Freiheit statt Angst

Freedom not Fear Fear or Freedom not is the motto of demonstrations for privacy and against rampant government surveillance, which take place around the world in Germany and 2008 in several cities since 2006. The last large-scale demonstrations in Berlin will be the biggest protests against government surveillance since the census boycott called in the 1980s.

Were coordinated the events from 2007 to 2011 of the Civil Rights merger working group on data retention.

• 5.1 Radio 1984
• 5.2 Video Stream
• 5.3 FsA - Vodcast

Chronicle

2006

The first demonstration under the slogan Freedom not Fear has taken place in cooperation with the subsequent presentation of the Big Brother Awards in Bielefeld on 20 October 2006. Was supported demonstration in which approximately 250 people involved, from nine organizations, including the Chaos Computer Club, the German Data Protection Association, the Forum of Computer Scientists for Peace and Social Responsibility, the FoeBuD, the Humanist Union and Stop1984.

A few months earlier, the Working Group had held obsession with security for a demonstration in Berlin called retention under the banner of freedom, in which also involved about 250 people.

2007

In Frankfurt am Main was held on 14 April 2007 a ​​demonstration under the slogan Freedom Not Fear, in which at least 1,000 people took part.

Approximately 15,000 people gathered at the mass demonstration on 22 September 2007 in Berlin. Thus it was, according to the Data Protection Officer of Schleswig -Holstein, Thilo Weichert since the census boycott as biggest privacy demonstration of the past twenty years. Of the fifty organizations that had called for, among other things, the Hedonist International and the Free medical profession concerned with their own cars in the parade.

The route led from Paris's Place across the street Unter den Linden to the Red City Hall and the Mill Dam back to the Brandenburg Gate. At the rallies said among other things, the artists and net activists padeluun and civil rights activist Bettina Winsemann. Apart from occasional scuffles between police and the black block that, among other things the Antifascist Revolutionary Action Berlin and the Antifascist Left Berlin organized, as well as several arrests remained the demonstration peaceful.

On November 6, found for the first time at the same time nationwide protests under the slogan Freedom not Fear instead. Here, according to the study group demonstrated retention in over 40 cities total of about 10,000 people to still prevent the implementation of the Data Retention Directive in the short term.

2008

31 May 2008 nationwide rallies and demonstrations were held again, with activists involved in 34 cities in Germany. The largest rally took place with 2500 people in Munich.

In 2008, the first time was an international collaboration of several different data protection authorities. Under the slogan Freedom not Fear took place on 11th October in 15 countries worldwide events and conferences against surveillance by state and economy instead. At which takes place in this context mass demonstration in Berlin, according to the organizers involved about 100,000 people, the police called, however, conflicting numbers 15000-50000 participants. The event was supported by 117 organizations. For the first time the German AIDS Help participated with its own mobile. The route led from Neptune Fountain across the street Unter den Linden, the Reichstag building by up before the Brandenburg Gate. In addition to the planned scheduled speeches was on the final rally for a spontaneous speech by Dr. Motte, the former organizer of the Love Parade, held. Following the demonstration of several clubs and discos in Berlin, jointly organized by the Long Night of monitoring.

2009

On September 12, a large demonstration took place, which began at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin and ended again after a tour of Berlin's city center there as well. According to the organizers, in total, around 25,000 people attended the event. The action was supported this time by 167 organizations and also of bands and clubs like the SO36. At the launch event, which was streamed live, talked padeluun, Ralf Bendrath, Thilo Weichert, Rolf Gössner and Bsirske. At the closing speech, among other things Franziska Heine, who initiated the online petition against the Access Impediment Act, the student representative Vito Dabisch, Monty Cantsin of the hedonistic International, the blogger Anne Roth, also known as partner of the social scientist Andrej Holm, and Silke Lueder of Action against the Electronic health ( e -card ). At the final rally at Potsdamer Platz played in 2009, among other things, the Austrian reggae band Mono & Nikitaman and the Berlin techno DJ Tanith, who already played on the truck of the Pirate Party during the demonstration.

Caused a sensation in an incident during the final rally. A representative of the Chaos Computer Club accepted an incriminating video that shows several officers in how they attack a cyclist and at least one other passers-by, and strike down with several punches, as shown by several video recordings, which has the Chaos Computer Club collected and synchronized. The procedure of the officers involved in the arrest led to a criminal conviction for assault in office. The incident led the others being that Berlin police from 2010 should also receive an individual identification with the introduction of the new uniforms. The implementation of this labeling is actually planned for the first half of 2011. The Chief of Police of Berlin, Dieter Glietsch, has been criticized in this context, after he had repeatedly asserted that the victim of police brutality was previously noticed by disturbances. After the lawyer of the victim has asked him several times to issue a cease and desist letter, Glietsch declared to no longer want to comment on the ongoing case.

Police showed the cyclist to after his arrest for resisting state violence. The investigation against the cyclist was discontinued in July 2010.

The two policemen were found on 30 April 2012 in a criminal court proceedings by the District Court Berlin and sentenced ( to € 50 each 120 days sets) for bodily harm and sentenced to a fine of 6,000 euros. The judgment has not become final after the hearing, all parties appealed, the appeal of the appeal so that the case was heard again before the District Court. In October 2012, the State of Berlin agreed to settle to which it zusprach the victim of a payment for pain and suffering in the amount of 10,000 euros.

2010

On September 11, 2010, a large demonstration took place in Berlin again, at the 7500-10000 people participated. The demonstration began and ended back at the Potsdamer Platz, but was this time compared to last year in the reverse direction.

