Germany: anti-Muslim movement fades? – Newsweek Poland

The anti-Muslim rally in Dresden once again gathered thousands of Germans. Participants, however, was less than the record demonstration before Christmas. The country, however, also held protests against the slogans hostile to immigrants Pegida traffic.

At the rally organized by Pegidę gathered according to preliminary estimates, about 10,000 police men – Die Welt reported . If these estimates prove to be true, the demonstrators was less than a record rally on December 22, when their number exceeded 17 thousand. Pegidy rallies are held from three months in the center of Dresden. Initially, a few participants gathered, but the movement quickly grew in strength, attracting mainly immigrants reluctant inhabitants of eastern lands.

This caused great concern of many German institutions, NGOs and human rights defenders. Throughout the country held protests against wiecom Pegidy. They were now in Berlin, Stuttgart, Cologne and Dresden. The participants demonstrated under the banner of opposition to racism and xenophobia.

In Cologne company, churches and other institutions announced the extinction of lighting their homes as a sign of solidarity with the demonstrators, and against Pegidzie.

You take part in the action, which, as you can see, it is in its ground and his speeches Nazi, racist and extremist.

At this step, inter alia, decided to pastor of the famous cathedral of Cologne, Norbert Feldhoff. As he said, he wants in this way to force Pegidy rallies participants to reflect on their participation. – You take part in the action, which, as you can see, it is in its ground and his speeches Nazi, racist and extremist. You support people who really do not want wspierać- he said.

Germany: anti-Muslim movement fades? – Newsweek Poland