Police make arrests as anti-gentrification protesters occupy Berlin bar

Germany Anti Eviction Protest

Hundreds of police officers have faced off against protesters trying to stop the eviction of a left-wing bar in Berlin that has been the focus of a campaign against gentrification.

Police detained 44 people after protesters erected barricades and set several fires in an unsuccessful bid to stop bailiffs from entering the Syndikat bar in the German capital’s Neukoelln district.