Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025: Tips and information for visitors in Leipzig
The Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 will once again bring thousands of fans of the black scene to Leipzig. Find out everything you need to know about the start of the festival.
News about #Right
Plenary Student Assembly calls on Leipzig University to consistently defend against right-wing extremism
Students are calling on the university to send a clear signal against right-wing violence, discrimination and unequal treatment. To this end, they have now presented a paper of demands.
Investigation into suspected young right-wing extremist in Saxony
They use banned license plates and pose with weapons online. But this is also how investigators track down right-wing extremists. This time, the focus is on a teenager.
Green co-leading candidates warn of the rise of right-wing extremism
In some places, the 1990s were a heyday for right-wing extremists. That must not happen again, warns Saxony's leading Green candidate Meier.
Wagenknecht distances herself from right-wing extremists in the AfD
The namesake and co-leader of the new BSW party wants a different approach to the AfD. She clearly states what she rejects.
"Hand in hand": Leipzig demonstrates for democracy on Sunday before the state elections
Large demonstration in Leipzig on August 25: "Hand in Hand" for democracy and against right-wing extremism, shortly before the state elections in Saxony.
"Wir sind die Brandmauer" demo on Sunday, August 25: A strong signal for the state elections in Saxony
Dresden sends a strong signal against right-wing extremism ahead of the state elections: demonstration on August 25 for democracy and diversity.
Right-wing extremist magazine "Compact" provisionally re-admitted
The ban on the far-right "Compact" magazine has been lifted for the time being. The creators are celebrating the court decision as a triumph.
Saxony's Interior Minister condemns right-wing extremist protests at the CSD in Bautzen
The Christopher Street Day demonstration in Bautzen in eastern Saxony is under police protection. The reason is right-wing protests. Saxony's Minister of the Interior is shocked.
Why postal voting is so annoying for the right
Right-wingers are torpedoing postal voting in order to sow doubts about democracy and portray unpopular election results as manipulated. A dangerous game.
Saxony's AfD defends itself against classification as a right-wing extremist movement
The Saxon AfD appeals against the rejection of its urgent application concerning the classification as a confirmed right-wing extremist organization by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Saxony: Districts receive pre-emptive right for nature conservation areas
Saxony makes it easier for districts to acquire nature conservation areas through pre-emption rights and lowers the minimum age for voluntary work in nature conservation to 16.
Actress Sandra Hüller speaks at rally against right-wing extremism in Leipzig
Actress Sandra Hüller takes part as a speaker in a rally against right-wing extremism in Leipzig.
Verdict against AfD and Junge Alternative: Democracy and human dignity are key
OVG NRW allows the Office for the Protection of the Constitution to monitor AfD and JA as suspected cases.
Suspects identified after attack on SPD politician
The LKA Saxony assigns at least one suspect to the right-wing spectrum. Zeit Online reports.
Scholz calls for united action against right-wing violence after attack on MEP Ecke
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) condemns attack on Matthias Ecke (SPD) in Dresden and calls for united action against right-wing violence.
Protests against right-wing extremist march in Chemnitz
Several hundred people demonstrate against the small right-wing extremist party Freie Sachsen in Chemnitz.
Thousands demonstrate in Dresden against right-wing extremism
Several thousand people gathered in Dresden for a large rally for democracy and against right-wing extremist activities.
Erich Kästner: An appeal for active resistance against right-wing extremism
Popular children's author Erich Kästner is repeatedly quoted in Germany to encourage active resistance to right-wing extremism. His warning about the events of the Third Reich is still understood as an appeal today.
Dresden commemorates the bombing with a varied program
Remembrance Day in Dresden: human chain sets an example against war and for democracy.
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Dresden for democracy and against right-wing extremism
Tens of thousands demonstrated for democracy and against right-wing extremism in Dresden
Demonstrations against the right in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia
In several cities in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, people once again demonstrated against right-wing extremism on Monday evening. Peaceful rallies took place in Weimar, Freiberg and Magdeburg, among other places.
Petra Köpping leads the state list of the Saxon SPD for the state parliamentary elections
Petra Köpping will be the lead candidate for the Saxon SPD in the state elections on September 1. She emphasizes cohesion in Saxony and calls for a demonstration against right-wing extremism.
RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose supports demonstrations against right-wing extremism
RB Leipzig coach Marco Rose supports the many demonstrations against right-wing extremism and sees them as an important sign for society.
Calls to strengthen the right to petition in Saxony
The Left Party in the Saxon state parliament is calling for the right to petition to be strengthened in order to protect democracy and enable citizen participation.
Saxony's interior minister appalled by meetings between right-wing extremists and AfD members
Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster expresses his horror at the meeting between representatives of an extreme right-wing alliance and AfD members in Potsdam.
Disclosure of a secret meeting: AfD and neo-Nazis plan 'remigration'
Correctiv.org uncovers an AfD neo-Nazi meeting planning racist "remigration".
Saxony's AfD takes legal action against classification as a right-wing extremist organization
The AfD in Saxony has announced that it will take legal action to prohibit the Office for the Protection of the Constitution from classifying the party as a right-wing extremist organization.
Minute's silence in the Saxon State Parliament for victims of the Hamas attack
The Saxon State Parliament commemorates the victims of the Hamas attack on Israel with a minute's silence at the beginning of the plenary session. There will also be a topical debate on the subject of solidarity with Israel and the protection of Jewish life in Saxony.
Right-wing extremism makes it difficult to recruit international specialists at Infineon in Dresden
The rise of right-wing extremism in Saxony is making it difficult to recruit international specialists for the Dresden plant of German chip manufacturer Infineon.
Migration then and now
Migration is an ancient mechanism of human development. Triggers and drivers of migration movements are poverty, famine and droughts, wars, revolutions and genocide. Immigration into our social systems plays a minor role. But abuse of temporary identity documents should be prevented.
Dispute over AfD ban: Saxon Justice Minister considers ban difficult under current circumstances
Saxony's Justice Minister Katja Meier believes it would be difficult to ban the AfD under the current circumstances. In some federal states, the party is being monitored as a suspected case, while in others it is considered to be right-wing extremist.