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A Ukrainian solidarity group plans to go to court over a ban on projecting images from the war on the facade of the Russian Embassy in Berlin. The group, Vitsche, argued that the ban on projecting videos on embassy buildings as part of a protest in Berlin violates their freedom of expression, the group's lawyer, Patrick Heinemann, told dpa on Thursday. Heinemann said the group plans to file an urgent appeal with Germany's Constitutional Court. An appeals court in Berlin upheld the ban,...

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An administrative court in Berlin overturned the ban on displaying Russian flags and symbols on May 8 and 9, when the end of World War II is commemorated, media reported on Sunday, citing police.

Uniindia: Berlin, May 6 (UNI) A court in Berlin has overturned the ban on flying Ukrainian flags near memorials amid the commemoration of the anniversary of the end of World War II, lawyer Patrick Heinemann said.

The decision by the Berlin authorities to prohibit displays of the Ukrainian flag during the WWII commemorations was challenged by Vitsche, the association of Ukrainian activists in Germany.

Berlin police had restricted the use of the national symbol near Soviet memorials during WWII Victory Day celebrations A Berlin administra

According to the courts own words, the administrative court has confirmed our legal position that the ban of the Ukrainian flag is obviously unlawful, said Patrick Heinemann, the groups attorney

Activists should be allowed to place a wrecked Russian tank in front of Moscow's embassy in Berlin, according to a German court. City officials had resisted the idea.