Status: 03.10.2022 21:39
Thousands took to the streets again in several East German cities. They demonstrated, among other things, against the federal government, against Russia sanctions or inflation.
Thousands of people took to the streets in several east German cities on Monday. They demonstrated, for example, against the federal government, inflation, the war in Ukraine or the corona measures.
At a demonstration in Gera, Thuringia, around 10,000 people demanded an end to sanctions against Russia, according to initial police reports. The AfD head of state, Björn Höcke, also took part in the march. 370 people had previously gathered for a counter-demonstration.
In Leipzig there was a demo under the motto “For peace, freedom and self-determination”, a slogan of the “lateral thinkers” movement. According to the police, the number of participants was in the lower four-digit range. Several events took place in Dresden. Around 1,400 people had already moved through the city there on Sunday, following a call by the small right-wing extremist party Freie Sachsen.
Demos also in other East German countries
There were also other demos in Brandenburg. Again rbb reported, up to 2000 people each took part in Frankfurt (Oder) and in Cottbus. Total were dem rbb according to more than 40 events announced in the country. In Berlin, around 1,400 people followed a call to protest by left-wing groups who were also demonstrating against arms deliveries, sanctions against Russia and armament.
From Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the police reported 15 meetings with a total of more than 7000 participants, in Saxony-Anhalt’s state capital Magdeburg there were around 2700 demonstrators, according to the police.