2015-01-12 09:02
Berlin - Anti-Islam and anti-refugee protesters are expected to
take to the streets across Germany on Monday, hoping to boost their
ranks after last week's terrorist attacks in Paris.
The weekly
demonstrations organized by Pegida, or Patriotic Europeans Against the
Islamisation of the West, have been steadily swelling since they were
launched about three months ago. About 18 000 people marched in Dresden -
the focus of the protests - a week ago.
Protests are also set to
be held on Monday in other parts of the country, including in Hanover
and Kassel, as well in Chancellor Angela Merkel's own eastern German
electorate.
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in Dusseldorf plan to turn off all the lights in the town hall on
Monday to distance the western German city from Pegida.
Counter
demonstrations are also planned by Pegida opponents, who turned out in
large numbers a week ago to make a stand against the anti-Islam and
anti-refugees rallies.
The
weekly Pegida protests are being closely followed by European
governments concerned about a backlash against Muslims after last week's
massacre by Islamist gunmen at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in
Paris.
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