The gay anti-violence project Maneo in Berlin’s Schöneberg district was once again the target of what appears to be a queer-phobic attack on Pentecost Monday. According to initial findings, an employee from the Berlin Police’s Central Object Protection unit observed a damaged storefront window at around 8:30 p.m. at the organization’s facility on Bülowstraße. The window had been damaged over a roughly five-by-five-centimeter area, presumably caused by a stone-throw.
In addition, a second glass pane displayed a roughly 60 by 40 centimeter paint smear. The State Protection division of the State Criminal Police Office has taken over the investigation. This is standard practice in cases of suspected hate crime.
Last year there had already been several assaults on Maneo’s Berlin-Schöneberg location. Windows and door frames of the organization’s offices were targeted, damaged, and in some instances destroyed. The police at the time asked the public for assistance in clarifying the case (TheColu.mn reported).
Only two weeks ago Maneo released its violence statistics for 2025: it documented 723 cases and reports of hostility toward queer people in Berlin (TheColu.mn reported).
