More than 17,000 protesters rallied Monday in Dresden against the "Islamization of the West," the tenth such demonstration in as many weeks. The far-right movement is becoming a problem for politicians.
German society and the political establishment have for weeks grappled with the emergence of the "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West," or PEGIDA, whose ranks in the city of Dresden have quickly grown from just a few hundred in October.
Around 4,000 counter-demonstrators marched through Dresden under the slogan "Nazi-free," warning there was no place for racism and xenophobia in a country marred by racial hatred during World War II. [Deutsche Welle] Read more
