PEGIDA plans anti-Islam demos across Europe

Germany's newspaper Tagesspiegel reported in January 2016 that PEGIDA leaders were planning to hold demonstrations in 14 different countries on 6 Februray 2016.

This was seen as a move to widen the reach of the xenophobic movement, which had until then limited its activity within Germany's borders.

Several anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups staged demonstrations across Europe on the 6 February 2016, including in the Netherlands, France the Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland and the United Kingdom.

Wroclaw had been due to become the second Polish city to hold a PEGIDA march, but the demonstration was cancelled because PEGIDA was apparently too German for Polish nationalists.

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Deutsche Welle, 06.02.16: Dresden tolerance rally goes ahead as PEGIDA marches take place across Europe http://dw.com/p/1Hqtc

BBC News, 06.02.16: Former French Foreign Legion chief held at Calais Pegida rally http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35514660

BBC News, 06.02.16: Dublin: Scuffles between police and anti-Pegida protesters http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35513962

BBC News, 29.01.16: Tommy Robinson: The man behind the British version of Pegida http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35432074

Radio Poland, 06.02.16: Polish marchers protest against immigrants http://www.thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/239723,Polish-marchers-protest-against-immigrants

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Euro|Topics: Debates, 08.02.16: Pegida demonstrates for 'Fortress Europe' http://www.eurotopics.net/en/153408/pegida-demonstrates-for-fortress-europe

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