Xenophobic protests in Dresden

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Xenophobic protests in Dresden have been occurring more frequently since 2014 after the Islamic and xenophobic, ethnic, racist and right-wing populist alliance of the Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West ( Pegida ) was founded as a result of increased refugee movements to Germany . Before that, the proportion of foreigners in the population of the city of Dresden was 5% and thus above the Saxon (less than 4%), but clearly below the national average (approx. 10%).

2014

Prevention of the asylum seekers home in Laubegast

In 2014, residents of the Dresden district of Laubegast prevented the establishment of a home for asylum seekers . The owner of the hotel, which should serve as such, had "surprisingly withdrawn" his offer, announced the city of Dresden. He justified his decision with the "massive resistance of the population". The man had been threatened on social networks , there were swastika graffiti, and leaflets were distributed in the mailboxes. The walls of his Hotel Prinz Eugen were sprayed with "asylum-critical sayings".

Up to 94 refugees should move into the hotel. The Dresden city council had approved the location of the temporary residence on December 11, 2014 and shortly before Christmas, the building supervision gave the green light. The district initiative "MeinLaubegast.de" then put a petition against the rededication of the hotel on the Internet, which was signed by 5,700 people. Half of the signatories did not come from Dresden, according to the counter-initiative “Laubegast is colorful”. The constituency of Leuben / Laubegast is a “political risk area”, “MeinLaubegast.de” wrote in the petition. The constituency has the second highest NPD electorate in the city.

Jens Hoffsommer, migration policy spokesman for the Green parliamentary group in the city council, commented on the incident: "It is not a good signal that responsible citizens are withdrawing their support due to pressure and fear." He warned against the backdrop of the Pegida movement to put.

In September 2015, under the pressure of the necessary dissolution of the tent city, according to the Dresden FDP city council Jens Genschmar, the property office inspected the property with a foreigner representative and the owner. A related request from Genschmar to the social mayor Martin Seidel wanted to examine this. City spokesman Karl Schuricht accused Genschmar of “going outside with untrue claims”.

At the end of October 2015, it became known that the Dresden city subsidiary STESAD had bought the Laubegaster hotel “Prinz Eugen” so that up to 115 asylum seekers could move in there by the end of the year. Citizens protested against this again immediately . Furthermore, the AfD applied for a current hour in the city council on the asylum issue, in which the Greens left their speaking time to Claus Dethleff, the coordinator of the network “Laubegast ist bunt”. He used his lecture on October 30, 2015 to clearly advertise the planned accommodation: “They are not criminals, they are not saints who move into the Prinz Eugen. They are people ”.

Citizens' initiative "Klotzsche says no to the home"

On November 3, 2014, the Klotzsche local advisory council (since 2018: City District Council) spoke out in favor of building a temporary residence for 60 single male asylum seekers in Klotzscher Karl-Marx-Straße by December 2016, under the impression of the rapidly increasing number of refugees. "Numerous citizens" expressed themselves during this meeting "loudly against the establishment" of this asylum center. The location in the immediate vicinity of two schools and a kindergarten is "not acceptable". According to the Sächsische Zeitung , the citizens' initiative “Klotzsche says NO to the home” was formed on November 8, 2014, and the first action on November 10 was a vigil with over 500 participants in front of the Klotzsche town hall . Almost 100 people took part in a counter-demonstration. A week later, 700 people attended the vigil on November 17, followed by 800 people on November 24. Furthermore, torchlight parades were organized.

On December 11th, the Dresden city council confirmed in a turbulent meeting the plan to build the Klotzsch asylum seekers home and eleven other properties for asylum seekers. Local residents then organized a permanent demonstration. In order to calm the situation down again, those responsible for society set a meeting for Monday, December 15, in the Klotzscher Christ Church . Representatives of the social welfare office, the planning office, the police, the advisory council for foreigners, the state center for political education and a school director answered the questions of about 450 people present. Over 100 residents could no longer find a place in the overcrowded church. There was no real rapprochement. Most of the critics left this meeting early, at which they had been presented with a fait accompli from their point of view.

