Over 50,000 demonstrate disapproval of far-right party, racism in Germany

More than 50,000 people demonstrated in the “Hamburg is rising against far-right extremism and Neo-Nazi networks,” rally on Friday.

Protesters, wielding signs emblazoned with anti-far-right slogans, voiced disapproval of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and Austrian far-right figure Martin Sellner.

It was revealed that AfD politicians and Sellner secretly met in the German city of Potsdam to discuss a plan that proposed the deportation of millions of people of foreign origin.

Demonstrators, representing a broad spectrum of society, expressed concerns about rising racism, xenophobia and far-right extremism in Germany.

Critics argue that the AfD, known for its anti-foreigner and anti-Muslim stance, poses a threat to Germany’s social fabric, prompting increased debates about the possibility of banning the party.