Germany Tactical: Protests against far-right extremism to take place in multiple cities on April 15, 17; maintain heightened vigilance

Apr 2024

15:11 UTC

Protests against the far-right populist Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party, as well as the general nationwide increase in far-right extremist activities, will take place in multiple cities on April 15 and 17. Details on timings and locations are as follows:

In Cologne, a protest will take place at Heumarkt at 18:30 (local time) on April 15.

In Hamburg, a protest will take place at Juthornstrasse 104 at 17:00 on April 17.

Finally, in Stuttgart, a protest will be held at Wilhelmsplatz at 17:15 on April 17. An additional protest will take place outside Kursaal, although the timing has not been released as of writing.
The protests have been organized by left-wing groups, with the Cologne protest also supported by climate activists.

Based on precedent and the mobilizational capabilities of the organizers, the aforementioned protests are likely to attract a turnout in the range of high dozens to low hundreds each.
While the protests have been organized as peaceful, they carry a latent potential for unrest in the event of counter-demonstrations by right-wing groups. Such unrest is liable to manifest as clashes between protesters and counter-protesters, as well as police. As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of the aforementioned protest locations as a precautionary measure. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to respond with forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Further, given the participation of climate activists in Cologne, as well as possible attendance of climate activists in other cities, there is a potential for disruptive tactics at the protests. This includes road blockades, which could lead to police forcibly removing disruptive protesters.
Significant disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement, including possible road closures, can be anticipated in the vicinity of these protest locations during the slated timings.

Those operating or residing in the aforementioned cities on April15 and 17 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of the protest locations due to the potential for unrest.
Allot for associated disruptions to travel near these protests during the slated timings.

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Protests against the far-right populist Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party, as well as the general nationwide increase in far-right extremist activities, will take place in multiple cities on April 15 and 17. Details on timings and locations are as follows:

In Cologne, a protest will take place at Heumarkt at 18:30 (local time) on April 15.

In Hamburg, a protest will take place at Juthornstrasse 104 at 17:00 on April 17.

Finally, in Stuttgart, a protest will be held at Wilhelmsplatz at 17:15 on April 17. An additional protest will take place outside Kursaal, although the timing has not been released as of writing.
The protests have been organized by left-wing groups, with the Cologne protest also supported by climate activists.

Based on precedent and the mobilizational capabilities of the organizers, the aforementioned protests are likely to attract a turnout in the range of high dozens to low hundreds each.
While the protests have been organized as peaceful, they carry a latent potential for unrest in the event of counter-demonstrations by right-wing groups. Such unrest is liable to manifest as clashes between protesters and counter-protesters, as well as police. As such, a bolstered security presence is likely to be deployed in the vicinity of the aforementioned protest locations as a precautionary measure. In the event of escalating unrest, authorities are likely to respond with forcible crowd control measures, including conducting arrests.
Further, given the participation of climate activists in Cologne, as well as possible attendance of climate activists in other cities, there is a potential for disruptive tactics at the protests. This includes road blockades, which could lead to police forcibly removing disruptive protesters.
Significant disruptions to pedestrian and vehicular movement, including possible road closures, can be anticipated in the vicinity of these protest locations during the slated timings.

Those operating or residing in the aforementioned cities on April15 and 17 are advised to maintain heightened vigilance in the vicinity of the protest locations due to the potential for unrest.
Allot for associated disruptions to travel near these protests during the slated timings.

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