Thousands of people demonstrated in Dresden on Sunday against the AfD, according to WELT. The protest took place on the city's Theaterplatz, MDR.de reported. Participants carried the message "Zeit zum Handeln" — time to act — and one demonstrator told WELT, "We are simply afraid."
The Dresden rally was one of several held across Germany the same day. Tagesschau.de reported that around 2,600 people demonstrated against fascism in Kiel on Sunday afternoon. In Marburg, hessenschau.de put the number of protesters against the AfD at 3,000.
Coverage of the demonstrations also raised the question of turnout. DIE ZEIT reported on why relatively few people have been taking to the streets, pointing to shame as a factor.
The protests come as the AfD continues to draw significant support in parts of Germany, though the material above does not specify what prompted Sunday's gatherings.
What to watch next: whether further demonstrations are organized in the coming days and how many people attend.
