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  • Lunedì 12 gennaio 2015

La nuova manifestazione antislamica e anti-immigrati di PEGIDA a Dresda

Hanno partecipato 25.000 persone, con gli stendardi dei redattori di Charlie Hebdo, anche se diversi politici avevano invitato gli organizzatori a non strumentalizzare l'attacco francese

DRESDEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 12: Supporters of the Pegida gather with banners that show the names of mudered French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo employees to demonstrate their solidarity with the victims of the recent Paris terror attacks during their weekly march on January 12, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. Pegida is an acronym for 'Patriotische Europaeer Gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes,' which translates to 'Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamification of the West,' and has quickly gained local mass appeal by demanding a more restrictive policy on Germany's acceptance of foreign refugees and asylum seekers. Critics, including leading German politicians, implored Pegida supporters not to march tonight and not to use the Paris attacks as a means to further their goals, which many view as xenophobic. The first Pegida march took place in Dresden in October and Pegida has since attracted thousands of participants to its weekly gatherings that have also begun spreading to other cities in Germany, though so far with only a few hundred participants. Germany is accepting a record number of refugees this year, especially from war-torn Syria, and the country has also witnessed the rise of Salafist movements in numerous immigrant-heavy German cities. Both phenomena have promoted Pegida's rise and appeal. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
DRESDEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 12: Supporters of the Pegida gather with banners that show the names of mudered French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo employees to demonstrate their solidarity with the victims of the recent Paris terror attacks during their weekly march on January 12, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. Pegida is an acronym for 'Patriotische Europaeer Gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes,' which translates to 'Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamification of the West,' and has quickly gained local mass appeal by demanding a more restrictive policy on Germany's acceptance of foreign refugees and asylum seekers. Critics, including leading German politicians, implored Pegida supporters not to march tonight and not to use the Paris attacks as a means to further their goals, which many view as xenophobic. The first Pegida march took place in Dresden in October and Pegida has since attracted thousands of participants to its weekly gatherings that have also begun spreading to other cities in Germany, though so far with only a few hundred participants. Germany is accepting a record number of refugees this year, especially from war-torn Syria, and the country has also witnessed the rise of Salafist movements in numerous immigrant-heavy German cities. Both phenomena have promoted Pegida's rise and appeal. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Lunedì 12 gennaio a Dresda, in Germania, circa 25 mila persone hanno preso parte a una manifestazione di protesta contro gli stranieri e contro l’Islam, e in memoria dei redattori della rivista satirica Charlie Hebdo uccisi in un attacco terroristico a Parigi il 7 gennaio. Il corteo è stato organizzato dall’associazione “PEGIDA”Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes che significa “Europei patriottici contro l’islamizzazione dell’Occidente”, che aveva tenuto una protesta antislamica e contro gli stranieri anche all’inizio della scorsa settimana. La loro pagina, che oggi ha 136mila “mi piace”, ha guadagnato migliaia di fan in pochi giorni, in seguito agli attentati di Parigi (ne aveva 122mila pochi giorni fa).

Molti politici avevano invitato gli organizzatori a non strumentalizzare l’attacco alla redazione della rivista francese, ma i manifestanti hanno portato in corteo cartelloni neri con i nomi dei redattori uccisi di Charlie Hebdo, e fotomontaggi del cancelliere Angela Merkel con l’hijab, il velo islamico.
Angela Merkel ha fatto sapere che parteciperà a una manifestazione organizzata da gruppi musulmani a Berlino martedì 13 gennaio.

Oltre a Dresda, ci sono state manifestazioni di PEGIDA anche in altre città, anche se meno partecipate: è successo a Lipsia, tra le altre. Contemporaneamente alle manifestazioni di PEGIDA, si sono tenute manifestazioni contro PEGIDA, contro il razzismo e contro la xenofobia: a Dresda i partecipanti hanno sfilato con scope e oggetti per la pulizia, per spazzare via metaforicamente PEGIDA e il razzismo.

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