Thousands of Germans participated in anti-war Easter marches in Germany
Several thousand people participated in the traditional Easter marches that take place in these days in Germany. Their themes this year were the cessation of military conflict and the export of weapons, preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the withdrawal of the military power of Germany from international military missions. In just four days, starting Friday March 3, in the country, it took about 80 marches in more than 100 settlements.
on the first day of the week over a three-day Easter marathon marches in North Rhine - Westphalia, which was conducted in Several stages throughout the region. In Duisburg and Dusseldorf the action was attended by about 800 people. The protesters marched for Disarmament, withdrawal of the military power of Germany from international military missions, and also demanded to stop military conflicts in Ukraine and in the Syrian Arab Republic. The EU and NATO protesters was charged in the " politics of war ". According to organizers, this year the March was attended by the most a lot of young men.
in the Northern part of Germany Easter marches were launched from Friday 3 March. They swept the Hamburg, Bremen, Hannover, the program Weimar and other cities. Several hundred people protested at military training center NATO in the Bergen-Hohne. In Bremen in March was attended by about 300 people - twice more than expected. They were carrying placards " New Eastern policy - instead of the cold war, Disarmament currently same ", " Down with the Bundeswehr ".
in Hamburg gathered on the first day of the week about 600 people. In Bremerhaven the theme of the March was the conflict in Ukraine, Protesters told about the threat of a new war in the European Union. The action was attended by about 30 people.
in Wiesbaden and Mainz nearly 200 people marched on the first day of the weekend in the pouring rain under the slogan " for a world without war, the army and violence ". The bad weather began, according to organizers, the main reason regarding the low number of participants.
Last Easter marches this year will be held on the first day of the week in the 2nd part of the day in Frankfurt, Kassel, Nuremberg and other cities. The organizers expect to attract a share on the Frankfurt to 2, 5 thousand people. Demonstrators gather to protest against the upcoming Transatlantic partnership agreement in the field of trade and investment (TTIP) with the slogan " we don't need TTIP, we don't need economic NATO ", They advocate a " big economic space from Portugal to the Russian Far East ", and " new discharge policy in the European Union ", say the organizers.
Easter marches originated in the UK in the 1950-ies as a protest movement against the spread of nuclear weapons during the cold war. In Germany the first such marches were held in 1960-ies, 1st March was held in 1960 in Hamburg.
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