Attendees Chant Terror Leaders’ Names During Islamic Ashura Rally
30th June 2026
An Ashura procession in Berlin has sparked widespread condemnation after participants chanted support for deceased Islamist terror leaders and flagged controversial symbols, Junge Freiheit reports.
During the march, observing a holy day that holds major historical and religious significance for Shiite and Sunni Muslims, attendees openly chanted the name of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a 2024 Israeli airstrike, and paid tribute to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
The event drew severe criticism online and from civic groups, particularly due to the treatment of young children during the processions. Social media footage showed children dressed in ceremonial robes and bound with ropes, being led through the streets in 40-degree heat. The Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Antisemitism (JFDA) condemned the scene on its X account, calling it a “disturbing instrumentalization of children” who were put on display for an “Islamist spectacle” under dangerous weather conditions.