Demonstrations in Rhineland-Palatinate: Citizens are calling for democracy against the right!
Demonstrations in Rhineland-Palatinate: Citizens are calling for democracy against the right!
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, in Rhineland-Palatinate, numerous Rheinland-Pfalz/demonstrations- against-rechtsextremism-afd-brandmauer-trier-koblenz-100.html "> the AfD. Throughout Germany, people mobilized to set a clear sign of democracy and to protest violence against growing right -wing extremist violence. According to the police, around 3,000 people gathered in Trier in front of the historical Porta Nigra, while only 1,000 to 1,500 participants were officially registered.
The demonstration in Trier was under the motto "We are the fire wall - against any cooperation with right -wing extremists". The association "For a Colorful Trier" had called for this. Self -painted posters and banners related to current events in the Bundestag were worn by the demonstrators. Topics such as diversity, open borders and the preservation of fundamental rights, including the right to asylum, were required on these posters.
a clear sign in Koblenz and other cities
In parallel to the events in Trier, a demonstration in Koblenz also took place in the late afternoon, which also followed the motto "We are the fire wall". Already on Saturday morning there were promotions in the Palatinate, including in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. These rallies were part of a nationwide protest against the cooperation with the AfD, which also took place in several cities in Baden-Württemberg.Another important protest was Mainz, where several thousand people gathered in front of the seat of the CDU state association Rhineland-Palatinate. After the rally there was a demonstration train through the city center, which led to considerable traffic disruptions and diversions in public transport.
In Westerburg, the Demos association, together with several church associations and political parties, mobilized a rally that took place at the same time as an AfD election campaign event. According to the police, around 1,000 people took part here. The event was peaceful, and the speakers praised the commitment of the citizens.The situation in Neuwied
in Neuwied, where the Neuwieder Bündnis für Democracy and Tolerance organized a demonstration, around 500 people took part, almost twice as many as initially registered. The event took place during the time when members of the AfD held their own event in the home house. The participants expressed the desire to live in freedom and position themselves against fascism, but unlike in the previous year, there were no speeches. Instead, the demonstrators were able to express their own opinions.
The organizers already announced that they want to plan further events in February.
social challenge through right -wing extremism
right -wing extremism remains a continuing threat to democracy in Germany. The Federal Center for Political Education points out that right -wing extremist offers have stable basic ideological patterns and adapt to changing social opportunities. This means that the power gain of the extreme right depends on social and economic structures that are present in society.
It is important to observe these developments carefully and to tackle this through public mobilization, as it has taken place in the past few days. The AfD is still classified as a right -wing suspicion, which leads to a variety of legal disputes. The complex networks of extreme rights also make it difficult to effectively identify and combat these ideologies.
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