Thousands rally against far-right politics in Frankfurt
Thousands of people rallied against far-right extremism and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on Monday in Frankfurt, part of a weeks-long wave of protests against extremism in the country.
Police estimated the crowd at Monday's rally in Frankfurt at around 18,000 people, while organizers spoke of more than 25,000.
Over 130 organizations - including companies, trade unions, religious groups, local clubs and political parties - had joined the rally call.
The protest wave across Germany, which has brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets to demonstrate against right-wing extremist, was prompted by revelations in news reports that AfD officials joined a private meeting in Potsdam in November with far-right extremists to discuss strategies to force immigrants out of the country.