2011

On September 10, 2011 was held for the sixth time in Berlin a large demonstration held with the participation of around 5,000 people involved. The demonstration route ran from the Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate to Alexanderplatz. As part of the final rally occurred among others Nina Hagen.

2012

2012, there was no demonstration for the first time in Berlin. Instead, several privacy organizations and other interested parties met from 14 to 17 September at a " networking weekend " in Brussels. The open conference had the international title "Freedom not Fear". Within the event, a demonstration to the Palace of Justice was held in Brussels on 15 September. More events there were in Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg and the United States. On September 17, around 20 activists visited the European Parliament and talked there with politicians.

2013

In 2013, a great freedom instead of fear demonstration took place in Berlin again on September 7. Its content was mainly dominated by the surveillance and spying affair of 2013. Between 10,000 and 20,000 people took part. Among the speakers were the U.S. net activist Jacob Appelbaum. The musician Dota Kehr occurred on the final rally.

Alliance

The annual mass demonstrations are held by a broad alliance of various organizations, parties and individuals. Recently in 2009, the Alliance comprised 167 different organizations. Among the supporting musicians included, among other things, Tanith, Mono & Nikitaman, Egotronic and Rainer of many.

Because of the broad coalition especially the two large-scale demonstrations were distinguished by the diverse contributions of different supporters in the fall of 2008. It presented themselves alongside established political parties and civic organizations also left-wing groups like the Anti-Fascist Left Berlin, as well as hacker, gender activists and supporters of the techno scene.

Among the supporting organizations in 2008 were, besides the parties FDP, Alliance 90/The Greens, the Left Party and the Pirate Party also privacy organizations such as digital Courage or the German Data Protection Association, organizations that deal with social impacts of information technology, such as the Chaos Computer Club the Free Software Foundation Europe or the FIfF, various civil and human rights organizations such as the Humanist Union and the International League for Human Rights, the globalization network Attac, the trade union Verdi and professional associations for lawyers, artisans and psychologists. First time in 2008 and individuals were given the opportunity to sign the joint protest calling what was perceived among other things, by Annelie Colorful Bach, Petra Pau, Cem Özdemir, Markus Beckedahl and Burkhard Hirsch. Media partners included the Junge Welt and Berliner Fenster. Demo calls are also supported with the help of a Pagepeels of about 800 blogs.

Extreme right-wing groups were excluded from the events.

Among other things, and were represented in the Alliance:

• Amnesty International
• Alliance for policy and freedom of expression
• Giordano Bruno Foundation
• Hanfparade
• House of Democracy and Human Rights
• Hedonistic International
• Humanist Union
• International League for Human Rights
• LobbyControl
• More democracy
• Pro asylum
• Consumer

• APPD
• Mountain Party
• The Greens
• The Left
• The PARTY
• FDP
• Green Youth
• JD / JL
• Young Liberals
• Party of reason
• Young Socialists
• Linksjugend
• PIRATES
• Animal Protection Party
• Willi - way project

• German Bar Association
• BUH
• Dju
• FIfF
• Free Association of German Dentists
• Free medical profession
• NRV
• Reporters Without Borders
• RAV
• VFLL

• Attac
• DGB
• FAU
• IG Metall Youth
• Verdi
• GDBA
• Ispa

• Naturfreundejugend Germany
• World March for Peace and Nonviolence

• AIDS Help
• German Hemp Association
• LSV
• LSVD
• Rote Hilfe eV, SC Rostock

• Young Catholic community
• Evang. Conference for telephone counseling

Receivables

It is demanded by the protest alliance degradation of the existing monitoring methods, such as, among others, online searches, data retention ( this is currently - as of 2011 - no longer ), or video surveillance and pattern recognition. In addition, an independent review of all existing surveillance powers with regard to their efficacy and adverse side effects, and for an immediate moratorium on new legislative proposals in the field of internal security is required, provided that they are connected with other fundamental rights,. A further requirement is to ensure the freedom of expression, a secure employee data protection and the free exchange of information on the Internet.

Specifically, the Alliance also opposes a comprehensive collection of biometric features and the genetic data, the use of RFID chips in identity documents and the expansion of video surveillance systems.

Characteristics

Typical elements of the demonstrations are three-dimensional representations of a data Kraken, the so-called Federal Trojan, surveillance cameras or the transparent patient, as well as picking up on the political buzzword Stasi 2.0 and masks of the then Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble. The requirement Stop the surveillance mania is usually used as the subtitle of the events and is therefore often used as a slogan for chanting.

Media

Radio 1984

They will be accompanied protests in the premises of the Cultural Association of the c-base stationed Radio 1984, an association of Orange 94.0/Redaktion Netwatcher from Vienna, Ubuntu Radio from Mannheim, RadioTux, mikroFM from Berlin and others. The produced in German and English language broadcast provides a live stream with current affairs, interviews and a thematic music program. The broadcast is also taken up by several independent radio stations in German-speaking and sent via VHF. The name Radio 1984 refers to the novel 1984 by George Orwell.

Video stream

Since 2008, the FsA eV is transmitted by the research community electronic media. The video streaming was carried out by means of UMTS.

FsA - Vodcast

2009 was produced in advance of the demonstration a regularly -appearing video podcast for mobilization, are given in the background information on the event and insight into the alliance work. The eight -part series documenting, among other work in the office action, the press conference in advance of the demonstration, the work of the Bielefeld Association FoeBuD, the vigil against the police assault on a demonstration participants and the debate in the Committee on Internal Affairs of the Berlin Senate to shuffle mode.