(25 Jan 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cologne, Germany – 25 January 2025
1. Poster (German) "No to AfD- racism is not an alternative – no human is illegal"
2. Protesters
3. Samba group
4. Protesters holding poster "No Koelsch (beer from Cologne) for Nazis"
5. Poster "Fascism is not an alternative"
6. SOUNDBITE (German) Gueler Schulz from Cologne:
"I’m here to protest against the AfD and for democracy."
7. Various of protesters
9. Protester holding poster (German) "Cologne remains colorful"
10. Protester Thomas Schneemann from Cologne with poster
11. SOUNDBITE (German) 54, Thomas Schneemann, protester from Cologne:
" For me it is most important that we stay united against the far right. Especially after yesterday and from what we heard from Friedrich Merz we have to stand together to fight the far right."
12. Poster "Racism is not an alternative"
13. Banner saying "German parliament Nazi free"
14. SOUNDBITE (German) Britta Straschewski, 36, teacher from Cologne:
" I think it is important because of the early German elections to set a sign. We see a party (AfD) that so far gets 20% of votes and might get more and this party shows openly a racist, discriminatory and intolerant attitude and I think it is important to set a signal for a tolerant and active democracy."
15. Sign (German) "Nazis – No, No"
16. People marching with rainbow flags
17. Banner (German) "Fascists out of parliaments."
18. Banner (German) "1933-2025 a step backwards." Poster turns round "For a future for all of us"
19. Protesters
20. Banner (German) "A defensive democracy requires courage"
21. Protesters
22. Banner (German) "Today is not 1933"
23. Protesters
24. Cookie monster from American series Sesame Street with shirt reading (German) "Hatred is not an alternative for Germany"
STORYLINE:
Over 15 thousand people gathered on the streets of Cologne to protest against the rise of right-wing extremism in Germany.
The right-wing AfD (Alternative for Germany) political party has grown in popularity and is polling strongly.
The party has made gains in some eastern areas and there are fears about next month’s elections.
Britta Straschewski, 36, a teacher from Cologne, said she felt it was important to come out and protest.
"We see a party (AfD) that so far gets 20% of votes and might get more and this party shows openly a racist, discriminatory and intolerant attitude and I think it is important to set a signal for a tolerant and active democracy," she said.
The Cologne rally is being held on the day that the AfD opens their election campaign in Halle.
Party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla are expected to speak and an audience of 4,500 people is expected.
AP video shot by Daniel Niemann
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