Thousands of protesters in Germany rally against far-right AfD – POLITICO

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s annual congress started Saturday in the city of Erfurt with thousands of protesters gathered against the rising German far-right movement.

The demonstrators sought to blockade roads used to access the conference, local police said, though this did not prevent the event from starting on time. Video footage posted to social media showed police clashing with a group of protesters flying antifa flags.

“To the troublemakers out there at the door: you won’t bring us down — quite the opposite, we’re only getting stronger and bigger,” the AfD’s national co-leader Alice Weidel said in a speech.