Where and when did the Berlin May Day riots originate?

May Day had been a traditional day for celebrations, coupled with political demonstrations and the like in SO36, which used to be (and to a smaller extent still is) the part of Kreuzberg where the autonomous left, as well as more traditional radical left-wing organizations had a large following and base of support. read more

When the Revolutionary May Day protests began in Berlin they had maybe 10,000 people, and were more violent. The number grew and came closer to 20,000 during the late 1990’s and then in the last years there have been over 20,000 people. Now they are bigger and there are fewer riots. read more

Berlin May Day protests Protests against rising rents. On the day before May Day, more than 3,000 people protested on the streets of Wedding against rising rents in Berlin. Police deployed more than 2,000 officers to deal with Walpurgisnacht events. read more