Berlin: Fighting the city's young far-right scene
Key takeaways
- A recent police raid on Germany's neo-Nazi scene has revealed how alarmingly young some of its members are.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5DUm ZYoung, male, far-right extremist: Rally by the group 'Deutsche Jugend Voran' (German Youth Forward) in Berlin Image: Stefan Boness/Ipon/picture alliance Advertisement Anne isn't afraid.
- The 30-year-old keeps track of the far-right scene in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, documenting right-wing violence, propaganda, and everyday racism.
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A recent police raid on Germany's neo-Nazi scene has revealed how alarmingly young some of its members are. But those targeted by this hatred are fighting back.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DUm ZYoung, male, far-right extremist: Rally by the group 'Deutsche Jugend Voran' (German Youth Forward) in Berlin Image: Stefan Boness/Ipon/picture alliance Advertisement Anne isn't afraid. But she is cautious. That's because she has chosen to take a stand against right-wing and racist violence in the German capital, Berlin, and as a result has found herself facing hostility from right-wing extremists — which is why DW is not using her real name.
The 30-year-old keeps track of the far-right scene in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, documenting right-wing violence, propaganda, and everyday racism. "You have neo-Nazis here who want to assert their dominance on the streets, who want to project symbols of their control of the streets, who use stickers or graffiti to show: 'We are here and this is our neighborhood,'" Anne told DW during a tour of the district.