Today, Sunday, the Germans continue to organize mass demonstrations and protests in several cities against the extreme right, braving the extreme cold.
After a day full of massive protests, tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of Germany today again to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and its anti-immigrant stance.
Police in Munich expect up to 25,000 people to participate, while organizers of a march in Cologne estimated the number of demonstrators to reach about 10,000.
More protests are expected in several German cities, including Cottbus, Dresden and Chemnitz in the east of the country.
But the German capital, Berlin, is likely to witness the largest protests, as a coalition of various organizations called on residents to rally in front of the Bundestag, or the lower house of the German Parliament, starting at 4 p.m. (1500 GMT).
While police expect only a thousand people to participate, previous demonstrations have far exceeded initial estimates. Berlin is the center of a very active protest scene.
Germany has been witnessing continuous protests for more than a week after the publication of a report revealing that members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party attended a meeting of right-wing extremists last November. During the meeting, held in the city of Potsdam outside Berlin, participants discussed plans to repatriate asylum seekers and migrants deemed not sufficiently integrated into German society, even those with German passports.
The report, which was published by the investigative media platform Correctiv on January 10, caused an uproar in Germany, where fear is growing among the main political parties about increasing popular support for the Alternative for Germany party. At the Potsdam meeting, right-wing extremists discussed topics such as “remigration,” a term frequently used in far-right circles as a euphemism for expelling immigrants and minorities.
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