50,000 in Hamburg
Tens of thousands demonstrate against the right
February 25, 2024, 4:39 p.m
The wave of protests against right-wing extremism shows no sign of stopping. According to organizers, 50,000 demonstrators are gathering in Hamburg alone – with prominent musical support. Dozens of smaller cities are also mobilizing their citizens for democracy again.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets against the right in several German cities. Alone in Hamburg According to the organizers, more than 50,000 people gathered. Under the motto “We are the firewall – together against right-wing extremism” they marched from the Dammtor through the city center along the Inner Alster. The event was the third such large-scale demonstration in the Hanseatic city since January. There were also protests against right-wing extremism in many other cities.
The organizers of the climate movement Fridays for Future gave their estimate of more than 50,000 participants two hours after the demo began in Hamburg; the police only wanted to give a specific number after the demo had ended in the evening. The musical highlight of the protest was a performance by the Hamburg band Deichkind, who chanted in their final song: “We don’t want Nazis and we don’t want AfD.”
In Stuttgart Between 8,000 and 9,000 people had already demonstrated on Saturday under the motto “Break the right-wing wave”. Citizens also took to the streets in many smaller cities. In Hesse Weilburg According to police reports, around 1,800 people demonstrated. Around 2,000 to 3,000 people walked through under the motto “Never again is now”. trier. According to the respective police authorities, all demonstrations remained peaceful.
A total of around 70 rallies were registered nationwide. “It is now important to continue to put pressure on the streets, for democracy, for freedom, for human rights,” explained Campact board member Christoph Bautz. Campact brings together information about planned demonstrations on its platform. The trigger for the wave of protests was the revelation of a secret meeting with, among others, AfD politicians in Potsdam, at which, according to information from the research network Correctiv, mass expulsions from Germany were discussed.