After the Monday vigils at the end of 2014, the citizens' initiative moved its meeting to Thursday from 2015 due to the Monday pegidade demonstrations. On January 21, 2015, between 160 (according to the Sächsischer Zeitung) and 250 (according to the organizer) people gathered at the corner of Königsbrücker Landstrasse and Karl-Marx-Strasse and marched through the town with a torchlight. They protested the latest developments in asylum issues. The airport hotel on Karl-Marx-Strasse had offered to accommodate asylum seekers. This was checked by the city administration. At the same time, there was also an offer from the Hellerau Festival Hall to take in twenty asylum seekers. On January 28, 2015, the 13th vigil of the citizens' initiative was carried out at the town hall with around 150 participants. A spokesman for the initiative said: "We are not against foreigners, we criticize the asylum policy".

In order to defuse the ongoing conflict, another citizens' meeting was held on March 18, 2015, this time in the Klotzscher Airport Hotel. "More than 70 residents had gathered there to discuss with Social Mayor Martin Seidel (independent), Member of Parliament Christian Hartmann (CDU) and with local adviser Steffen Sickert (CDU)." The head of the North Police Department, Thomas Wurche, also presented himself the concerns of the citizens. These demanded that the city refrain from planning to accommodate asylum seekers in the middle of the residential area and to deport rejected asylum seekers immediately. The political representatives tried to explain the current asylum policy. "At the end of the meeting, however, many Klotzscher refused to listen to them and left the room cursing".

The initiative is still active and now brings together almost 2500 citizens. In October 2015 she played a major role in the protests against the new initial reception center for asylum seekers at Dresden Airport .

2015

Right-wing protests against a tent city for asylum seekers

Protests and NPD demonstration on July 24, 2015

On July 24, 2015, the DRK Saxony, as the operator, set up a tent city in the Friedrichsstadt district of Dresden within 24 hours , because the state of Saxony expected the arrival of up to 1,100 refugees. Four weeks previously, a tent city with a capacity of up to 850 people had been set up again in the Chemnitz emergency reception center. The chairman of the board of the DRK Landesverband Sachsen e. V., Rüdiger Unger, stated that employees of the aid organization had been prevented from making preparations for the camp while the onlookers were being set up. They were attacked, threatened and mobbed as "traitors" and "pigs". Two dozen young men walked the area at night and finally had to be evicted by the police. In one case someone even drove a car towards a DRK helper. "I've never seen anything like it", Unger told the FAZ .

According to the State Secretary for the Interior of Saxony, Michael Wilhelm , employees of the Interior Ministry had been attacked when they were distributing information material in the neighbors' mailboxes. He called the events "shameful". "Employees of the technical relief organization would have brought helmets with them for fear of stone throwers."

As early as noon on July 24th, the Dresden NPD district association had called for a demonstration against the camp. The Pegida movement appealed to its followers via Facebook to stay away from the NPD event. About 200 NPD demonstrators came to meet the counter-demonstration.

Illegal xenophobic leaflet

Apparently in connection with the construction of the tent city, strangers circulated a fake leaflet in Friedrichstadt on July 27, 2015 with the heading “Welcome to Dresden”. It supposedly comes from the Dresden Social Welfare Office, the DRK Saxony and the “Dresden for All” alliance, which have already distanced themselves from it and are considering appropriate criminal action. “The leaflets contained absurd instructions for children, women and men on how to deal with refugees. This is how Dresdeners should dress appropriately. Blond women are advised to cover their hair. ”Women should avoid short, light skirts and strapless tops and instead wear long clothes when dealing with refugees. They should also dye their hair dark, hide tattoos and piercings. “Men should refrain from drinking alcohol in public, as well as sausages made from pork. If you have any problems with the asylum seekers, it is not recommended to call the police. "

Another demonstration against the tent city

Also on July 29, 2015, around 50 people gathered in front of the camp to hold a spontaneous demonstration, which was immediately banned. The police avoided a political assignment of the people and spoke of "people in dynamo shirts". Because of the pronounced ban on demonstrations, a firecracker was detonated from within the group. The officers then identified the identity of around 40 people, using balaclavas and batting gloves. A dismissal was issued.

Extreme xenophobia

On July 29, 2015, a member of the Association of Reservists of the German Federal Armed Forces , Landesgruppe Sachsen , called on the Facebook page of Dresden Fernsehen to kill the "Asylum-parasite pack" with a machine gun with 1,100 rounds. The state chairman of Saxony, Christoph Lötsch, told the broadcaster that the man would be excluded from the association. He described the comment as vile and shabby, which is why he will also file charges for sedition. After notification from Dresden Fernsehen, the comment was deleted. The man himself resigned from the Association of Reservists of the German Armed Forces .

