loading

Messages are loaded...

Hundreds of people at demo against racism in Chemnitz

Participants of a left-wing demonstration gather at the Karl Marx Monument / Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa
Participants of a left-wing demonstration gather at the Karl Marx Monument / Photo: Sebastian Willnow/dpa

Five years after the racist riots in Chemnitz, several hundred people demonstrated against right-wing violence. Under the motto "No Forgetting, No Forgiving, No Ending", the Chemnitz Nazi Free Alliance had called for a rally on Saturday followed by a procession. The police had prepared for an operation and received forces of the riot police for support. "Until the afternoon, the situation is calm," said a police spokeswoman.

In late August 2018, a 35-year-old died in downtown Chemnitz, stabbed to death by a Syrian and an Iraqi. For this, the Syrian was later convicted of manslaughter, another participant is on the run - investigators suspected him last in Turkey. The violent act was followed by a wave of demonstrations in which previously inconspicuous citizens showed up side by side with neo-Nazis and soccer hooligans. Right-wing extremists joined forces to form the terrorist group "Revolution Chemnitz," there were attacks on migrants and on the open street some unabashedly boasted the Hitler salute.

Copyright 2023, dpa (www.dpa.de). All rights reserved

.
🤖 The translations are automated using AI. We appreciate your feedback and help in improving our multilingual service. Write to us at: language@diesachsen.com. 🤖