Ask for Angela Leads March Against Violence in Luxembourg City

On Friday 2 October 2026, safety initiative Ask for Angela (Luxembourg) Asbl organised a peaceful march through Luxembourg City, calling for greater prevention of violence against women.

The march coincided with the International Day of Non-Violence. Entitled “Women Should Be Able to Walk Without Fear”, it formed part of the organisation's “#UnderReacting” campaign and followed recent cases in which women and girls were violently and sexually attacked by men they did not know.

Although the event focused on women's safety, it gathered around 600 people of different genders and identities.

The march started outside the Hôtel des Postes at Luxembourg-Hamilius and continued along Rue Philippe II, Grand-Rue and Rue de la Fosse before reaching Place Guillaume II (Knuedler).

Participants chanted slogans including “hey, ho, the patriarchy has got to go” and “we have the right not to be scared at night”. Placards carried messages such as “Safety for us women” and “We are not overreacting. You are underreacting.”, alongside statistics relating to violence against women.

Numerous placards, flags and ribbons were provided by the organisation, while some participants brought their own.

During the march, Ask for Angela also displayed exaggerated versions of items commonly recommended to women for personal protection, highlighting what it sees as the unfair responsibility placed on women to prevent attacks.

Speaking with Chronicle.lu after the march, Terry Alington, who launched Ask for Angela in Luxembourg, said the main goal was to raise awareness beyond women themselves and to see whether there was public support for expanding the initiative beyond its original work in bars.

“I just needed to make sure I was on the right track, and obviously I think today has proven that I definitely was, so we'll be developing more,” she said.

Alington added that the turnout had exceeded her expectations, as she had initially expected a maximum of around 100 to 200 participants.

She also highlighted the range of people who took part. “I've made it really clear that we need more male allies, and so it's wonderful that there are so many men here,” she added.

Luxembourg podcaster and influencer Nadine Robert also took part in the march. Speaking with Chronicle.lu, she said she had joined because she believed people should be able to move around safely and know that help was available if they found themselves in danger.

She stressed that safety was not only a women's issue. “I never make a difference about men and women and children. It's a human being, and they have to feel comfortable and to feel free,” she said.

Nadine Robert also referred to Luxembourg's multicultural population, adding: “This is, again, a sign that it's possible to stay strong together when the people want it to be.”

According to figures cited by Ask for Angela, police recorded 138 rapes in Luxembourg in 2024 and 128 in 2025. The organisation said it had found no evidence that authorities proactively announced any of these 266 cases at the time, adding that such cases generally became public following questions from journalists.