Protest action by Greenpeace activists in front of the GDR Ministry of the Evironment against the leaching of salt into the Werra River from potash mines. The People’s Police put an end to the action within minutes; the protesters are deported to West Berlin.
18 September
1986
After repeated protests from the West German government, the GDR tightens up its transit regulations to stem the uncontrolled stream of asylum-seekers via the Berlin district of Schönefeld to the West.more
