The demonstration weekend in Giessen surrounding the founding of the new Alternative for Germany (AfD) youth organization, Generation Germany (GD), saw a number of violent scenes that have led to condemnation from Hesse Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) and other officials. According to police, demonstrations by various organizers against the AfD were “mostly peaceful.” However, in some … Continue reading Protests against the AfD: ‘Without the police, the most serious acts of violence and civil war-like conditions would have occurred in Giessen’