Immigrant shopkeepers in Germany launch strike against far right

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Immigrant shopkeepers in Halle, Germany, staged a one-day strike to protest racism and express fears about their future after the far-right AfD's regional election victory. Some local businesses closed as part of the demonstration.

Immigrant shopkeepers in the eastern German city of Halle, fearful for their future after the virulently anti-immigrant AfD party scored a landslide victory in recent regional elections, staged a one-day strike Thursday. "Because of the AfD and the racism -- well, I just can't stay here in Halle," Mohamad-Samer, who works at a fast-food restaurant that shut as part of the demonstration and did not want to give his last name, told AFP.