Germans to join Europe's youth protest wave
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Tens of thousands of young Germans are due to take to the streets on Saturday in about 30 cities, joining a wave of youth-led protests across Europe, The Hindu reported.
The group "GenZ regelt!" says about 150,000 people have registered, including in Berlin, Frankfurt and Cologne; Arab Times put sign-ups at more than 140,000.
Organisers cite living costs, poorly maintained schools and spending cuts, and say they oppose any return of mandatory military conscription.
The movement says it rejects all violence, yet police are deploying thousands of officers and some luxury shops in Berlin have boarded up their windows.
CDU lawmaker Marc Henrichmann told the Handelsblatt newspaper that far-left extremists are networked internationally and act in a coordinated way.
In France, 70,000 police and gendarmes are on duty for a third straight weekend of protests, after rioting on October 17 that Arab Times says saw hundreds of shops looted.
“We are young people who no longer want to sit back and watch while decisions are made about our future without us being heard”
The Hindu
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- 2026-10-30 17:21 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 09:11 UTCArab Times via AP · arabtimesonline.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 10:46 UTCArab News via AP · arabnews.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 11:13 UTCFrance 24 · france24.com ↗
- 2026-10-31 12:27 UTCCBC · cbc.ca ↗
- 2026-10-31 19:37 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
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