2024 German anti-right-wing extremism protests | |
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Date | 13 January 2024 (10 months and 5 days) | – present
Location | Germany |
Caused by | 2023 Potsdam far-right meeting |
Goals |
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Methods | Political demonstration, nonviolent resistance |
Status | Ongoing |
Since mid-January 2024, widespread protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have been taking place in Germany, after a report by investigative journalist group Correctiv revealed the presence of in-office party members at the meeting of right-wing extremists at Potsdam in 2023, centered on "remigration" proposals to organize mass deportations of foreign-born Germans, including those with German citizenship. Protesters have "sought", as declared by the organizers, to defend the German democracy from the AfD, with many protesters calling for the party to be investigated by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, or banned altogether.