Violent Protests Erupt Across Germany as Gen Z Demands Action on Cost of Living Crisis

11/01/2026

More than 30 people were detained in Frankfurt after violent mobs attacked police and ransacked stores Multiple shops were looted in Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital, on Saturday night as...

11/01/2026

The group Gen Z regelt, which organized the protests, distanced itself from the violence after dozens of police officers in several cities were injured.

11/01/2026

The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.

11/01/2026

Police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at the emergency services, as protests grew in Germany following weeks of unrest in France.

11/01/2026

Youth-led protests over living costs and public services turned violent in Germany, Switzerland and France, resulting in looting, fires and clashes with police.

11/01/2026

After a largely peaceful protest, violence broke out between police and demonstrators in Germany.

11/01/2026

France witnessed the biggest mobilisation, with more than 320,000 people taking to the streets, while Germany and Switzerland also reported confrontations.

10/31/2026

German police fired water cannon to disperse firework-hurling protesters on Saturday and were also pelted with other projectiles, as tensions rose at the end of massive youth-led protests. In...