Protests forming human chains in Grevesmühlen and Schwerin, a stand against racial discrimination.
Around a week following the alleged racially charged event with a Ghanaian family in Grevesmühlen, around 460 people joined together to create a human chain, as per the police. Their purpose was to stand against violence and promote unity. The organizers claimed around 500 participants connected themselves in the Ploggenseering area's Plattenbau on Thursday, with colorful bands. This area was where the incident had occurred. The event was described as peaceful by the police.
Grevesmühlen's mayor, Lars Prahler, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Culture Minister, Bettina Martin, and Wismar's SPD Bundestag representative, Frank Junge, were among those who joined the human chain on Thursday evening. Another human chain was formed around Schwerin Dom to express a stand against racism that same night. Participants included Mecklenburg's Justice Minister, Jacqueline Bernhardt, and Hamburg's Archbishop, Stefan Heße. It's worth noting that Mecklenburg falls under the Hamburg Archdiocese.
The police reported that the previous Friday evening in Ploggenseering, Grevesmühlen, there was a physical fight between a group of German youths and a Ghanaian father. The man was said to have suffered minor injuries while attempting to address the group, as an eleven-year-old had supposedly shoved his eight-year-old daughter. During the scuffle, offensive racial remarks were alleged. The police also reported that the Ghanaian father had been reported for assault.
Initial news reports spread throughout the nation, stating that the eight-year-old girl had been hit and injured in the face. However, these reports were later corrected.
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The human chain in Grevesmühlen was joined by local figures like Mayor Lars Prahler, Culture Minister Bettina Martin, and SPD Bundestag representative Frank Junge, all standing against the racially charged incident that had occurred in the area's Ploggenseering district. Another human chain was formed in Schwerin Dom that same night, with Mecklenburg's Justice Minister Jacqueline Bernhardt and Hamburg's Archbishop Stefan Heße participating, demonstrating a widespread action against racism in Mecklenburg.