Counter-demonstrations and solidarity with the refugees

Counter-demonstration on July 24, 2015

The member of the Saxon state parliament , Mirko Schultze ( Die Linke ), registered a counter-demonstration. Before the opening, right-wing extremists attacked the camp from the NPD demonstration. About 200 right-wingers faced 350 counter-demonstrators, who in the meantime ran towards each other. "The police, who with around 50 officers secured the demonstrations with a total of around 550 participants, used pepper spray to separate the two groups."

Two women, aged 15 and 25, and a 60-year-old man were injured in these clashes. The NPD demonstration participants threw bottles, stones, firecrackers and a warning beacon in the direction of the counter-demonstrators. In addition, a group of 30 right-wing extremists tried to break through to the counter-demonstration. The police temporarily arrested a suspect and broke up the gathering early.

Activity of the network "Dresden for everyone"

From July 24, 2015, the “Dresden for All” network was in contact with those responsible for the tent city and offered voluntary help. Already on July 25th, the initiative received premises from the DRK and formed a donation group, a translation group and a social support group. On July 26th the warehouse for donations in kind from around 500 donors was completely overcrowded. It was also possible to refer medical staff to the DRK and to win over people with health certificates to help with the distribution of food.

More clashes and demonstrations

On the evening of July 27, 2015, around 30 people who were assigned to the left spectrum by the police attacked a 46-year-old woman in her car in front of the tent city. The group smashed several side windows and kicked the rear of the vehicle. The woman was injured in the incident.

On the evening of July 28, 2015, a group of right-wing extremists attacked departing participants in an anti-racist demonstration. They inflicted a head wound on a 25-year-old. The state chairman of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Sachsen , Jürgen Kasek, spoke of "masked Nazi tooligans" who attacked asylum supporters.

Withdrawal of the “Dresden for All” network from the tent city

On July 27, 2015, the “Dresden for All” initiative, which had been collecting donations for the refugees since July 25, 2015, submitted the donation coordination and the lists of helpers and translators to the DRK in an orderly manner. "We are not satisfied with all the circumstances of our mission and there are good reasons why we have handed over the coordination work to the DRK," wrote the association in explanation. The initiative criticized the overnight construction of the tent camp ordered by the State Ministry of the Interior as being too logistically demanding. The extremely cramped accommodation in tents on unsuitable property is not justifiable under hygienic, social or safety aspects. The accommodation of so many people in such a small space without any privacy is unreasonable. "The volunteers are still ready to work, but they cannot take responsibility for the situation in the camp."

Problematic situation in the tent city

General

Doctors spoke of "war-like conditions" and a "humanitarian catastrophe" in connection with the conditions in the tent city. This assessment was based on the following findings:

  • the refugees would have to live in hot, overcrowded tents without adequate supplies and disposal
  • The hygienic conditions are so bad that viral diarrheal diseases and scabies have spread
  • The working conditions for the medical staff would be out of the question, there was a lack of the simplest utensils, and medicines could not be stored properly in the heat
  • In addition, there is no possibility of separate examination of men and women in the ambulance container, which is also overheated
  • Nor could it be that the supplies for the camp residents are largely based on volunteers.

As a conclusion, the doctors draw the non-compliance with the Basic Law as a result of the violation of human dignity, the right to health, the right to privacy and the threat to the best interests of the child. The World Health Organization (WHO) minimum standards for refugee camps would not even be met. "The city of Dresden and the Free State of Saxony do not provide legally regulated minimum standards that apply to all people in Germany."

The local doctors think the conditions are worse than their experiences in the developing world . Apparently the state of Saxony was insufficiently prepared for the foreseeable refugee situation. Rainer Ordemann, senior physician at the university hospital, thinks the conditions in Dresden are no better than in tent camps on the border with Syria. "In addition, there are dull guys standing in front of the gate and mobbing."

In this context, the DGPPN President Iris Hauth stated in the Deutsches Ärzteblatt : "Germany must create adequate access to the health system for refugees and asylum seekers and ensure access to psychiatric and psychotherapeutic support services".

