Democracy in danger! Mahnwache in Kusel for tolerance and humanity!

Democracy in danger! Mahnwache in Kusel for tolerance and humanity!

at a time when the political landscape in Germany is increasingly polarized, the alliance for tolerance and humanity (courage) is planning a vigil in Kusel. This event will take place on Saturday, January 11th, from 3 p.m. on the Kochschen Markt and is to draw attention to the current political situation in Germany and Austria. The motto of the vigil is "we are more", with the addition "Riesa is everywhere", which refers to the upcoming federal party conference of the AfD in Riesa. Rheinpfalz reports .

The vigil combines several program items, including music and speeches. The speakers include Christine Fauß, the head of courage, and Jürgen Conrad, district deputy from the SDP, and Thorsten Schmidt, union secretary of the DGB Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland. Further speeches are planned and can still be registered. The event should take about an hour, depending on the external conditions.

protests against the AfD

The Federal Party Congress of the AfD, which will continue in Essen on Sunday, has already led to considerable protests in the past few days. According to information from the Welt , 500 participants registered for the reminder, which 09:00 am within sight of the grughalle. The party congress itself, which started on Saturday, will continue around 10:00 a.m.

Saturday was characterized by massive protests in which several ten thousand people took to the streets. The police counted a total of 32 counter -demonstrations by Saturday evening. In the early morning hours of Saturday, there were conflicts when activists tried to hinder the arrival of the delegates through street blocks. The police and activists sometimes use violent funds, which led to numerous injuries, both among the police officers - a total of 28 injuries suffered, some seriously - and among the demonstrators who came into contact with pepper spray. Representatives of the activists criticized the hard procedure of the police. World reports .

Despite the initial tensions, a peaceful protest later dominated on Saturday. The demonstration train of the moderate camp, initiated by the "Loud" initiative, attracted several tens of thousands of people; Estimates speak of up to 50,000 participants. NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) welcomed the commitment of the protesters and emphasized that there was no space for agitation and right-wing extremism in North Rhine-Westphalia. The rally near the Grugahalle offered a music program, but due to the heat of the crowds of the crowds, numerous emergency services of the police, supported by water cannons, were at attentive.