Protesters also plan to block entrances to the conference venue where the AfD campaign event is to be held. A helicopter and drones were being used in police operations, according to the statement.

A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it ... in Riesa — in the eastern state of Saxony, one of its strongholds — to formally nominate ...

Thousands attempt to block delegates from attending meeting where Alice Weidel chosen as AfD’s candidate for chancellor.

Thousands of people protested in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Thursday after the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

A heavy police presence was in place in Riesa — in the eastern state of Saxony, a stronghold of Alternative for Germany, or AfD — and officers cleared some protesters from the streets.

The protests took place while AfD was opening its election campaign in the central city of Halle on Saturday.View on euronews ...

Meanwhile, AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla thanked police for their efforts and accused protesters of "anti-democratic" behavior. Saxony and a number of other states in eastern Germany are seen as ...

RIESA, Germany (AP) — A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it and other ... is holding a two-day gathering in Riesa — in the eastern state of ...