Pictures: Thousands Rally in Dresden to Mark PEGIDA Anniversary

Thousands descended upon Dresden, Germany, to mark the first anniversary of the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident (PEGIDA). Other cities hosted rallies as well, but none compared to Dresden. Attendees either for or against PEGIDA flooded social media with pictures and videos.

Germany: EDL founder Tommy Robinson speaks to mega anti-Islam rally in Dresden https://t.co/8mlzSGaL6Z pic.twitter.com/LSWgel4Ifj

— Times of Ahmad (@AhmadiyyaTimes) October 19, 2015

Pegida protest about to start. Thousands of people in the centre of Dresden. Many anti-Merkel slogans pic.twitter.com/197dfkoQZu

— Thomas Sparrow (@Thomas_Sparrow) October 19, 2015

Sea of flags outside the Semperoper #Dresden including a Confederate flag #Pegida pic.twitter.com/9VnSXYuzva

— Tom Barfield (@tombarfield) October 19, 2015

"Money for our children instead of money for your asylum seekers". #Pegida. We hear what looks like a few fireworks pic.twitter.com/HXpkR54djG

— Thomas Sparrow (@Thomas_Sparrow) October 19, 2015

"We're not a stage for xenophobia", the famous Semper Opera's message to the #Pegida protesters tonight. @DLF pic.twitter.com/y9UuOW2xhn

— Laura Schneider (@alauraschneider) October 19, 2015

#PEGIDA #Dresden tonight pic.twitter.com/wbEKTCd8h2

— Über (@skorzeny_lives) October 19, 2015

40,000 AT PEGIDA RALLY IN DRESDEN TONIGHT. HELLOO.. BBC WAKE UP WHERE ARE YOU BBC? TOO BUSY IGNORING NEWS? pic.twitter.com/yo42IOXvON

— Raj (@kilimandege) October 19, 2015

Thousands mass in Dresden for anti-migrant PEGIDA rally and counter-protest https://t.co/Ztmv2pAzSy pic.twitter.com/ImdMUqTBz4

— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 19, 2015

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Clashes now between #Dresden police and #DD1910 protesters https://t.co/AJ4gHDry2j

— Julia C. Reinhart (@juliacreinhart) October 19, 2015

#pegida film plays showing snapshots from past year of #Dresden protests. Dramatic music pic.twitter.com/wk9qvXFAgT

— Tom Barfield (@tombarfield) October 19, 2015

Tommy Roinson live now PEGIDA 19.10.2015 Dresden https://t.co/BwOTvUBa6M via @YouTube

— Diana West (@diana_west_) October 19, 2015

'Welcome to first anniversary of #Pegida, I have goosebumps,' says Lutz Bachmann. Also, please don't drink #Dresden pic.twitter.com/HMzY060dFK

— Tom Barfield (@tombarfield) October 19, 2015

there's the counter demo. #pegida crowd now all gone #Dresden pic.twitter.com/w5Tkw90ZnC

— Tom Barfield (@tombarfield) October 19, 2015

Chaos at #pegida demo exit, thin line of police then counter demo. Man beside me chants 'Nazis out, we want out'. pic.twitter.com/yoPdpcPQze

— Tom Barfield (@tombarfield) October 19, 2015