Sunday, February 20, 2011

The citizens of Dresden plant and prevent a return to neo-Nazi march

Twice in the last week have attempted to demonstrate several neo-Nazi groups in Dresden (Germany) and both have had to abort the start. The protest on Saturday estasba permitted, but are citizens of the state capital of Saxony who have stood up to the far right. The powerful German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) amounted to some 21,000 people joined the protests to drive from Dresden to the neo-Nazis, whose figure was lower than the 4,000 that were initially expected, according to data collected by Efe.

A Dresden court had allowed the nazi demonstration Friday despite appeals against local government. The past weekend, some 17,000 residents of Dresden had already prevented some 1,300 neo-Nazi march through the city center to mark the anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden during World War II.

A large police deployment tried to ensure that thousands of anti-fascists arrived at the site reserved for neo-Nazis, although he smanifestantes broke the security barriers and came to the area where he and about 600 militants. Others blocked the access roads to the meeting point of the neo-Nazi march in the train station in the city.

Around the central station of Dresden became a half-dozen burning barricades simultaneously mounted by young anti-fascists to block streets and prevent neo-Nazi march to the city center. Neo-Nazi groups ended up leaving and heading to Leipzig, Dresden, about 100 miles east, to celebrate his departure there.

The police reported that participants in the demonstration of ultra-right would be escorted in small groups by law enforcement officials to Leipzig. Throughout the day he lived clashes between anti-fascists and the security forces. Police used tear gas and cars hydrants to prevent neo-Nazis clashed with demonstrators.

A protest against the presence in the city right-wing activists have turned to adding representatives of political parties across the political spectrum, churches, unions and civic associations as well as thousands of ordinary citizens. At the same time, 54 churches were installed Dresden protest vigils against the presence of far-right in the city in which he condemned racism, xenophobia, war and violence.

Some activists threw stones, bottles and flares against the officers. Also caused damage to several vehicles and smashed the windows of a government building. The clashes left injured and arrested, a police spokeswoman said, without specifying numbers.

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