Activists occupy the “Spiegel” lobby in Hamburg | EUROtoday

Activists from the RiseUp4Rojava alliance briefly occupied the lobby of the Hamburg information journal “Der Spiegel” on Friday morning. According to their very own statements, they criticized the “Spiegel” reporting on the democratic self-government of northern and japanese Syria in addition to the present siege of the Syrian metropolis of Kobanê. According to the police, the 20 to 30 activists left after round an hour.

The activists complained that the journal introduced Kurdish self-administration and Syria’s democratic forces in a distorted mild and ignored central facets of the humanitarian and worldwide legislation state of affairs in Rojava. “Spiegel does not live up to its own claim of “saying what is”.”

A “Spiegel” spokeswoman advised the German Press Agency that the partially masked activists had demanded completely different reporting on the Rojava area in Kurdistan and the depublication of at the very least one article. “With reference to freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the Spiegel editor-in-chief did not address this, but in the spirit of de-escalation they offered to talk to a small delegation in the next few weeks.”

The group then left the home peacefully, the spokeswoman mentioned. “She joined a registered meeting in front of the house, which also broke up shortly afterwards.” Upon request, the police contacted by “Spiegel” mentioned that the activists appeared round 9 a.m. and left the constructing peacefully round 10 a.m. The private particulars of the activists have been recorded due to suspected trespassing.