MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The rallies are being organized in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and across Central and Eastern European member states of the European Union.
German political activist and Pegida member Tatjana Festerling announced the list of countries, which includes Finland, Poland, Slovakia, Estonia, and the Czech Republic, after a meeting with supporters near Prague on January 23.
"The fight against the Islamization of Europe is our common objective," Festerling said in a statement.
The British branch of the movement said they had finalized the details of their so-called Silent March in Birmingham with the West Midlands police service.
"The walk will be peaceful and silent so please ensure that there is NO chanting," Pegida UK warned.
Far-right and left-wing parties in the United Kingdom joined the mayor of Birmingham's call for people to avoid Saturday’s march. Euroskeptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage claimed on Friday that Pegida shares "dodgy associations."
The far-right German movement gained support in many member states of the European Union amid rising anti-migrant sentiment as Europe faces its biggest refugee crisis since World War II.
