{"id":4202,"date":"2015-04-06T15:46:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T15:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4202"},"modified":"2015-04-06T15:46:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T15:46:42","slug":"pegida-holds-first-london-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/pegida-holds-first-london-march\/","title":{"rendered":"PEGIDA holds first London march"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PEGIDA<\/a>The far-right movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West, also known as PEGIDA, held its first march in London, U.K. in front of the Prime Minister’s residence on Saturday.
\nThe protest, which enjoyed little participation, was organized by the U.K. branch of the German far-right movement established in 2014. PEGIDA U.K. selected for Saturday\u2019s gathering London\u2019s famous Downing Street, home for the de facto residence of the Prime Minister and close to Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
\nThe U.K. branch of PEGIDA has earlier announced the march via its official Facebook account saying, \u201cAre you patriotic? Are you loyal to your country? Have you spare time? Do you live in London? Where are you going to be at 5pm? Watching TV or at PEGIDA UK patriotic rally? What is your excuse? Your country needs you there in London.\u201d
\nApproximately 100 protesters gathered and held U.K. and England\u2019s national flags.
\nSeparately, anti-racism organizations called London Anti-Fascists, or AFN, and Unite Against Fascism, or UAF, staged an anti-racism and anti-PEGIDA march an hour before the PEGIDA march.
\nThe AFN released a statement via its official website, saying, \u201cLondon Anti-Fascists oppose all forms of reactionary movements \u2013 from the streets to the state. We see PEGIDA UK as one manifestation of the unease in society caused by state divide and rule tactics, the stirring up racial and religious hatred in the media and the decline in living standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

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