Protesters from across Germany marched through Berlin on Saturday against xenophobia and the far Right in one of the country’s biggest rallies in recent years.

Organisers put the turnout at more than 150,000 people for the demonstration, which followed anti-immigration protests in several eastern cities over the summer and a rise in support for the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party before a state election on Sunday.

A police spokesman declined to estimate the size of the crowd at the protest, which was organised by rights groups including Amnesty International.

Marchers carried placards reading, “Build bridges not walls”, “United against racism” and “We are indivisible — for an open and free society”. The arrival of migrants, many from war zones in West Asia, has boosted support for the AfD.