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Activities which use or prepare to use violence to endanger foreign interests of the Federal Republic of Germany or the idea of international understanding, in particular peaceful co-existence, are also considered extremist. Extremists oppose the basic and human rights described in the Basic Law, such as the right of free expression.
- Right-Wing Extremist Political Parties
- Neo-Nazis
- Subculture-Oriented Right-Wing Extremists
- Other Right-Wing Extremists
- Violence and Right-Wing Terrorist Acts
Just as the emphasis placed on each of the ideological elements varies, so do the organisational forms and ideologies of the different currents of German right-wing extremism. Right-wing extremist political parties have set themselves the goal of securing votes in local, state, federal and European elections and thus to gain influence in parliament...
The term “neo-nazis” refers to adherents of an ideological strand within right-wing extremism that is guided by historical National Socialism. The latter constitutes the basis and general norm of neo-Nazi ideology, which is characterised by racism, antisemitism, nationalism and anti-pluralism. Neo-Nazis strive for an authoritarian state based on th...
In terms of quantity, subculture-oriented right-wing extremists represent an important spectrum of German right-wing extremism. They are not usually organised, but define themselves by a specific appearance, specific clothing and their musical preferences. Until the 2000s approximately, right-wing extremist skinheads made up the largest part of tha...
In addition to right-wing extremist parties, neo-Nazis and the subculture-oriented spectrum, there are other segments where right-wing extremists are active, including parts of the New Right. One of the associations within this spectrum is the Identitäre Bewegung Deutschland e.V. (IBD, Identitarian Movement of Germany). After emerging as a purely v...
Violence is immanent in the right-wing extremist ideology. It does not only show in right-wing extremists’ spontaneous violent crimes, such as physical assaults on political opponents or immigrants, but has also manifested itself in several right-wing terrorist attacks, which were often planned well in advance and were aimed at intimidating potenti...
Though many view Germany’s post-war history as one of rejecting and learning from its genocidal past, largely due to constitutional provisions that ban hate speech and Nazi symbology, and due to the creation of the Federal and State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungsschutz) as domestic intelligence agencies to protect against extremist, anti-democratic activities ...
The number of far-left extremists in Germany has increased from 33,500 in 2019 to 34,300 in 2020, of which 9,600 are considered potentially violent. Of 1,237 far-left violent crimes, 423 were cases of physical assault. Notably, extremist-leftist protesters and German police violently clashed during the July 2017 G20 Summit in Hamburg.
Sep 21, 2023 · Germany's far-right AfD expected to make gains in Bavaria. That is an average increase of about a third, compared to surveys conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic in the years 2020 and 2021 ...
Apr 13, 2021 · In essence, the BfV legally has access to AfD member’s phones and will monitor their activities and member’s movements, due to the threat they pose to democracy in Germany. This news came just two months after a two-year parliamentary investigation into far-right extremism’s rise in Germany had concluded with sobering answers.
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Feb 20, 2020 · From 1990 to 1993, 58 people were killed in right-wing extremist violence in Germany. Amadeu Antonio Kiowa of Angola is considered the first victim to die after German reunification. On November ...
