72 Hours: How a Spiegel Cover Story Became a Rally of 13,000 — and Why the Main Person Didn't Come
Spiegel on Wednesday. Rally on Sunday. In between: a machine. # The Timeline # Day Date Event Wednesday 19.03.2026 Spiegel publishes cover story: “You virtually raped me.” Ulmen’s lawyer Schertz sends a counter-statement — the same day. Thursday 20.03.2026 Campact has a finished 2,000-word article online. Greens and Left demand stricter laws. Friday 21.03.2026 Fernandes on tagesthemen. Hayali posts video statement (“Become allies!”) — from a private X account. Saturday 21.03.2026 A “newly founded coalition” called “Feminist Fight Club!” announces a rally at the Brandenburg Gate — for the next day. Sunday 22.03.2026 Rally at Brandenburg Gate. Organizers say: 13,000 participants. BILD estimates: 2,500. Police: no official figure. 72 hours. From the cover story to the rally. Including a coalition that didn’t exist before.