Overview
- Organizers from Düsseldorf stellt sich quer, the Düsseldorfer Appell and Prüf NRW have called the demonstration and expect roughly 10,000 people to attend.
- The coalition frames the action as a stand for an open democratic society and a direct demand that the AfD face constitutional review by Prüf NRW.
- Coverage cites Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz figures showing 1,598 right-wing motivated violent crimes in 2025, about a 7 percent rise, and an estimated 15,600 violent right-wing activists in Germany.
- The Düsseldorf mobilization follows similar large counter-demonstrations in Cologne and Essen after AfD electoral gains in Sachsen-Anhalt, signaling coordinated local resistance in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Organizers warn a stronger AfD could boost street violence from neo‑Nazi groups and angry citizens, so observers will watch turnout, police handling and any legal moves that Prüƒ NRW pursues next.