BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(01 of21)
Open Image ModalA man gestures at a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(02 of21)
Open Image ModalA protester wears a piece of a torn police cordon as a bandana during a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(03 of21)
Open Image ModalPeople attend a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(04 of21)
Open Image ModalA police officer watches from the crowd of demonstrators at a counter-protest held adjacent to a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(05 of21)
Open Image ModalDemonstrators attend a counter-protest held adjacent to a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(06 of21)
Open Image ModalDemonstrators attend a counter-protest held adjacent to a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(07 of21)
Open Image ModalDemonstrators attend a counter-protest held adjacent to a protest by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida', in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(08 of21)
Open Image ModalPeople attend a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(09 of21)
Open Image ModalUnion flags are seen at a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(10 of21)
Open Image ModalProtesters from the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' hold a banner reading 'Protecting British People' as they demonstrate in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(11 of21)
Open Image ModalA woman helps to set up the podium for a protest from the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' next to a poster showing former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and reading 'No surrender - to terrorists, not now, not ever!' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(12 of21)
Open Image ModalProtesters from the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' hold a banner reading 'Protecting British People' as they demonstrate in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(13 of21)
Open Image ModalPolice officers remove a man from a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(14 of21)
Open Image ModalProtesters hold a banner reading 'No more mosque' during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(15 of21)
Open Image ModalA pair of bulldogs are dressed in union flag scarves during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(16 of21)
Open Image ModalA protester holds a National Front union flag during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(17 of21)
Open Image ModalProtesters chant during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(18 of21)
Open Image ModalPolice officers break-up a fight during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(19 of21)
Open Image ModalA protester gives a raised fist salute during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-GERMANY-POLITICS-ISLAM-IMMIGRATION-DEMONSTRATION(20 of21)
Open Image ModalA protester wears a piece of a torn police cordon as a bandana during a demonstration by the UK branch of the German group 'Pegida' in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England on February 28, 2015.The German-based PEGIDA movement, which opposes what it calls the 'Islamisation' of Europe, was staging its first demonstration on British soil on Saturday. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
Patriotic Europeans Against The Islamisation Of The West (Pegida) Movement Protest In Newcastle(21 of21)
Open Image ModalNEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: People take part in a counter-march against members of right wing movement Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against The Islamisation Of The West ) taking part in a demonstration on February 28, 2015 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The group held the first ever demonstration in a British city against the perceived spread of extremism at the hands of Muslim immigrants. Local community groups meanwhile, organised a counter demonstration. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)