Rostock (dpa/mv) – 30 years after racist riots in the Rostock district of Lichtenhagen, a demonstration is planned for Saturday (2 p.m.) at the site of the events at that time. An alliance of numerous clubs has mobilized nationwide and is planning a demonstration and several rallies. “Remembering must be followed by action,” says the appeal. Racist violence and institutional racism have always gone hand in hand.
According to the city, 2000 participants have registered. According to their own statements, the police will be on site with numerous forces. The mission is being prepared intensively, it said on Friday. Also keep an eye on social media. 20 years after the riots – that is, in 2012 – 6,000 people came.
In August 1992, to the applause of thousands of onlookers, residents and neo-Nazis attacked the central reception center for asylum seekers and a dormitory for Vietnamese workers in Lichtenhagen and partly set them on fire.
