In Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden and Leipzig, hundreds of people took to the streets against the conviction of left-wing extremist Lina E. Riots broke out at a demonstration in Bremen.
Masked men threw stones at police officers. Similar demonstrations had been called in numerous German cities, including Berlin and Hamburg. The Higher Regional Court of Dresden had sentenced the student to five years and three months in prison for several attacks on right-wing extremists. For her three co-defendants, the State Security Chamber imposed prison sentences ranging from two years and five months to three years and 3 months.