Numbers far exceeded: the AfD protests in Germany in 15 cities and photos Soldier in Iran opens fire on comrades – five dead

The protest was caused by revelations from the Correctiv research center. It reported on a meeting of right-wing extremists in Potsdam on November 25, 2023, in which AfD politicians as well as individual members of the CDU and the very conservative Values ​​Union participated. The former head of Austria’s right-wing extremist Identitarian movement, Martin Sellner, said he was talking about “remigration”. Right-wing extremists usually mean that a large number of people of foreign origin must leave the country – also under duress.

The revelation caused widespread outrage. For this reason, hundreds of thousands of people in Germany set an example for cohesion and tolerance in society this weekend.

The demonstration took place in Hamburg last Friday. The organizers estimate the number of participants at 80,000, the police at 50,000. This demonstration also had to be stopped due to the large crowds.

According to authorities, around 35,000 people gathered in Frankfurt, Hesse, on Saturday to demonstrate against the AfD.

According to police, around 15,000 people took part in the demonstration in Kassel, Hesse.

In the state of Baden-Württemberg, more than 100,000 people took to the streets against the AfD this weekend. According to Südwestrundfunk (SWR), the largest demonstration took place in Freiburg. According to the police, 25,000 people gathered there.

Significantly more people also showed up in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, as SWR continues to write. Instead of the expected 2,000 participants, according to the police, 20,000 people were on the streets at peak times. The organizer recently spoke of 50,000 participants.

In Karlsruhe, also in Baden-Württemberg, only 1,000 participants were announced for the demonstration on Saturday, according to SWR. According to the police, around 20,000 people showed up, according to the organizers even 25,000.

In Berlin, about 100,000 people gathered in front of the Bundestag on Sunday to protest against the AfD. The police reported 30,000 participants at the start of the event at 4 p.m. Within an hour this number rose to 100,000. The organizers spoke of 350,000 demonstrators. The event ended as planned at 6 p.m., reports the German Tagesschau.

So many people gathered in Munich on Sunday that the demonstration had to be stopped. While the police spoke of 100,000 people, the organizer estimated the number of participants at 250,000, according to Bayerischer Rundfunk. Due to safety concerns, the organizer canceled the demonstration after an hour.

In the state of Saxony, the organizers’ expectations were significantly exceeded. According to the organizers, 60,000 people gathered in Leipzig…

…in Dresden 40,000. At the request of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the Dresden police gave a conservative estimate of 30,000 participants.

In the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), most people took to the streets in Dortmund. The police counted 30,000 participants there.

People also demonstrated en masse against the AfD in other NRW cities. According to the police, 10,000 people took part in Wuppertal…

…also in Aachen.

Expectations were largely exceeded in Bremen. Instead of the expected 500 people, according to the police, 45,000 people protested on Sunday afternoon, T-Online reports.

On Sunday afternoon there was a protest in Halle, East Germany, under the slogan “Resist the shift to the right”. A thousand demonstrators had been reported to the police in advance, and 16,000 showed up. (saw with material from SDA news agency)