Following the events of October 7, 2023, we have seen a surge in the amount of antisemitic graffiti on campus. There has also been an increase in the number of aggressive flyers promoting protests and calling people to action. These are always removed as quickly as possible. If they contain content punishable by law, they are reported. Whenever Freie Universität Berlin is made aware of criminal behavior, this is immediately reported to the authorities.

So far, the university has filed twenty-three reports of criminal behavior to the police: Twenty of these were for trespassing following the occupation of a lecture hall on December 14, 2023; two for antisemitic graffiti; and one for political statements made at an information stand. Four additional charges were filed in the context of the lecture hall occupation: three due to physical assault and one due to defamation. Freie Universität Berlin is aware of three further instances in which charges have been filed by third parties: one due to a physical confrontation and an accusation of antisemitism on December 19, 2023. Here it must be noted that these latter complaints were not lodged by Freie Universität Berlin. In these cases, the police were contacted by the affected party directly; Freie Universität Berlin has no information about the identities of those affected, nor does it have insight into the events that led to these charges being filed. (Last updated: February 2, 2024)