Erfurt, Germany — On July 3 and 4, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) held its annual federal party convention in Erfurt, the capital of the eastern German state of Thuringia. The AfD has become Germany’s second-largest political party and is seeking to take power in several state governments. Tens of thousands of people traveled from across Germany to protest the party congress. The civil disobedience alliance Widersetzen (Defy) organized hundreds of buses carrying protesters intending to take part in mass blockades.
