Over 5,000 rally against 100 German far-right protesters
Source: Associated Press
Updated 8:58 am CST, Saturday, November 23, 2019
Photo: Ole Spata, AP
People take part in a protest rally against the German far-right party NPD in Hannover, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Lower Saxonys governor Stephan Weil asked people to rally against a protest Saturday by the far-right NPD party, which is marching to intimidate journalists who have reported critically about the nationalist party. (Ole Spata/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) More than 5,000 people followed the call by the governor of a northern German state on Saturday to join rallies against a far-right protest in Hannover.
Lower Saxonys Stephan Weil had asked people to rally against a protest by the far-right NPD party, which is marching to intimidate journalists who have reported critically about the nationalist party.
To say it loud and clear: far-right agitation against journalists ... and press freedom are an attack on our democracy, Weil had tweeted earlier.
Hannover police had tried to ban the NPD from protesting, but a court decided late Friday that the far-right protest can go ahead.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Thousands-expected-to-rally-against-German-14857276.php
SWBTATTReg
(21,856 posts)but in my mind, it's clear who the real winners are, the anti-NPD protesters for standing up against these thugs and not being intimidated. Good for them!
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