A member of the activist group "Omas gegen Rechts" (Grandmothers Against the Right) was punched by a right-wing sympathiser during a counter-protest outside the AfD's local office in Berlin-Pankow on Tuesday evening. The attack occurred as Maja Wiens, a 50-year resident of the district who is currently undergoing palliative chemotherapy, raised her umbrella to shield fellow demonstrators from an aggressive man who had approached the group shouting that they were "the real fascists." Police confirmed an altercation took place and said two criminal complaints have been filed; Wiens said she refuses to be intimidated, urging more people to join future demonstrations so that such incidents cannot silence dissent.