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Masked attackers disrupt the diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde!
On June 19, 2025, masked attackers attacked the diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde; The police are investigating in the Märkisch-Oderland district.
Masked attackers disrupt the diversity festival in Bad Freienwalde!
On Sunday, June 19, 2025, the diversity festival under the title “Bad Freienwalde is colorful” took place in Bad Freienwalde, but experienced a worrying attack by masked perpetrators. According to reports from RBB24 At least two people were slightly injured. An eyewitness was able to provide information that allowed police to identify a suspect.
As part of the investigation, police officers carried out searches in the Märkisch-Oderland district on Thursday. The living quarters of the suspected young man and his relatives were searched and several cell phones were seized. The Frankfurt (Oder) public prosecutor's office had previously applied for the search warrants. Interestingly, the suspect refused to testify to the investigating authorities and no arrest warrant has been issued against him so far.
A worrying background
The suspected attacker has connections to the right-wing extremist scene, in particular to the small neo-Nazi party “The Third Way”, which investigators are now paying particular attention to. Loud daily news The suspect has already taken part in similar attacks at events that promote diversity and tolerance in the past. Politicians from the region, including Brandenburg's SPD parliamentary group leader Björn Lüttmann and CDU parliamentary group leader Jan Redmann, called for increased protection for such events after the incident.
The investigations are under the sign of ever-increasing extremism in Germany, with not only right-wing extremism, but also left-wing extremist and politically motivated crimes increasing worryingly in recent years. Loud Statista In 2023, over 39,400 extremist and around 60,000 politically motivated crimes were recorded in Germany, with right-wing extremist crimes reaching a peak.
Politics demands action
The incidents in Bad Freienwalde shed light on the need to take political extremism seriously and take preventative measures. The demands for more protection for events that fight against discrimination and promote diversity speak for themselves. “We have to raise our voices and fight for tolerance and diversity,” emphasized Lüttmann.
The concerns raised by the event about the safety of events of this kind are more than justified. The situation in Bad Freienwalde could be a wake-up call for many cities and communities that are planning similar events. Only through a whole-of-society approach can we effectively counteract such extremist tendencies.