Around 1,000 people took to the streets in the western German city of Duisburg on Saturday to protest against a New Year’s reception hosted by the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Demonstrators marched through the city before a planned rally near the event hall organized by the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), among others. The protest remained peaceful by early afternoon, according to a police spokesman. Originally, only around 100 to 150 people had been expected to attend. The march followed protests in other German cities on Friday in response to a report by t…