Berlin: Demonstration against racism and right-wing populism attracts more than 200,000 people

More than 200,000 protesters marched Saturday in the streets of Berlin, Germany, to fight right-wing populists, DW reported. The march, which covered a handful of issues such as racism and immigration, was supported by 10,000 organizations who declared their support last week.

"Radical political change is happening: racism and discrimination are becoming socially acceptable," reads the document. "What was considered yesterday as unthinkable and indescribable has become a reality today. Humanity and human rights, freedom of religion and the rule of law are openly attacked. It's an attack on us all. "

Many protesters believe that he is a politicized leader, ranging from politicians to ordinary citizens. The protesters stressed the importance of welcoming immigrants to settle in Germany.

"There are people here who want to show that they do not support what's happening in Germany, including established politicians, all this hate, all this debate on immigration," Rola Saleh said. , social worker and social worker.

Protesters participate in the Unteilbar march ("indivisable") against racism, exclusion and exploitation and for a public company on October 13, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Carsten Koall / Getty Images

Saleh fights for immigration rights through his activist group Jugendliche Ohne Grenzen (Youth Without Borders). She spoke of an episode of violence in her town of Chemnitz in August, in which protesters on the right and left sides clashed after a serious stabbing attack by two men. were Syrian and Iraqi. Both sides of the protest were wounded and reports of Nazi greetings from right-wing protesters, according to DW in August.

"We do not have many answers to refugee questions," she said. After the conflicts in Chemnitz, many refugees are afraid and uncertain about the situation. They feel like they are being abandoned. many of them are trying to leave Saxony or fear that criminal acts will incite them to commit criminal acts. If you feel like you live in a state where the police are neither ready nor able to help you, you start looking for ways to protect yourself. "

Protesters participate in the Univilable March against Racism, Exclusion and Exploitation and for a Open Society on October 13, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images

Julia Naji protested for the equality of all races. "Today, people will come together and show that we must fight racism and homophobia as hard as possible and with as many people as possible," she said.

Speaking of immigrants in Berlin, she said that they seemed happy but also had to feel unwelcome. "I am German, but I would feel myself excluded from any politics and any society that does not open to everyone," Naji said.