Overview
- Early rallies opened the Easter peace marches in cities including Gronau, Gütersloh, Chemnitz and Jagel.
- Police reported about 75 participants in Gronau and around 150 in Gütersloh, while organizers cited higher counts at several sites.
- Organizers say more than 100 actions are scheduled nationwide this year, with over 70 set for Holy Saturday.
- The largest event in North Rhine-Westphalia is a three-day Rhein-Ruhr march from Duisburg to Dortmund under the motto “Friedensfähig statt kriegstüchtig.”
- Protesters focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, oppose rearmament and nuclear transports, and press the federal government to push diplomacy and strengthen international law.