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Neo-Nazi attack in Bad Freienwalde: Diversity festival bloodily disrupted!
Attack on the diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde: injured, neo-Nazi suspicion and increasing violence by right-wing extremists.
Neo-Nazi attack in Bad Freienwalde: Diversity festival bloodily disrupted!
In Bad Freienwalde, an attack on participants in the diversity festival last Sunday caused great consternation and national headlines. How team.com Reportedly, two people were injured in the attack. The police are now investigating a 21-year-old suspect from Bliesdorf who is a member of the right-wing extremist neo-Nazi party “The Third Way”.
The attack took place when a group of partially masked perpetrators attacked the peaceful rally with batons. Among the injured was a member of the “We’ll tackle it” association who stood in front of other festival visitors to protect themselves. This incident has caused concern not only among those involved, but also among politicians. Brandenburg's Interior Minister René Wilke strongly condemned the violent attack and described attacks on family and children's parties as unacceptable. He also spoke with those affected and the police to discuss the background to the incident rbb24 reported.
Reactions from politics and society
Mayor Ralf Lehmann from the CDU also commented on the incident and spoke of a “disruption” to the event. The organizer Judith Strohm called for greater civic engagement and a serious risk assessment by the police. In particular, the presence of three radio patrol cars at the event was considered inadequate, as reinforcements only arrived after the attacks became known. More and more voices are warning of increasing right-wing extremist violence, especially among young people.
The advice center for victims of right-wing violence pointed to the training of a new generation of young neo-Nazis in the region. Lorenz Blumentaler from the Amadeu Antonio Foundation commented on the fears about the normalization of right-wing extremist violence, explaining that many people in Germany are becoming more and more used to this problem and accept it as part of everyday life.
An alarming social climate
The incidents in Bad Freienwalde are part of a worrying trend. According to data from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, there are around 32,000 people in Germany with right-wing extremist views, of whom around 13,000 are classified as violent. The number of right-wing extremist crimes has been steadily increasing, and fears of further attacks on dissidents have led many to wonder how far the extremists' willingness to use violence could go bpb.de represents.
The incident in Bad Freienwalde makes it clear that society must be vigilant to counter such violence. Leftists and other organizations have expressed solidarity with the injured and stressed the urgency of working against physical attacks and intimidation. In a climate in which over 40% of Bad Freienwalders voted for the AfD in the last federal election, civil society has a duty to actively combat extremism and stand up for diversity and tolerance.