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Around 50 people gathered at Holzmarkt in the city center of Jena to commemorate a young woman killed in Zöllnitz and to take a stand against gender-based violence.
The ongoing warning strikes in the public transport collective bargaining conflict (TV-N) have almost paralyzed large parts of Jena in recent days. In view of the far-reaching demands of the Verdi union, the city leadership is now sounding the alarm.
On March 16, 2026, physical well-being will take center stage in Jena’s city center. The local Public Health Department invites the public to an informative and athletic event day at StadtLab at the Rathaus under the nationwide motto ‘Diversity in Health’.
A renewed warning strike by the Verdi union caused massive disruptions in Thuringian local transport from Friday to Sunday. While Jena operated on a limited emergency schedule, other cities like Erfurt faced a complete standstill.
An incident occurred at a career fair in Jena involving the Bundeswehr information stand. Six individuals now face police or legal consequences for the action.
On late Friday evening, two young football fans were victims of a robbery on the bicycle path at Stadtrodaer Straße. Three masked perpetrators forced the surrender of fan merchandise under threat of violence and subsequently fled unidentified.
Jena, 14.03.2026 – Research into the causes of brain aging will be intensified at the Leibniz-Institut für Alternsforschung (FLI) in Jena. A newly established and highly endowed working group is seeking strategies to prevent neurodegenerative diseases through cross-species comparisons.
In Jena, a new initiative for used children’s clothing aims to provide financial relief for families and promote sustainability through a local exchange and sales platform.
In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 14, 2026, a major fire department and police operation took place in the Saalepark industrial area in Jena-Löbstedt after a vehicle caught fire at a local car dealership.
Jena, March 14, 2026. Lord Mayor Dr. Thomas Nitzsche has summarized the most important municipal appointments and developments of the past few days in his current weekly video review.