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Thousands demonstrate in Stuttgart against increased armament and war

Under the motto “No to increased armament, conscription and war!” People protested for disarmament and the withdrawal of US military bases.

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Under the motto “No to increased armament, conscription and war!” Thousands demonstrated in Stuttgart.
There were calls for a stop to arms deliveries, the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons and more social spending.
An incident during a speech by Sevim Dagdelen led to an arrest.

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A broad alliance of around 300 organizations called for the demonstration against current security and foreign policy.

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Under the motto “No to increased armament, conscription and war!” According to police reports, thousands of people took to the streets in Stuttgart. Their demands included, among other things, a stop to all arms deliveries and economic sanctions and instead increased spending in the social sector. Another demand was to close all US military bases in Germany and to withdraw US nuclear weapons in this country.

The organizers spoke in a press release of 15,000 participants. They had around 10,000 registered. According to a dpa reporter, there were people in the low to mid-thousand range on Schlossplatz.

Among the speakers were the politicians Özlem Alev Demirel, deputy leader of the Left Party, and Sevim Dagdelen, former member of the Bundestag and member of the BSW federal executive board. Their speech was disrupted by chants and the police increased their forces at the speaker's stage. An arrest occurred: a masked man entered the stage while Dagdelen was speaking; When he continued to walk towards her, the police intervened. Pepper spray was also used.

There was also a video greeting from Margot Käßmann, former council chairwoman of the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD). An alliance of around 300 organizations called for the event - including peace and anti-war groups, the German-Palestinian Society, the alliance against conscription and individual local groups of the verdi trade union.