568b3eb8526ccb7bdb9f23c89a751744) 2025-08-05T00:00:00.0000000 [On July 30 th, **2025**, Division 286 of the Tiergarten District **Court** once again acquitted an activist who had repeatedly used the **slogan** '**From the River to the Sea**, Palestine Will Be Free' on the grounds that it was not a **criminal****offence**.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Ftheleftberlin.com%2Fberlin%2Dlawyers%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2F&rut=0a07008224398264e1c6a11b43a35805568b3eb8526ccb7bdb9f23c89a751744) ## ["From the river to the sea": Berlin court convicts activist over chant](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the%2Dberliner.com%2Fenglish%2Dnews%2Dberlin%2Ffrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dpalestine%2Disrael%2Dberlin%2Dcourt%2Dconvicts%2Dactivist%2Dover%2Dchant%2F%3Futm&rut=bee845daba94175e2fdc4139a6abc898b52fd3cbe4865653a56ae8e4e4f4c991) [![Image 6](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.the-berliner.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the%2Dberliner.com%2Fenglish%2Dnews%2Dberlin%2Ffrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dpalestine%2Disrael%2Dberlin%2Dcourt%2Dconvicts%2Dactivist%2Dover%2Dchant%2F%3Futm&rut=bee845daba94175e2fdc4139a6abc898b52fd3cbe4865653a56ae8e4e4f4c991)[www.the-berliner.com/english-news-berlin/from-the-river-to-the-sea-palestine-israel-berlin-court-convicts-activist-over-chant/?utm](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the%2Dberliner.com%2Fenglish%2Dnews%2Dberlin%2Ffrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dpalestine%2Disrael%2Dberlin%2Dcourt%2Dconvicts%2Dactivist%2Dover%2Dchant%2F%3Futm&rut=bee845daba94175e2fdc4139a6abc898b52fd3cbe4865653a56ae8e4e4f4c991) 2024-08-07T00:00:00.0000000 [This is the first time a **criminal** sentence has been imposed in Berlin for use of "**From the river to the sea**", but the **slogan** has already come under much legal scrutiny. **Germany's** Federal Ministry of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) issued an order at the start of November which attributed the **slogan** to Hamas, stating that its use would count as employing the symbol of a terrorist ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the%2Dberliner.com%2Fenglish%2Dnews%2Dberlin%2Ffrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dpalestine%2Disrael%2Dberlin%2Dcourt%2Dconvicts%2Dactivist%2Dover%2Dchant%2F%3Futm&rut=bee845daba94175e2fdc4139a6abc898b52fd3cbe4865653a56ae8e4e4f4c991) ## [Next trial in the attempted criminalisation of the slogan "Palestine ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fnext%2Dtrail%2Dslogan%2F&rut=07084bd224708322f286b2c26456ea65aff658427b0b6f64d52187d13b8c031b) [![Image 7](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/elsc.support.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fnext%2Dtrail%2Dslogan%2F&rut=07084bd224708322f286b2c26456ea65aff658427b0b6f64d52187d13b8c031b)[elsc.support/next-trail-slogan/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fnext%2Dtrail%2Dslogan%2F&rut=07084bd224708322f286b2c26456ea65aff658427b0b6f64d52187d13b8c031b) 2025-03-20T00:00:00.0000000 [A similar trial had recently raised international attention. Here, a Berlin **court** sentenced an activist to a fine for chanting 'Palestine will be free **from the river to the sea**' at a demonstration against racism in German schools. The **court** argued that because the demonstration happened on October 11th, using this **slogan** would constitute a **criminal****offence**, referring to the 'endorsement ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Felsc.support%2Fnext%2Dtrail%2Dslogan%2F&rut=07084bd224708322f286b2c26456ea65aff658427b0b6f64d52187d13b8c031b) ## [German court convicts activist for leading 'from the river to the sea ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F2024%2Faug%2F06%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Ddue%2Dto%2Drule%2Don%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dcase%2Din%2Dtest%2Dof%2Dfree%2Dspeech&rut=d9e2e156d30ea8db99b11cfcbbd4d7a0cb8691fcfeefebe6b5b6ec5af6677405) [![Image 8](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.theguardian.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F2024%2Faug%2F06%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Ddue%2Dto%2Drule%2Don%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dcase%2Din%2Dtest%2Dof%2Dfree%2Dspeech&rut=d9e2e156d30ea8db99b11cfcbbd4d7a0cb8691fcfeefebe6b5b6ec5af6677405)[www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/06/german-court-due-to-rule-on-from-the-river-to-the-sea-case-in-test-of-free-speech](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F2024%2Faug%2F06%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Ddue%2Dto%2Drule%2Don%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dcase%2Din%2Dtest%2Dof%2Dfree%2Dspeech&rut=d9e2e156d30ea8db99b11cfcbbd4d7a0cb8691fcfeefebe6b5b6ec5af6677405) 2024-08-07T03:30:00.0000000 [A Berlin **court** has convicted a pro-Palestinian activist of condoning a crime for leading a chant of the **slogan** "**from the river to the sea**, Palestine will be free" at a rally in the German ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2Farticle%2F2024%2Faug%2F06%2Fgerman%2Dcourt%2Ddue%2Dto%2Drule%2Don%2Dfrom%2Dthe%2Driver%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dsea%2Dcase%2Din%2Dtest%2Dof%2Dfree%2Dspeech&rut=d9e2e156d30ea8db99b11cfcbbd4d7a0cb8691fcfeefebe6b5b6ec5af6677405) ## [German Court Fines Protester for 'River to the Sea' Chant](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F08%2F06%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fgermany%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dchant%2Dfine.html&rut=3368561f0fb80b4756ea94160f64b0896363a8a0c205d2ff65997fa03fb57372) [![Image 9](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.nytimes.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F08%2F06%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fgermany%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dchant%2Dfine.html&rut=3368561f0fb80b4756ea94160f64b0896363a8a0c205d2ff65997fa03fb57372)[www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/germany-river-to-sea-chant-fine.html](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F08%2F06%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fgermany%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dchant%2Dfine.html&rut=3368561f0fb80b4756ea94160f64b0896363a8a0c205d2ff65997fa03fb57372) 2024-08-06T00:00:00.0000000 [A German **court** ruled on Tuesday that a protester who shouted "**From the river to the sea**, Palestine will be free" at a rally in Berlin in October had condoned **criminal** acts — the Hamas-led ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F08%2F06%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fgermany%2Driver%2Dto%2Dsea%2Dchant%2Dfine.html&rut=3368561f0fb80b4756ea94160f64b0896363a8a0c205d2ff65997fa03fb57372) [Feedback](https://duckduckgo.com/feedback.html) ![Image 10](https://duckduckgo.com/t/sl_h)