A world divided: Violent clashes break out across the globe as thousands take to the streets in anti-Islam protests organised by far-right group PEGID

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[h=1]A world divided: Violent clashes break out across the globe as thousands take to the streets in anti-Islam protests organised by far-right group PEGIDA[/h]

• Protesters have clashed with immigration supporters and police forces during planned far-right demonstrations
• Organised by anti-Islam group PEGIDA, cities across Europe and Australia saw thousands take to the streets
• The confrontational rallies were held in cities that included Prague, Amsterdam, Dresden, Calais and Canberra

By COREY CHARLTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 17:06, 6 February 2016 | UPDATED: 17:55, 6 February 2016



Violent scuffles broke out across Europe today as thousands of people taking part in far-right anti-Islam protests clashed with pro-immigration groups and riot control police.
Police in Dresden, Germany, saw about 2,000 protesters at a rally organized by the group Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West, making it the biggest of a coordinated series of demonstrations across European cities.
Known by its German acronym PEGIDA, the group emerged in Dresden two years ago and has become a magnet for far-right and anti-immigrant sentiment.



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Supporters of the Pegida movement (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident) demonstrate in Calais, northern France

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In Birmingham, placards saying 'Trump is right', 'We will not stay silent as women are raped' and 'Nazism = Islamism' were held up

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A young Australian protestor poses with a self-made t-shirt displaying the slogan 'Australians say no to the islamisation of our nation!' in Canberra, Australia

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Plainclothes police officers wrestle a man to the ground during the PEGIDA demonstration held in Amsterdam, Holland, today

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The man was detained during at the far-right demonstration, held in the city centre, protesting what they believe is the 'Islamisation of the West'


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A man sticks his tongue out at the camera as he is led away from the demonstration by plainclothes police officers

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An estimated 2,000 people marched through Dresden, Germany, today (pictured) - the city where PEGIDA was originally formed

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A far-right banner showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's face is captioned with the words: 'We are coming, mommy'

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The PEGIDA group organised co-ordinated protests across many European cities today, including at its home in Dresden (pictured)

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Nationalist groups in Europe have been galvanized by the unprecedented influx of refugees from Africa, Asia and the Middle East last year


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PEGIDA is an acronym given to the group which stands for Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident

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The protesters carried banners showing the face of Chancellor Angela Merkel depicted as, among other things, a pig and a nun

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The crowds in Dresden gathered outside the city's main hall to protest against what it believes is an overwhelming influx of refugees

Nationalist groups in Europe have been galvanized by the unprecedented influx of refugees from Africa, Asia and the Middle East last year. Today similar, smaller PEGIDA-style protests were planned in France, Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
In the Czech capital of Prague, thousands rallied against the influx of refugees and others in support of them and opposing protesters clashed and had to be separated by police.

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Martin Konvicka, a leader of the anti-Muslim movement, is calling the influx of refugees an 'invasion' that poses a 'huge threat for us all'. Two other anti-migrant groups are rallying in Prague and another in the second-largest Czech city of Brno.
In Dublin, scuffles broke out between people who had gathered to protest against the launch of Pegida in Ireland, and those who attended the launch of the group.
In Birmingham, meanwhile, police said about about 150 Pegida supporters and 60 counter demonstrators turned out. Other demonstrations took place in Warsaw and Graz in southern Austria.
In Amsterdam, riot police have clashed with PEGIDA demonstrators as they tried to hold their first protest in the Dutch capital.
A square near Amsterdam city hall that had been earmarked for the rally had to be shut down shortly before the gathering as police and explosives experts examined what police called a 'suspect package'.
Only about 200 PEGIDA supporters were present, where they were heckled by left-wing demonstrators who shouted: 'Refugees are welcome, fascists are not!'
Dutch riot police detained several people as officers on horseback intervened to separate the two groups of demonstrators.
Other demonstrations took place in Warsaw, Bratislava and in Graz in southern Austria.

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Protesters wearing face masks and holding signs of infamous ISIS executioner Jihadi John walk through Birmingham today

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A few hundred people attended the rally in Birmingham today as they walked from the city's railway station to a remote business park

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Police officers in Calais detain a man taking party in the demonstrations near the town's railway station


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The Calais march brought some about 20 arrests, local authorities said, and police responded with tear gas after scuffles broke out

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Policemen and gendarmes arrest a man wearing a ski mask during the demonstration held in Calais, France, today

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A group of men demonstrate in Warsaw today as rallies supporting PEGIDA were held across cities throughout Europe

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A PEGIDA supporter in Warsaw arrives at the rally wearing a face mask featuring a skull design


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PEGIDA demonstrators gather on the riverbank in Dresden, where pro-immigration supporters lined the opposite side of the bank

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A huge police presence was also at the scene of the protest, where riot police had to separate pro and anti-Islam demonstrators

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Mounted policeman in Dresden stand guard next to an armoured police vehicle as they watch over the protests

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PEGIDA emerged in Dresden two years ago and has become a magnet for far-right and anti-immigrant sentiment


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Riot police were also needed in Amsterdam today in order to separate the groups. The banner pictured reads: 'Islamists not welcome'

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Mounted Dutch riot police disperse demonstrators during the PEGIDA rally in the country's capital Amsterdam

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Thousands also turned out to oppose the PEGIDA supporters. Pictured is an anti-Islamist movement in central Amsterdam

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Members of the Dutch PEGIDA movement march through the city centre during today's demonstration



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French police officers use tear gas against the activists in Calais, where a protest went ahead despite being forbidden by authorities

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Calais saw 20 arrests today, where anti-Islam demonstrators opposing the influx of migrants in Europe gathered for a protest

