Climate Activist Sentenced to Probation for Brandenburg Gate Paint Protest

A 29-year-old was given an eight-month suspended sentence for her role in a 2023 protest that caused significant damage to the historic monument.

The protest occurred on September 17, 2023, when activists used modified fire extinguishers to spray orange paint on Berlin's Brandenburg Gate to highlight climate change issues.
The activist, part of the group formerly known as 'Letzte Generation,' was convicted of public property damage by the Amtsgericht Tiergarten court.
The court noted damages totaling €110,000 and emphasized the monument's national significance in its ruling.
A co-defendant, a 35-year-old woman, was acquitted in the same trial, while other participants in the protest had previously received similar sentences.
The activist group, now renamed 'Neue Generation,' has vowed to continue protests until significant climate policy changes are enacted.