25 Sep 2024 | 08:20 AM UTC
Germany: Pro-immigration and anti-right-wing activists to demonstrate in central Leipzig Sept. 25-26
Pro-immigration and anti-right-wing activists to demonstrate in Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 25-26. Heightened security, disruptions likely.
Pro-immigration and anti-right-wing activists plan to demonstrate in central Leipzig Sept. 25-26. Civil society groups will gather in Willy Brandt Platz from 16:00 on Sept. 25 to demand more open immigration policies. On Sept. 26, the group Grannies against the Right (Omas gegen Recht) will gather from 16:00 at the Volksbank in Schillerstrasse, to demonstrate against the AfD (Alternatif fur Deutschland) party. It is likely that several hundred participants will attend each event.
Authorities will deploy increased security to each event location. Transport disruptions are likely in central Leipzig during the protests. Right-wing activists may stage counter-protests at each event.
Avoid the demonstration areas as a standard precaution. Allow additional time if traveling near protest sites. Strictly heed all instructions from law enforcement officers. Immediately depart the area at the first sign that any security disturbance may occur.
