Gen Z protests sweep cities across Germany

This is a round-up of events at the youth protests across Germany on October 31, 2026: In Germany's second-biggest city, Hamburg, police estimated 6,700 people taking part in the demonstration. They reported some groups of black-clad protesters, some of whom also wore face masks, pulling apart construction site barriers and throwing them on the street. Some of the barriers were later set on fire. Police said they pushed the crowd back and used pepper spray to break them apart. The fire was eventually put out. Following an initial estimate of several hundred people attending the rally in central Berlin, police said that some 5,000 people were now gathered at the Brandenburg Gate.