Democracy Under Siege: Germany Confronts Its Far Right Fringe Thousands gathered in Magdeburg, Saxony Anhalt's capital, on Saturday to celebrate democracy and counter the rising tide of far right extremism.
Organized by a coalition of civil society groups, the event aimed to uphold values of inclusivity and diversity in the face of increasingly divisive rhetoric from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
The AfD's state branch in Saxony Anhalt has been labeled a right wing extremist organization by the federal intelligence service.