Protesting Far-Right Expulsion of Immigrants: 1.4 Million People Take to the Streets in Germany
Recently, more than 1.4 million people across Germany took to the streets to protest against the far-right’s expulsion of immigrants policy. Protesters condemned the far-right’s actions, believing that these actions seriously violated human rights values and threatened Germany’s multicultural society. They emphasized equal respect for all people, regardless of their race, religion, or nationality.
According to The Guardian and Agence France-Presse, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was recently exposed to have discussed large-scale deportation of immigrants with neo-Nazis and other extremists, sparking anger among millions of people in nearly 100 regions such as Berlin, Hanover, and Frankfurt. Protesters responded to the call to “oppose the Alternative for Germany” and took to the streets from the 19th to the 21st. In Frankfurt, 35,000 protesters took to the streets with the slogan “Defend Democracy - Oppose the Alternative for Germany,” while a similar number of demonstrators appeared in the northern city of Hanover, holding up banners such as “Nazis get out” and “Expel AfD.” The activist network Campact and the movement group “Fridays for Future” estimated that more than 1.4 million people across Germany responded to the protest.
In cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich, protesters chanted slogans, strongly demanding that the government stop the infiltration of far-right forces and calling for more inclusive policies to address immigration challenges. This protest has also become a collective statement expressing opposition to far-right rhetoric.
The German Chancellor expressed concern about this protest in a statement and promised that the government would continue to defend multicultural values and protect the rights of all citizens. She said that the protest reflected society’s dissatisfaction with far-right forces, and the government would take measures to ensure social harmony and stability.
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