Tens of thousands of students across the country are demonstrating against compulsory military service
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- Tens of thousands of students protested in around 100 German cities against the reintroduction of compulsory military service.
- The “School Strike Against Conscription” initiative reported over 45,000 participants.
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The debate about a possible reintroduction of compulsory military service in Germany is the subject of current political discussions.
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Tens of thousands of students across the country took to the streets to demonstrate against possible conscription.
As the “School Strike Against Conscription” initiative announced, over 45,000 students in around 100 cities were on the streets. The police publish regional, but not nationwide, figures on demonstrations. Accordingly, 2,400 people demonstrated in the Wedding district of Berlin and 180 people in Frankfurt am Main.
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- How does politics respond to the students’ demands?
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This article was originally published by Die Zeit.
