Manifest für Frieden
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The Manifest für Frieden (lit. 'Manifesto for peace') is a German manifesto and an online petition against Germany's arms deliveries to Ukraine and in favour of peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Background[edit]
Directed to the Chancellor Olaf Scholz, it was written by Sahra Wagenknecht, a politician for The Left, and Alice Schwarzer, publisher of the feminist magazine EMMA, and launched on 10 February 2023.[1]
The petition quickly reached several hundred thousands signatures, was accompanied by the demonstration Aufstand für Frieden that drew around 13,000 people to the Brandenburg Gate on 25 February 2023, and caused intense debate in the German media.[2] People from mainstream media and political parties accused Wagenknecht and Schwarzer of repeating Russian propaganda and of not sufficiently disavowing right-wing populists who also oppose the arms deliveries.[3][4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ihr Manifest für Frieden". EMMA (in German). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Thousands in Berlin attend 'naive' Ukraine peace rally". DW.com (in German). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Geiler, Julius (26 February 2023). "Altbekannte oder neue Bewegung?: Wen der „Aufstand für den Frieden" tatsächlich anzog". Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Politiker und Wissenschaftler starten Petition gegen Aufruf von Wagenknecht und Schwarzer". Der Spiegel (in German). 21 February 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Beyer, Susanne; Lehmann, Timo (16 February 2023). "Was, wenn Rechtsextreme mit Ihnen protestieren? – »Jeder ist willkommen, der für Frieden demonstrieren möchte«". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2023.