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Incitement to hatred in Söhlde: Police are looking for witnesses to a questionable celebration
Hildesheim police investigate after incident in Söhlde: xenophobic song triggers criminal proceedings for incitement to hatred.
Incitement to hatred in Söhlde: Police are looking for witnesses to a questionable celebration
An incident in Söhlde is causing unrest and shedding light on the still-present problem of right-wing extremism in Germany. On the evening of October 25, 2025, the police received a tip about the widespread playing of a xenophobic song in a party on “Hinterm Knick” street. Loud News.de Police officers from Bad Salzdetfurth arrived on site and established the personal details of those present. Criminal proceedings were then initiated on suspicion of sedition, and the State Security Commissioner of the Hildesheim Police Department took over the investigation.
The investigators are expressly looking for further witnesses and ask you to call 05063 / 9010. Unfortunately, such incidents are no longer an exception, because as a survey by the Editorial Network Germany (RND) shows, the police nationwide were alerted over 360 times from October 2023 to June 2024 about similar incidents surrounding the song “L’Amour Toujours”. These events gave rise to xenophobic slogans such as “foreigners out” and “Germany for the Germans”.
A worrying trend
The topic is explosive and affects a large number of places in Germany. A particularly large number of reports come from North Rhine-Westphalia with 96 cases, followed by Baden-Württemberg with 40 and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 45 cases. The incidents take place in discos, at folk festivals, but also at private parties and in schools. Chancellor Olaf Scholz described the chants at a celebration in Sylt as “unacceptable,” sparking a broad debate about right-wing extremist attitudes in society, reported Daily Mirror.
What is particularly worrying is the increase in the number of violent right-wing extremists, which according to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution now amounts to around 15,300 people. In 2024 there were a total of 50,250 people in the right-wing extremist spectrum, which corresponds to an increase of 9,650 people compared to 2023. These figures are alarming and show that right-wing extremist crimes continue to pose a serious threat.
A social dilemma
Right-wing extremist crimes rose to 37,835 in 2024, an increase of 47.4% compared to the previous year. Physically injurious crimes with a xenophobic background have also increased. If we look at the overall statistics, the numbers are a clear indication that we as a society need to stand together more than ever to combat this phenomenon. In addition, there were no more right-wing extremist music events in 2024, which may indicate a decline in events, but the risk of right-wing extremist views spreading through other channels remains.
How society deals with issues such as migration and integration develops will be decisive for whether such incidents increase or decrease in the future. Awareness of the problem must be raised and a clear stance taken against any form of discrimination.
Given these worrying developments, it is important that each and every one of us takes action. Share your observations and report suspicious incidents to help keep our coexistence respectful, friendly and, above all, safe.