Thousands of opponents of the Corona measures took to the streets again in Germany on Saturday.
One of the largest events took place on Saturday afternoon in Hamburg, where the police spoke of around 13,700 participants in the evening.
The police had previously spoken of 16,000 participants.
To the demo under the motto “The measure is full.
Hands off our children ”, around 11,000 participants were originally expected.
There were also several thousand demonstrators in numerous other cities.
In Hamburg, the organizer asked the participants over loudspeakers to comply with the mask and distance requirements. Nevertheless, many people were traveling without masks and without any distance. A demo participant wore a Star of David with the words "unvaccinated" on their clothes, the police tweeted. A preliminary investigation had been initiated on suspicion of sedition.
According to the police, up to 8,000 people demonstrated against corona measures at a registered event in Frankfurt am Main. According to the police, there were several thousand in Düsseldorf, the organizers spoke of around 4,000. In Freiburg, according to the police, up to 6,000 people gathered for a registered protest. There were almost 2000 in Wetzlar in Hesse and around 1250 in Trier. According to the police, around 1,600 opponents of Corona measures gathered in Schwerin, around 2,700 in Regensburg and around 2,000 demonstrators in Ansbach.
In Magdeburg, thousands of people marched through the city for hours to demonstrate against Corona measures. Trams stood still, roads were temporarily closed. In Berlin, people demonstrated in a car and bicycle parade, the police counted more than 70 cars, 100 bikes and a total of around 200 participants. According to the police, around 1,600 opponents of Corona measures gathered in Schwerin, around 2,700 demonstrators in Regensburg and 2,000 in Ansbach.
In Minden, however, around 2,500 people took to the streets to demonstrate against “lateral thinkers”.
They expressed their displeasure with corona deniers, vaccination skeptics and right-wing extremists.
"Yes to freedom of expression and togetherness - decidedly no to hatred, threats and violence," it said on a poster.
According to the organizers and the police, up to 1000 people gathered in Erfurt to demonstrate for democracy and consideration in the pandemic.
In Dresden, candles in front of the Frauenkirche have been remembering the pandemic victims of the Saxon capital since Saturday.
The action of the private initiative “Show Attitude” for solidarity with one another had already found broad support in the run-up to the event.
As of Saturday, more than 9,500 people had signed the call to "show your stance".
The Dresden city leaders also called for participation.
In a statement by Mayor Dirk Hilbert (FDP) and his alderman, it was said to question ordinances and rules and to express one's opinion freely, is an important part of democracy.
But hatred, agitation, violence and conspiracy theories are not to be accepted as means of social debate.