Rights demo in Demmin: counter -demonstrators block successfully!

Rights demo in Demmin: counter -demonstrators block successfully!

On May 8, 2023, a funeral march of the right -wing extremist party "Die Heimat" took place in Demmin, which could not be carried out on the banks of the Peene as originally planned. Due to massive road closures through counter -demonstrators, the route had to be changed at short notice. Police spokeswoman Claudia Berndt said that the police strived to avoid conflicts and promote de -escalation by talking to the organizers of the right demo about alternative ways. The new route led to the Tollebrücke near the district hospital, where the mood was mostly calm.

on the corner of Loitzer Straße and Heilgeiststrasse, about 2000 counter -demonstrators blocked the streets with a seat block. The police observed the situation, but had the protest granted to avoid escalation. The Action Alliance 8 May had called for a peace festival and a counter -demonstration to protest the right -wing extremist instrumentalization of history.

historical background

The march collapsed in Demmin on the 80th anniversary of a mass suicide. Historians report that in April and May 1945 hundreds of people, including children, took their lives for fear of revenge through the Red Army. This happened when the Wehrmacht blew up all the bridges, which made an escape impossible for the population. In recent years, right -wing extremist demonstrations have already been recorded in Demmin on May 8, which often serve to exploit the 1945 events for their own purposes. Scientists warn of this information in the instrumentalization of history, which was also observed in 2023.

This year the right participants were only able to start with their demo late at 7:30 p.m. after some buses had arrived late. During the demonstration, the participants had to stop at a level crossing, which the police took over as part of an orderly handling of the meeting. Instead of the Peene, the right -wing extremists threw their wreaths and roses into the great.

Current developments in right -wing extremism

German right -wing extremism has developed through various phases in the past decades and has been experiencing a new dynamic since the turn, especially in eastern Germany. The number of organized right -wing extremists has decreased, but militancy and willingness to use violence remains high. The NPD, the only remaining right -wing extremist party, struggles with internal crises and membership losses, while the AfD has absorbed a large part of the right -wing extremist voter potential. bpb.de reports on these developments and the current state of right-wing extremism in Germany.

After the end of the funeral march, the right -wing extremists withdrew with the accompaniment of the police to their buses. An attempt by counter-demonstrators to follow the right participants was stopped by the police, so that the situation in Demmin remained peaceful until the end. nordkurier.de finally reports on the peaceful protests and the commitment of civil society against right -wing extremist mobilization.