6 days ago · BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of Germans on Saturday protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the Feb. 23 general election.. At Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, a huge crowd blew whistles, sang anti-fascist songs and carried banners denouncing AfD.

Protest co-organizer Carolin Moser, for instance, accused Merz and the CDU/CSU of making the "AfD's right-wing extremism socially acceptable." Germany: Far-right decides vote on anti-migration ...

1 day ago · People protest in front of the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, against a migration vote at parliament Bundestag with far-right support of the Alternative for Germany party AfD, in Berlin, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Poster reads: If afd is the answer, how stupid is the question’. ( Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

1 day ago · The centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) on Thursday relied on the AfD to narrowly pass the motion in Germany's Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, causing an outcry just weeks before the ...

6 days ago · Saturday’s protests took place while AfD opened its election campaign in the central city of Halle, where party leader Alice Weidel, AfD’s candidate for chancellor, spoke to about 4,500 people.

Mar 18, 2024 · More than 2.4 million people have so far joined the anti-AfD protests which began in mid-January, according to the German interior ministry. The organizers of the demonstrations estimate more than 3.6 million people have participated.

Jan 20, 2024 · Thousands protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in Frankfurt on Saturday. Huge crowds of protesters have descended on cities in Germany as calls for a ban on the far-right...

Jan 21, 2024 · BERLIN — Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend...

Jan 25, 2025 · The protests also came as the AfD opened its election campaign in the central city of Halle. Around 4,500 AfD supporters gathered at a venue where the party's leader and chancellor candidate Alice ...

Jan 21, 2024 · Protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) are gaining momentum in the European Union nation in the wake of a report that two senior party members joined a...