Traders in downtown Hamburg are alarmed by announced protests, but are hoping for a peaceful outcome.
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The “Gen Z regulates” initiative has called for a peaceful rally in Hamburg and other German cities.
Retailers in downtown Hamburg are preparing for the rally announced on Saturday. The managing director of the Northern Trade Association, Mareike Petersen, said that retailers were also following debates about the protests on social media. “Reports of sometimes aggressive calls for crime” worried the dealers and the association. Petersen still hopes that the rally will be peaceful, as she said. According to her, the Hamburg security forces are prepared. “The retail companies are also sensitized and informed.”
According to Petersen, the interior authority has drawn up a recommendation for action, which the association has passed on to the members. Among other things, retailers should remove loose items in front of their shops. Petersen was not yet aware that there were plans to barricade shops.
Peaceful protest day declared
On Saturday, the “Gen Z regulates” initiative called for a peaceful rally in Hamburg and other German cities. In Hamburg the meeting is announced at 2 p.m. at Jungfernstieg. According to the police on Wednesday afternoon, a demonstration against conscription is planned so far, which will lead to Lohmühlenpark.
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns that left-wing extremist groups could exploit the day of protest by “Gen Z regulates”. Looting recently occurred during protests in France and Italy. There was also a first action in Hamburg on Wednesday - students temporarily blocked the entrance to the University of Applied Sciences.
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Rally on Saturday in Hamburg
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