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topicnews · September 14, 2024

Counter demonstration stopped at the train station in Halle (Saale)

Counter demonstration stopped at the train station in Halle (Saale)

CSD in Halle and right-wingers again announced that they wanted to demonstrate against it. Nevertheless, it remained peaceful.

Halle (Saale) – The CSD is celebrated worldwide. The aim is to bring the queer community to the fore. In Halle, right-wingers announced that they wanted to demonstrate against it. Nevertheless, it remained peaceful.

3000 people celebrated Christopher Street Day in Halle on Saturday. © Heiko Rebsch/dpa

Thousands of people celebrated Christopher Street Day in Halle without any major disruptions. “We were accompanied by many supporters. It seems that people have realized that the queer community is under threat from the right,” co-organizer Marcel Dörrer told the German Press Agency. On Saturday, the police initially spoke of 3,000 participants.

Before the event, the organizers had seen the CSD in danger. According to them, there were clear nationwide calls from right-wing extremists for disruptions during the Halle CSD.

According to police, a counter-demonstration with around 100 participants took place in the morning of the event. They travelled from all over Germany.

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The counter-event was originally planned to take place in the city center of the Saale city. However, according to police, it was stopped by CSD supporters at the train station. There were no major riots, said a police spokesman.

Previously, attacks by right-wing extremists, such as those recently seen in Bautzen, had been feared. However, according to the police, the event remained peaceful.

Previously, attacks by right-wing extremists, such as those recently seen in Bautzen, had been feared. However, according to the police, the event remained peaceful. © Heiko Rebsch/dpa

However, the counter-protest was already intercepted at Halle's main train station. Meanwhile, thousands of peaceful protesters marched through Halle. The CSD program was planned to last into the evening.

However, the counter-protest was already intercepted at Halle’s main train station. Meanwhile, thousands of peaceful protesters marched through Halle. The CSD program was planned to last into the evening. © Heiko Rebsch/dpa

During the events, right-wing extremists were repeatedly seen in the crowd, said Dörrer, who is also the chairman of Aids-Hilfe Halle/Sachsen-Anhalt Süd.

“According to the police, there were no disturbances.” In addition to a demonstration march through Halle, a program was planned for the CSD in Halle that would last into the evening hours.

The CSD commemorates the uprisings of the queer community on Christopher Street in New York City (USA) in 1969 and stands for the visibility and equality of queer people. Other names for the CSD demonstrations, which are now held annually in many places, are “Pride Parade” or “Gay Pride”.

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Most recently, in Bautzen, East Saxony and in Leipzig There were right-wing extremist protests on the occasion of Christopher Street Day. They were characterized by aggression and violence against the CSD participants.

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