Right-wing extremism
Cologne court halts interim classification of AfD as confirmed right-wing extremist
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The Cologne Administrative Court has ruled in an expedited procedure that the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution may not classify the AfD as confirmed right-wing extremist for the time being. The decision is interim, and the main proceedings are still pending. Politicians from various parties are responding cautiously, while the AfD hails the ruling as a victory.
Lower Saxony's constitutional protection agency has classified the AfD state branch as confirmed right-wing extremist, the first such case in western Germany. Interior Minister Daniela Behrens justified this by citing the threat of right-wing extremism to society. The party has announced it will challenge the decision in court.
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In Dresden on Saturday, around 3000 counter-protesters faced off against a march of about 2000 right-wing extremists marking the anniversary of the 1945 bombing. Police separated the groups and used pepper spray during scuffles, initiating several investigations. The events proceeded peacefully overall without direct confrontations.
A new Spiegel TV documentary examines the wave of right-wing extremist violence in the early 1990s following German reunification. It highlights attacks on foreigners and asylum seekers using baseball bats and other weapons. Survivors and experts recount the traumatic events.