Germany: A far-right protest near Leipzig Pride was broken up.
In opposition to the much larger LGBTQ+ parade held in the eastern German city, up to 400 radical right activists convened.
Up to 400 activists from the radical right gathered in opposition to the much larger LGBTQ+ parade held in the eastern German city. Police described “partly aggressive or militant behavior” and the protest was broken up.
Far-right protesters gathered at Leipzig’s main railway station on SaturdayImage: Sebastian Willnow/dpa/picture alliance
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Neo-Nazi activists staged a short demonstration in the vicinity of a Pride event in Germany’s eastern city of Leipzig on Saturday, the second such counterprotest in a week.
In support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community, the march was planned to pass close to the 19,000-person Pride parade.
According to police, supporters of extreme right-wing politics staged a rally at the city’s main railway station with the banner “Proud, German, National,” drawing between 300 and 400 participants.
German assembly law and the criminal code have both been found to have been broken, according to a thread on X, formerly Twitter, that was started by Saxony police.
According to police, the far-right rally attendees arrived displaying “typical assembly behavior, and partly aggressive or militant behavior.”
