Footage shows police officer punching activist Kitty O'Brien in the face during a protest

Police have opened an internal investigation after videos emerged showing an Irish activist at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Berlin being punched in the face twice by an officer, drawing protest from Ireland’s foreign office Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Berlin police investigate after Irish activist struck by officer at protest ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/01/berlin-police-investigate-after-irish-activist-struck-by-officer-at-protest The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #kittyobrien #germany #palestine #police #gaza #protest