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Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes (PEGIDA, in English: "Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West") is a controversial German political movement based in Dresden. It was started in October 2014 by Lutz Bachmann. Thousands of people have joined public demonstrations against the "Islamization of Europe". German leaders have termed it xenophobia. Larger German counter-demonstrations against Pegida, estimated at about 30,000 people, have taken place in Stuttgart, Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin. Joining those speaking out against Pegida are the Roman Catholic, Protestant churches and several social groups. Tommy Robinson founded a Pegida offshoot group.

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  • PEGIDA DRESDEN DEMO 12 Jan 2015 115724030

    Pegida demonstration on 12 January 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo shooting

  • PEGIDA Demo DRESDEN 25 Jan 2015 116227086

    Pegida demonstration on 25 January 2015

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    Pegida keynote speaker Akif Pirinçci, who has been charged with incitement to hatred

  • Pegida Demonstration in Dresden am 05.01.2015 (16084446507)

    "Putin, hilf uns, rette uns!" ("Putin, help us, save us!") and other slogans on signs and banners

  • PEGIDA Demo DRESDEN 25 Jan 2015 116139864

    Pegida demonstration in Dresden

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    Demonstration against Pegida in Munich, 22 December 2014.

  • Köln stellt sich quer – nokögida 21. Januar 2015-4289

    Demonstration against Pegida in Cologne on 21 January 2015. The big banner reads "we stand in the way (of racism)", a popular anti racist slogan in Germany

  • Wien - Pegida-Demonstration, 2 Feb 2015

    Pegida demonstration in Vienna on 2 February 2015

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Patriotas Europeos contra la Islamización de Occidente para niños

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