Demonstrations in Hesse: Tens of thousands of democracy on the street!

Demonstrations in Hesse: Tens of thousands of democracy on the street!

throughout Hesse and beyond, extensive demonstrations for democracy and against right -wing extremism take place today. The nationwide action day mobilizes tens of thousands and has caused great interest in cities such as Gießen and Hanover. At 2:30 p.m., a demonstration train of around 13,000 participants broke open in Gießen under the motto "Never again is now". This was organized by an alliance of citizens, while the regulatory office had only expected 8,000 participants. The train ended around 6 p.m. on Berliner Platz, a central point of the city.

In Darmstadt, too, at least 8,000 people were on their feet, with organizers of 10,000 demonstrating languages. At 2 p.m. the protest began at Georg-Büchner-Platz and led to Karolinenplatz, where a rally took place at 3:30 p.m. Here was demonstrated here under the motto "Solidarity instead of right -hand pressure - being active together for a strong democracy". The organizers were the "alliance against the right" and other civil society organizations.

demonstrations in several cities

The day of action goes beyond the Hessian borders. According to reports, over 24,000 people gather in Hanover to protest the growing threat from right -wing extremists. The protest train moves from the main train station over the Kröpcke to the opera field. Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) criticized the processes in the Bundestag as a "taboo break" during his speech at the rally and asked people to stand up for democracy every day. The police had to intervene to separate demonstrators from AfD election helpers who reduced their stands under the applause of the protesters.

nationwide protests and backgrounds

Today's mobilization in Gießen and Hanover is part of a larger wave of protest that has been taking place in Riesa since a large protest against the AfD party conference. Last weekend, over 160,000 people protested against the right in Berlin alone, while organizers spoke of up to 250,000 participants. In the meantime, almost 850,000 people in Germany have demonstrated against right -wing extremists. Many demand diversity and strengthening democracy as well as a clear contrast to hate and agitation.

These protests are not isolated, but are against the background of strategic cooperation between the AfD and CDU in migration policy in the Bundestag. Many citizens are worried about these events, which are therefore filling the streets to stand up for their values and to set a strong sign of democracy. A similar trend was observed last year when over four million people for democracy and right -wing extremism demonstrated in a wave of protests between January and April.

The dynamics of today's protests reflect the constantly growing concern about the political landscape. The various formats, whether as a human chain, chain of lights or rally, show how diverse and committed the civil society in Germany is when it comes to standing for the basic values of democracy.

More about the events gives hessenschau.de , while the mobilization in Lower Saxony and Bremen on ndr.de are precisely documented. Further backgrounds about the wave of protests can be found on rnd.de