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Assemblies in the open air
A fundamental pillar of our democracy is the right to freedom of expression and the right to assemble peacefully and without weapons in the open air. This right is enshrined in the Basic Law (Art. 8 Basic Law). An assembly within the meaning of Article 8 of the Basic Law exists if at least three people come together for a joint discussion or demonstration aimed at participating in the formation of public opinion. Information stands with a one-sided offer of information, public festivals and entertainment events as well as events that merely serve to display an attitude to life therefore do not fall under the definition of an assembly. In North Rhine-Westphalia, the NRW Assembly Act (VersG NRW) applies to public assemblies.
The police have a duty to facilitate and protect assemblies, processions and demonstrations of all groups as an expression of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of assembly and freedom of opinion. In doing so, the police must maintain neutrality; they do not make a political assessment of the topics of demonstrations.
In principle, a public assembly in the open air must be reported to the responsible assembly authority with the necessary information (see below) at least 48 hours before the invitation to the assembly, i.e. before it is called. For assemblies that are to be held in Dortmund or Lünen, the Dortmund Police Headquarters is responsible as the assembly authority. If possible, your assembly notification should be sent to Dortmund Police Headquarters by email using the published form: poststelle.dortmund [at] polizei.nrw.de (poststelle[dot]dortmund[at]polizei[dot]nrw[dot]de) or you can use the Online Police.
Excerpts from the new NRW Assembly Act can be found here: