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#12040806

10 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, 250,000 people gather for a large-scale demonstration in an open public space. People demonstrate against the right ahead of the 2025 Federal Election in Munich. Protesters hold banners and flags, while a significant police presence with multiple police vans is visible in the foreground.

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#12040846

10 February 2025

People demonstrate against the right in Munich, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on February 8, 2025, ahead of the 2025 federal election. The demonstrators hold banners and flags while police officers patrol.

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#12031346

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031358

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031366

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031500

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031558

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031584

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031600

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031644

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#12031651

8 February 2025

In Munich, Germany, on February 8, 2025, a major demonstration 'Democracy Needs You' takes place with more than 200,000 people on Theresienwiese in Munich. The rally is against right-wing extremism. The organizers 'Munchen ist Bunt' write in their call for the rally: 'At a time when hatred, exclusion, and right-wing extremist groups become a threat to our democracy, when there is more and more right-wing extremist violence, when in our neighboring country Austria the extreme right-wing FPO could become chancellor, we are sending a powerful signal for diversity, human dignity, cohesion, and democracy shortly before the federal elections! Together we show: Munich stands for a colorful, solidary, and democratic coexistence.'

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#11991414

28 January 2025

In Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, on January 24, 2025, Grannies Against the Right hold a banner that reads 'Yes to democracy - loud and visible.' 'Omas gegen Rechts' or Grannies Against the Right is a grassroots citizen initiative that originates in Vienna in 2017 as a response to the rise of extreme right-wing political ideologies. The German branch establishes in 2018. The movement primarily consists of women, many of whom are retired or nearing retirement, who are deeply concerned about political and social trends they believe threaten the future of their grandchildren. In recognition of their activism, 'Omas gegen Rechts' receives the Paul Spiegel Prize for Civil Courage from the Central Council of Jews in Germany in 2020.

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#11991415

28 January 2025

In Augsburg, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, on January 24, 2025, Grannies Against the Right hold a banner that reads 'Yes to democracy - loud and visible.' 'Omas gegen Rechts' or Grannies Against the Right is a grassroots citizen initiative that originates in Vienna in 2017 as a response to the rise of extreme right-wing political ideologies. The German branch establishes in 2018. The movement primarily consists of women, many of whom are retired or nearing retirement, who are deeply concerned about political and social trends they believe threaten the future of their grandchildren. In recognition of their activism, 'Omas gegen Rechts' receives the Paul Spiegel Prize for Civil Courage from the Central Council of Jews in Germany in 2020.

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#11972433

22 January 2025

A demonstration takes place in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022, to protest against the Russian war in Ukraine. Participants gather to express their solidarity with Ukraine and demand an end to the ongoing war and violence.

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#11972434

22 January 2025

A demonstration takes place in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022, to protest against the Russian war in Ukraine. Participants gather to express their solidarity with Ukraine and demand an end to the ongoing war and violence.

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#11972435

22 January 2025

A demonstration takes place in Salzburg, Austria, on March 5, 2022, to protest against the Russian war in Ukraine. Participants gather to express their solidarity with Ukraine and demand an end to the ongoing war and violence.

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