In nearby Calais, fighting broke out as more protesters clashed with the police during a banned demonstration. France's Interior Ministry had tried to stop the march by members of PEGIDA.
They are particularly angry about the build up of some 5,000 refugees sleeping rough in Calais as they try to get to the UK, where they will claim asylum or disappear into the black economy.
'This is our home - migrants get out,' they chanted today as they gathered by the port town's station.
A large force of CRS riot police confronted around 150 of them, as a senior officer announced on a loudspeaker that all were banned from demonstrating.
This led to fighting, and by 2pm at least 12 arrests had been made, mainly for public order offences and criminal damage.
Baton charges and tear gas were used by the police to restore order and counter demonstrators shouted insults at the Pegida members.
'We have succeeded in keeping the two sides apart, and are trying to disperse the Pediga demonstrators using buses,' said an officer at the scene.
Pediga, which was founded in Germany in 2014, had announced today's march during the week, but the French government decided it was too big a threat to public order to go ahead.
The State of Emergency in France, triggered by last year's terrorist attacks on Paris, allows politicians and police to ban any public gatherings that they consider to be a security threat.
Bernard Cazeneuve, France's Interior Ministry, said the ban was also there to protect people from 'all groups that create tensions, division and violence.'

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The PEGIDA rallies even reached as far as Australia, where a small but vocal group of supporters marched through Canberra

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Sherman Burgess, known as the Great Aussie Patriot, and Blair Cottrell, leader of the United Patriots Front, were among the speakers



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Speakers at the anti-Islam rally addressed the crowds in front of the country's Parliament building in the capital Canberra

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A woman covering herself in Australian flags and wearing the country's colours on her face is pictured at the rally

Left, a woman tries to rally women to vote against Islamic immigration. Right, Blair Cottrell, leader of the United Patriots Front, leads the protesters

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The small but vocal group of demonstrators marched through the nation's capital to protest before its Parliament building

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Daniel Evans from Reclaim Australia is pictured standing before the demonstrators

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Shermon Burgess, the so called Great Aussie Patriot, leads the demonstrators from the Hyatt Hotel to Parliament where they were met by a small counter protest



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[ScottL]

This is like the US presidential election. I don't have a side to support.

Now they want me to choose between people who blow other people up, shit in public showers, and decide women must be begging to be forced dick just by their presence...... and nazis. Great!

 

[TomGshotput]

Now they want me to choose between people who blow other people up, shit in public showers, and decide women must be begging to be forced dick just by their presence...... and nazis. Great!

Thankfully the American government is able to keep this shitshow out

 

[The Guesser]

Thankfully the American government is able to keep this shitshow out

Yeah, they're confined to making sick, hateful posts on extremist message boards like this one. But they're in America also, unfortunately.

 

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Indeed Islam is a growing threat to Western values and culture. If you ignore discontent by a growing number of people who do not want Islaminisation of their countries, then eventually armed response will follow. Liberal politicians who do not take into account the views of those who want to curb the current trend favouring Islamic migration to the West, will only divide more, and the discontent will keep growing.


When the POTUS visited the Mosque, he should have addressed those aspects of Islam that are unacceptable. He should have said that the law of the US is The law, and it is not Sharia law. He should have said we once had segregation in our Country of Blacks, we will not allow Islamic segregation of women. Women have equal rights in this Country and your communities must ensure that Islamic women have the same right. He should have said that female genital mutilation and honor killings are the antithesis of our values and Islam must stamp it out.

 

[ScottL]

Thankfully the American government is able to keep this shitshow out

Not for long at this rate. If the refugees who come here behave like those in Europe people will take to the streets. Many of them will be the Stormfronters.

 

[ScottL]

Indeed Islam is a growing threat to Western values and culture. If you ignore discontent by a growing number of people who do not want Islaminisation of their countries, then eventually armed response will follow. Liberal politicians who do not take into account the views of those who want to curb the current trend favouring Islamic migration to the West, will only divide more, and the discontent will keep growing.


When the POTUS visited the Mosque, he should have addressed those aspects of Islam that are unacceptable. He should have said that the law of the US is The law, and it is not Sharia law. He should have said we once had segregation in our Country of Blacks, we will not allow Islamic segregation of women. Women have equal rights in this Country and your communities must ensure that Islamic women have the same right. He should have said that female genital mutilation and honor killings are the antithesis of our values and Islam must stamp it out.

Well-stated SB. He should have. But he didn't. Because he's a dhimmi.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

This is like the US presidential election. I don't have a side to support.

Now they want me to choose between people who blow other people up, shit in public showers, and decide women must be begging to be forced dick just by their presence...... and nazis. Great!

In this particular instance I’ll side with the Nazis.


And of course the non Nazis that are members of PEGIDA.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

Not for long at this rate. If the refugees who come here behave like those in Europe people will take to the streets. Many of them will be the Stormfronters.

And many will be just average Americans.

 

[ScottL]

And many will be just average Americans.

True. However an incident like the following will occur.

1) A gang of refugees from a Muslim country grope a bunch of women
2) A bunch of skinheads 'respond' by beating up a Muslim family who are not radical and have fit into their mixed community for many years. Maybe they kill a Muslim store owner and sexually assault his daughter.

-Multiply these type incidents by 100

 

[Dave007inVegas]

True. However an incident like the following will occur.

1) A gang of refugees from a Muslim country grope a bunch of women
2) A bunch of skinheads 'respond' by beating up a Muslim family who are not radical and have fit into their mixed community for many years. Maybe they kill a Muslim store owner and sexually assault his daughter.

-Multiply these type incidents by 100

Quite a prediction Mr. Nostradamustein. I hope you’re never proven right.