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At the weekend there were several demos in Munich with thousands of participants.
Munich - On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, thousands took to the streets at the weekend to protest for global peace and against grievances in individual regions.
A rally calling for peace in Russia-attacked Ukraine took place on Saturday afternoon, February 17, at Odeonsplatz.
According to police reports, up to 3,000 people gathered there.
Demos on the sidelines of the Munich Siko: Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann also on site
Among them were the FDP security politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and the Green politician Anton Hofreiter.
The crowd, many of them waving yellow and blue Ukrainian flags, demanded, among other things, greater Western support for the Ukrainian army.
A protest march by the peace movement with over 2,500 participants also took place on Saturday.
This protest was aimed directly at the Munich Security Conference.
Many demonstrators described NATO as a “warmonger”.
In Munich, thousands took to the streets on the edge of the Siko.
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Demos in downtown Munich – protests against right-wing extremism again across Bavaria
On Saturday there was also a demonstration with participants who, according to the police, were more likely to be assigned to the politically right-wing, pro-Russian camp.
This marched through the streets with almost 2,000 participants.
Under the motto “Make Peace!”, the march was registered by an initiative that is partly attributed to the lateral thinker movement.
Protests against human rights abuses in Bangladesh and Ethiopia also took place.
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Demonstrators had already gathered in downtown Munich on Saturday morning to speak out against the Islamic system of rule in Iran.
According to the police, all meetings were peaceful and without any major incidents.
Thousands also gathered in other Bavarian cities over the weekend to demonstrate for the protection of democracy and against right-wing extremism
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(came/dpa)
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