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Verwaltungsgericht Berlin - 21.03.2007

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Case Description: In August 2006, during the Lebanon War, the plaintiff registered a demonstration in Berlin titled "Stop the war against Lebanon and Palestine". The Berlin Police (the defendant) issued a confirmation notice containing a specific condition (Condition No. 2), which prohibited all forms of advertising for the organization "Hizb Allah" (Hezbollah). This included a ban on displaying its symbols, emblems, or flags on clothing or banners, as well as the public display of portraits of its General Secretary, Hassan Nasrallah. The police justified this restriction by stating that displaying such symbols, in the eyes of an unbiased observer, expressed approval for the elimination of the State of Israel and its citizens. The court ruled that the police condition significantly interfered with the fundamental rights to freedom of expression (Art. 5(1) GG) and freedom of assembly (Art. 8(1) GG). The court held that displaying flags, symbols, and portraits within a political demonstration constitutes a statement in the "intellectual struggle of opinions" and is thus protected.

GG Art. 5 I, 8; VersammlG § 15 I; StGB §§ 129a V 2, 129b, 111, 140 Nr. 2, 130a; VStGB §§ 6, 7; VwGO § 113 I 4

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