Right -wing extremist mobilization in Vienna: Protest against Remigration demo!

Right -wing extremist mobilization in Vienna: Protest against Remigration demo!

Next Saturday, July 26th, the Viennese streets are all about a controversial demonstration. The Identity Movement in Austria is planning a “remigration” demonstration, which is to take place from around 500 participants from different European countries. The planned process stipulates that the opinion makers gather on Karl-Lueger-Platz and then pull through the inner city to the final rally on the gestade. The activities have been announced from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the police have already approved the event because there are no reasons for a prohibition. The monitoring of this demonstration is the responsibility of the State Office for State Protection and Extremism, according to meinzimzirk.at.

The identity movement, which is already being observed in Germany by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, pursues a controversial initiative called "Defend Europe". The aim of this initiative is to stop refugee boats in the Mediterranean with a boat financed by donations and bring them back to Libya. Critics fear that right -wing extremist activists not only pose a danger to the migrant people, but can also lead to conflicts with sea retters on the high seas. Spokesman Daniel Fiß emphasizes that you want to cooperate with the Libyan coastal guard, but in Libya the political situation is so unstable that deportations are currently hardly possible, so germanyfunk.de.

counteractions and diversity

Especially in the run -up to this demonstration, resistance is stirring. Various groups express their rejection of the right -wing extremists. Antifa Vienna plans to actively block and disturb the "Remigations" demo. In addition, there is a non -partisan street festival on the occasion of this rally, which is organized by the district council Margareten. This festival is intended to show that diverse opinions and solidarity form a strong cohesion. Snacks, drinks, live music and a drag show in Siebenbrunnengasse 26-31 are planned. Among other things, the Greens, the SPÖ, the KPÖ/Links and the Neos, so meinziR.at.

at a time when right -wing extremist movements occur increased, resistance in society is important. This is particularly clear through the organization of protests against these currents, which recently took place throughout Austria. It is estimated that in Vienna alone, up to 80,000 people demonstrated against these ideologies, well over the 35,000 participants that the police estimated. Mobilization is based on an alliance of various parties and organizations that wants to send a strong sign of democracy and against extremism, as [trtdeutsch.com] (https://www.trtdeutsch.com/news-europa/osterreich-emos- against-rechtsextremism-16783721) reports.

These developments once again show that dealing with extremist views is not only necessary at political-legal levels, but must also be anchored in society. The planned demonstration and the diverse counter -actions in Vienna at the end of the month stand for a clear social struggle against a dangerous ideology.