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Revision as of 23:40, September 8, 2018
The city of Chemnitz became a flashpoint of German anti-migrant violence in 2018. Thousands of alt-right protesters gathered in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday, August 27, in a second day of demonstrations after a 35-year-old carpenter was stabbed to death at a street festival on Sunday August 26. They blame Chancellor Angela Merkel for giving unfettered access to Muslim migrants, who had now murdered one of their residents.
Activists of the alt-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and PEGIDA again joined forces with conservatives in a protest march in Chemnitz on September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 counterprotesters.
Initial protests
Many in Germany have been angered by Angela Merkel's pledge to take in a million refugees to fill the gap in the country's rapidly shrinking population.
Continued protests
Members of the alt-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party again joined forces with conservatives in a protest march in Chemnitz on September 1. According to police estimates, about 6,000 supporters of the right-wing Pro Chemnitz group were at the scene, along with about 1,500 counterprotesters.
Daniel Hillig
His widow told Bild that Mr Hillig would not have wanted the protests. "Daniel was neither left nor right," she said. "I looked at the events on Saturday night – this was not about Daniel at all."
A makeshift shrine on the pavement where Daniel was stabbed has become a focal point for the city’s grief — and anger.
Arrests
A 22-year-old Iraqi man and a 23-year-old Syrian were arrested over Mr Hillig's death.
Lügenpresse (Lying press)
On September 1, Justice Minister Katarina Barley said parts of the AfD were "openly acting against the constitution".
"We need to treat them like other enemies of the constitution and observe them accordingly." [1]
On September 3, German authorities said they were stepping up surveillance of the alt-right Alternative for Germany amid growing concern the third-largest party in parliament is closing ranks with nationalists groups. Andreas Kalbitz , a member of the party's national leadership, accused the German political parties of panicking in the face of AfD's electoral success.