Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Biodun Iginla, BBC News

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Anti-Islam 'Pegida' rally in Dresden sees record turnout


by Natalie de Vallieres and Biodun Iginla, BBC News Online

Demonstrators sang carols and listened to speeches about immigrants, as Laura Westbrook reports

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A record 17,500 people have turned out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates.
Demonstrators sang Christmas carols and listened to speeches about immigrants and asylum seekers.
Weekly rallies by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamisation of the West, or Pegida, began in October.
Several counter-demonstrations were being held on Monday.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior politicians have spoken out against the Pegida rallies.
Pegida rally in Dresden, 22 December 2014 Monday evening's Pegida rally in Dresden was the largest to date
Pegida rally in Dresden, 22 December 2014 Demonstrators gathered in front of the Semper Opera House to rally against "Islamisation"
Pegida rally in Dresden, 22 December 2014 Organisers say they are against extremism, but the rallies have drawn support from far-right groups
Demonstration against Pegida rally in Dresden, 22 December 2014 There were counter-demonstrations in Dresden, Munich and Kessel
Anti-Pegida rally in front of Bavarian state opera house, Munich, 22 December 2014 The Bavarian State Opera House hung banners in support of "humanity, respect and diversity"

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