The anti-fascist group task from Kassel presented its 39-page annual report at the beginning of August. The report takes a look at the right structures in Kassel in the year 2019 vor.
The murder of Walter Lübcke shaped the political agenda in Kassel last year, This is also noticeable when reading this report. The focus will be on the vita and networks of the suspected murderers Stephan Ernst and Markus H. illuminated and politically classified.
The group continued to use the murder as an opportunity, to also address other right-wing structures in the city. And according to the report in Kassel, there is unfortunately no shortage of them: The forbidden combat 18 Network is active in Kassel, The KSV hooligan scene essentially consists of right-wing activists, the Germania fraternity invites you to neo-Nazi lectures and the Nighttime pub serves as a right-wing extremist meeting place.
Right-wing content socially anchored
“The reality is different than it was in our last annual report 2016: The fascist danger more visible, more threatening and deadly, reactionary and right-wing structures and content are becoming more and more socially anchored.”
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But it's not just classic neo-Nazi structures that pose a growing threat, according to the annual report. The report also deals with structures of Turkish-Islamic nationalism in Kassel and an article sheds light on Christian fundamentalism on site.
According to the report, the role of the “Alternative for Germany”. With her voting weight, she maintains links to almost every right-wing spectrum and has always tried to do so in Kassel, yourself as one “movement party” to establish. Various right-wing forces are succeeding through the AfD, to anchor their content more broadly in Kassel.
Research with detailed information
Other places too, who are committed against right-wing ideas in Kassel, confirm the contents of the annual report. The mobile consulting team in Hesse (MBT) When asked by the press office, he rated the brochure as serious:
“In our consulting work, we come to very similar assessments to the Antifa group's report. Some of the research also contains more detailed information than we were previously aware of.”
Significantly, the thanks at the end of the report do not go to authorities or government bodies, but to them, who, through their anti-fascist commitment, make themselves targets of neo-Nazis and investigative authorities.
Meanwhile, the Hessian Office for the Protection of the Constitution leaves... 2019 waiting for you. However, one thing is certain in advance, that hardly any of Kassel's relevant right-wing structures will be represented there in their entirety. It's also safe, that those, who are committed to and protect against fascist activities, be discredited again.
According to information from the group, the report is printed in ABC Buchladen, Kollektivcafé Kurbad as well as in the bar “Bei Ali” available and online at the Group homepage visible.