Right-wing extremist attack on a variety of festivals in Bad Freienwalde ensures outrage

Right-wing extremist attack on a variety of festivals in Bad Freienwalde ensures outrage

On Sunday, June 19, 2025, a worrying incident occurred in Bad Freienwalde when the variety of "Bad Freienwalde is colorful" was attacked by a group of partly hooded people. This violent attack led to slight injuries from at least two people who took part in the event. The incident caused outrage in the region and beyond and highlights the increasing willingness to violence within the right -wing extremist scene. Investigators are now working on the identification of the perpetrators and have already taken measures to clarify the background of the attack. On Thursday, June 22nd, several searches in the Märkisch-Oderland district were carried out, such as Tagesschau.de.

The suspect was a 21-year-old man from the Oderbruch, who has known himself to the neo-Nazi small party "The Third Way" and was already involved in similar demonstrations in Berlin and Brandenburg in the past. The public prosecutor's office in Frankfurt (Oder) had applied for the search order, and the police measures led to ensuring mobile phones and potentially important clothing. Despite the overwhelming evidence, the suspect denied his statement and no arrest warrant has been issued so far.

skepticism and requires more protection

The incident alerted politicians nationwide. Brandenburg's SPD parliamentary group leader Björn Lüttmann and CDU parliamentary group leader Jan Redmann are calling for more protection measures for events that address diversity and tolerance. Interior Minister René Wilke (non -party) commented on the willingness to violate young right -wing extremists and warned that a complete security of a large contingent of police officers was not feasible. He pointed out that despite the presence of two patrol cars that cannot be completely protected from right -wing attacks.

The indictment that the police were not present at the beginning of the event was collected by both parties and initiatives. This shows that the right to protect demonstrations against right -wing extremists is high, but often cannot meet the requirements for security.

A review of the developments

Right -wing extremist activities in Germany have increased significantly in recent years. According to constitutional protection.de there were over 37,000 right-wing extremist crimes in 2024, which is an increase of 47.4 % compared to the previous year. The increase in violent attacks that rose by 11.6 % is particularly worrying.

The increased willingness to violence among young right -wing extremists is alarming and makes it clear that social cohesion and tolerance are seriously questioned. Events such as the attack in Bad Freienwalde are part of a major problem that concerns politics, society and the police alike and requires urgent measures and discussions about the appropriate protection and prevention of such attacks.