The Kurdish association Biratî in Bremen was raided and searched by the German police on Tuesday. The search began at six o'clock in the morning and drawers were broken open in the association's boardroom. The police confiscated two pictures of Abdullah Öcalan hanging on the wall as well as invitations to a cultural event that took place in Bremen in December.

At the same time, Kurdish activist Kadri S. was taken into custody after a raid on his flat in Bremen-Huckelriede.