Germany, united demo country. This Saturday, people took to the streets in dozens of cities to take a stand against right-wing extremism. The analysis shows: There were more than a quarter of a million people.
Nationwide, more than 200,000 people took to the streets against the right and for democracy on Saturday. Alone in Frankfurt am Main and in Hanover According to police and organizers, 35,000 people demonstrated each time – one motto was “Defend democracy”. Frankfurt’s Römer was full of people carrying banners with slogans like “All together against fascism” and “No place for Nazis.” Tens of thousands of people also came together in other cities to protest peacefully – for example against the rise of the AfD. The data published by Saturday evening at 6 p.m. alone shows a total number of participants of more than 280,000, as a stern analysis shows (see map below). Tens of thousands more people were expected to demonstrate across the country by Sunday evening.
Map shows demonstrations against the right
In Hanover, Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) called on people at the rally to take a clear stance against the right in their own environment and to stand up for human rights and democracy. “Let’s defend our democracy,” he appealed. The demonstrators carried posters with slogans such as “We are colorful” and “Fascism is not an alternative”.
Notes: The map shows all demonstrations announced by the Alliance Together Against the Right for Saturday, January 20, 2024 Germany including the number of participants. No number was available for locations with a value of “1” as of 6 p.m. In addition, anti-right gatherings also took place in other places.
In Dortmund the police gave the number of participants as 30,000. In Wuppertal The police estimated the number of participants at around 7,000. The demo was held under the motto “Together and in solidarity! Against exclusion, hatred and incitement!”. In Stuttgart People gathered under the motto “All together against the AfD”. A spokesman for the organizer – the Stuttgart Alliance Against the Right – estimated the number of participants at 20,000 people – a police spokesman thought that was possible. According to the police, there were also 20,000 Karlsruhe.
Demonstration in Hamburg was canceled
In kassel The police said there were 12,000 participants – twelve times as many as expected. Participants carried posters with slogans such as “Nazis and anti-Semites must be expatriated” and “Together against extremists for democracy”. According to the police, there were also more than 12,000 demonstrators Pour.
35,000 in Frankfurt alone
“Deportations? Defend the beginnings”: The pictures from the demonstration Saturday
Thousands of people also took to the streets in Bavaria, including at least 15,000, according to police Nuremberg. Chants shouted: “The whole of Nuremberg hates the AfD!” According to police and organizers, there were several thousand people in Erfurt. In Halle on the Saale According to official information, around 16,000 participants demonstrated.
A demonstration against the right-wing and the AfD had to be held on Friday evening due to the large number of people Hamburg be canceled. One of the organizers cited safety concerns. The police spoke of 50,000 participants, the organizers assumed 80,000 (the star reported).
Source: Stern
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