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A [https://www.facebook.com/pegidasverige?ref=profile facebook group for Sweden] [[Pegida Sverige]] was set up in December 2014 and had over 5,000 'likes' by 7 January 2015. The administrators of the page also promoted a Scandinavia-wide Pegida page.<ref>Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pegidascandinavia Pegida Scandinavia].  Accessed 13 January 2015.</ref>
 
A [https://www.facebook.com/pegidasverige?ref=profile facebook group for Sweden] [[Pegida Sverige]] was set up in December 2014 and had over 5,000 'likes' by 7 January 2015. The administrators of the page also promoted a Scandinavia-wide Pegida page.<ref>Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pegidascandinavia Pegida Scandinavia].  Accessed 13 January 2015.</ref>
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It held its first protest on the evening of Monday 9 January 2015 but a very poor turnout of between 30<ref name="Local">[http://www.thelocal.se/20150210/swedish-anti-racists Anti-racists swamp first Pegida rally in Sweden], The Local, 10 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015</ref> to 200<ref>[http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/09/pegida-holds-its-first-rally-in-sweden/ PEGIDA holds its first rally in Sweden], EuroNews, 9 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015</ref> protesters was vastly outnumbered by a counter-demonstration which drew around 3,000 people.<ref name="Local"/>
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The demonstration came soon after three mosques in the country were targeted in separate incidents over the course of one week, in a string of suspected arson attacks, which had also prompted anti-racism campaigners to organise responsive demonstrations.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30658482 Sweden protest after three mosque fires in one week], 2 January 2015</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==

Revision as of 22:24, 12 February 2015

The logo of Pegida Swerige

Pegida Sverige is the Swedish version of the anti-Islam movement PEGIDA which orginated in Dresden, Germany.

A facebook group for Sweden Pegida Sverige was set up in December 2014 and had over 5,000 'likes' by 7 January 2015. The administrators of the page also promoted a Scandinavia-wide Pegida page.[1]

It held its first protest on the evening of Monday 9 January 2015 but a very poor turnout of between 30[2] to 200[3] protesters was vastly outnumbered by a counter-demonstration which drew around 3,000 people.[2]

The demonstration came soon after three mosques in the country were targeted in separate incidents over the course of one week, in a string of suspected arson attacks, which had also prompted anti-racism campaigners to organise responsive demonstrations.[4]

People

Notes

  1. Facebook Pegida Scandinavia. Accessed 13 January 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Anti-racists swamp first Pegida rally in Sweden, The Local, 10 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015
  3. PEGIDA holds its first rally in Sweden, EuroNews, 9 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015
  4. Sweden protest after three mosque fires in one week, 2 January 2015
  5. Malcolm Brabant, Sweden 'doesn't need groups like PEGIDA', Deutsche Welle, 10 February 2015, accessed 12 February 2015