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PEGIDA - Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident (or "West") - is a Dresden-based movement which has been organizing public demonstrations since October 2014.

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Right-wing extremists in Germany's judiciary?

Right-wing extremists in Germany's judiciary?

Lay judges hand down verdicts alongside professionals. The posts seem attractive for people with unconstitutional views.
Law and JusticeApril 1, 2023
People carry a sign reading "PEGIDA that was your fourth year"

Intelligence agency says Pegida is 'anti-constitutional'

Intelligence agency says Pegida is 'anti-constitutional'

Spy chiefs say the anti-Islam protest movement is becoming increasingly far-right and "extremist."
PoliticsMay 7, 2021
People protest Pegida with banners

Anti-Islam rally meets resistance in Dresden

Anti-Islam rally meets resistance in Dresden

Members of the far-right Pegida movement took to the streets of Dresden, but they didn't have the city to themselves.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 2020
Anti-PEGIDA protest in Dresden

PEGIDA, critics hold Dresden rallies

PEGIDA, critics hold Dresden rallies

Five years after the anti-immigration group held its first rally, PEGIDA supporters faced four counterdemonstrations.
PoliticsOctober 20, 2019
Riot police look on as Bavarian Pegida members demonstrate in Berlin

German police investigate far-right PEGIDA leader

German police investigate far-right PEGIDA leader

Police in Dresden have confirmed they have opened a new investigation into far-right PEGIDA leader Lutz Bachmann.
PoliticsOctober 9, 2019
Far-right Pegida supporters demonstrate in Dresden, Saxony

German far-right supporters condone politician's murder

German far-right supporters condone politician's murder

Prosecutors in Dresden have begun an investigation into Pegida supporters who scoffed at the murder of Walter Lübcke.
Law and JusticeJuly 5, 2019
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