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People wearing face masks stand next to posters calling for people to stick to coronavirus measures and not demonstrate with right-wing extremists and conspiracy theorists, at a counter-rally against anti-vaccination activists at the Gethsemane Church in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. A growing number of Germans have recently joined grassroots initiatives, local groups and spontaneous demonstrations to speak out against vaccination opponents, conspiracy theorists and far-right extremists who have led protests against COVID-19 measures in Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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In Germany, activists rise up to counter vaccine skeptics
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press
Wed,01/26/22-1:26AM , 175 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — Stefanie Hoener was at home one night in Berlin when she heard police sirens wailing through her Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood and anti-vaccine protesters shouting angry slurs as they marched down to the Gethsemane Church — a symbol of the peaceful 1989 revolution in East Germany that ended the communist dictatorship.
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FILE -A light illuminates names at the Shoah Wall of Names Memorial during the inauguration ceremony, in Vienna, Austria, Nov. 9, 2021. Vienna born Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during the 2016 presidential campaign in Austria with a video message in which as "Mrs. Gertrude" she warned of hatred and exclusion triggered by the far right, has died at age 94. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)

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Austrian Holocaust survivor "Mrs. Gertrude" dies at 94
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press
Sat,01/01/22-10:17AM , 199 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — The Holocaust survivor Gertrude Pressburger, who became famous during Austria's 2016 presidential campaign with a video message in which “Mrs. Gertrude” warned of hatred and exclusion triggered by the far right, has died at 94.
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A doctor gives a man a vaccination against coronavirus inside the St. Petri church in Chemnitz, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Pastor Christoph Herbst at St. Petri church is one of several Lutheran leaders who have been promoting vaccinations in a region that is among the hardest hit by the virus. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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In eastern Germany, pastors push for shots despite protests
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press
Tue,12/28/21-1:19AM , 177 Reads
CHEMNITZ, Germany (AP) — The pastor opened the wrought-iron doors of St. Petri Church in the German city of Chemnitz and sighed with relief when he saw the long line of people waiting in the cold for shots against the coronavirus.
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Austria orders nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press
Sun,11/14/21-6:09AM , 113 Reads
BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting at midnight Sunday to combat rising coronavirus infections and deaths.
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