One thing is immediately noticeable – and even woman who has just arrived sees it: "Quite a lot of men here," murmurs her companion. Promptly, woman on demo-train asks all female participants to come forward. In pictures later y are to be seen above all. After all, a "women's March" is announced.

For several weeks AfD politician Leyla Bilge has previously mobilized, about 550 participants finally gar at Hall Eschen Tor in Kreuzberg to run over Friedrichstrasse to Chancellery. Women, of whom you are convinced, could no longer safely move in public space because of migration policy of federal government. Because of refugees, Germany has "developed into a juggernaut of brutality and sexual assault to murder." In addition to several AfD politicians, Pegida chief Lutz Bachmann has also come. "Merkel has to go away" and "resistance" calls sound into cold winter air. In beginning, right-handed journalist David Berger first explains: "We are true feminists."

Against demonstrators block planned route

But when train sets in motion, it does not come far. Just before Checkpoint Charlie's close. Against demonstrators block all roads, police cannot persuade m to vacate one of roads. Also green politician Hans-Christian Stroebele is among counter-demonstrators. These refer to women's protest from right as a "Trojan horse in which anti-Muslim racism is above all", as it is a lump-sum against refugees and Muslims.

Also bilge, applicant for demonstration, is not an unknown. The single mor describes herself as "proud German with Kurdish roots". At appearances she likes to come on stage with black Nikab, throws her off later and n stands re in tight black-red-golden dress. In past, Bilge was a sought-after interlocutor because she was in favour of is threatened Christian and Yazidi and brought relief supplies to refugee camps in Syria and Iraq. Then she entered AfD, profiled herself here as a "feminist". Now Bilge says that Islam does not belong to Germany. On demo she asks: "To deport criminal foreigners immediately!"

More than 1,000 people block march on Friedrichstrasse. The police stand with armored units between two groups. There are wrangles and word fights between protesters and policemen. When after several hours re is still no foreseeable progress, demo organizers of Bilge finally decide to cancel march officially. Later, however, around 300 AfD followers gared for planned final rally in front of chancellery. There were also calls from counter-demonstrators.

With material from AFP.

Date Of Update: 18 February 2018, 12:02