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Die Linke Thüringen is speaking out decisively against the planned Bundeswehr medical examination center in downtown Jena. The state association supports the announced protests and criticizes statements made by Jena’s Mayor Benjamin Koppe.
On Friday morning, approximately 500 to 600 young people marched through the city center of Jena in a school strike protesting the potential reintroduction of compulsory military service.
A large-scale emergency response was triggered in Jena-Lobeda following a fire in a carpentry shop. Simultaneously, police are investigating a motorcade, and protests against budget cuts are taking place.
On Tuesday afternoon, around 120 people gathered in Jena for a spontaneous rally to protest against potential financial cuts in child and integration assistance.
Jena, 29.04.2026. A coalition of students and political youth organizations is calling for a city-wide school strike in Jena on May 8. The central point of protest is the rejection of a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service following new legislative proposals by the federal government.
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.
The animal rights organization PETA is planning a sensational protest action in the city center of Jena for the coming Monday. With a life-sized “meat tray” in which an activist is packaged deceptively realistically, the organization aims to set a drastic sign against industrial animal farming.
Jena, March 06, 2026 – On Thursday, numerous young people in Jena once again took to the streets to protest against a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. Approximately 1,000 students participated in the second edition of the nationwide school strike in the university city.
For the second time in a row, around 1,000 students in Jena have taken to the streets to protest against a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service. The protest was peaceful and part of a nationwide school strike.
Jena, 04.03.2026 – The debate over the restructuring of military service continues, and local youth are speaking out once again. For tomorrow, Thursday, students in Jena are calling for another school strike to demonstrate against the federal government’s military policy plans.