Asylum seekers protest against accommodation in the tent city

In the early evening of July 29, 2015, residents of the tent city protested against what they believed to be unacceptable living conditions in the emergency room with a sit-down strike in the entrance to the camp. The 40 or so refugees blocked a vehicle of the technical relief organization with loaded bed frames that wanted to drive into the camp. When Dresden's sports mayor Winfried Lehmann appeared, the blockade dissolved shortly before 7 p.m. with the exception of a few men, as a discussion was opened inside the camp. There were refugees who had to sleep in the open overnight because there was too little space and no privacy in the tents. The camp beds were packed tightly and often without warm blankets in the emergency tents. The day before, the Saxon Refugee Council had declared: “There are no opportunities to retreat and no privacy for families with babies and small children, for women and other people in need of protection”. There were also problems with the distribution of food and with the provision of donated clothing. The food portions were too small and the service too slow due to the lack of staff. The supply of Dixi toilets was also inadequate. The President of the State Office of Saxony , Dietrich Gökelmann , and the Dresden Mayor of Culture Ralf Lunau promised a quick remedy and quickly agreed to set up more sanitary containers and rubbish bins as well as a faster food supply. The residents demanded that they no longer be housed in tents with their families.

Mass brawl between asylum seekers in the tent city

Around 12:10 p.m. on August 1, 2015, after verbal attacks, a mass brawl broke out between the asylum seekers in the tent city, in which around 100 people were involved. Men and women attacked each other with anything tangible, including iron bars, sticks, fence slats, tables, chairs, and bed frames. Children also got caught between the fronts. Eight people, including at least one woman, were injured so badly in these violent clashes that they had to be taken to hospital for treatment. The DRK employees were completely overwhelmed by the aggravated situation. Only a quick intervention of the police, which with 14 patrol cars and two trains of the riot police was already in action in front of the camp, could prevent worse. In addition, riot police had to be called in, which were already on the way to the third division game Chemnitz against Rostock. Even a helicopter was on duty. Bremer Strasse was temporarily closed during the police operation. The refugee groups, around 50 Syrians and 50 Afghans, were separated. 80 police officers stayed in the camp for permanent de-escalation. Work is now underway to move one of the conflicting parties to another camp. For the planned emergency reception center in two gyms of the Technical University of Dresden , there is still a lack of fences to cordon off the site.

This outbreak of violence did not come as a surprise to the “Dresden for All” network. "The nerves are on edge, also because many refugees do not know what is happening to them," said spokesman Eric Hattke. In addition to deficits in basic services, little consideration is given to cultural differences. The conditions in the camp can still only be described as catastrophic. Many “have no shoes and sensible clothing and are now using their pocket money to get food in nearby supermarkets”. The refugees had complained about the living conditions in the tent city for days. They would have too few washing facilities and only dirty toilets. Their tents are overcrowded and you have to wait up to three hours for a meal. Therefore, several residents have already developed scabies.

Reactions to the events around the tent city

The Saxon State Minister for Federal and European Affairs and head of the Saxon State Chancellery, Fritz Jaeckel , sharply condemned the violence and attacks on behalf of the government of Saxony: "Attacked DRK employees and bodily harm against people who welcome refugees are unacceptable. Limits are exceeded here ”.

Under the impression of the events, the Ministry of the Interior wants to move several trains of the police and riot police to Dresden's Friedrichstadt. "In addition to the police, ten guards are supposed to ensure the safety of the tent city on a permanent basis."

Criticism of the foreseeable situation came from Michael Schmelich, the social policy spokesman for the Greens in the Dresden City Council. He described the information policy of the Free State as "scandalous" and spoke of a "communication foul" because it had been agreed that the city would be informed in good time. The Free State would have created a fait accompli. Accommodation in tents would be the worst conceivable alternative: "This is the fault of the Free State, which in my opinion has delayed the construction of an initial reception facility on Stauffenbergallee for no reason". The daily newspaper “ Die Welt ” also sees the countries increasingly overwhelmed when it comes to asylum issues. The news about overcrowded emergency rooms would put pressure on the federal government to “relieve the federal states of taking care of Asl applicants”. It is "about structures - and about money".

The Greens in the Saxon state parliament raised serious allegations against the police, which, according to their own account, had initially only been deployed with about 50 officers. Green interior expert Valentin Lippmann said the police had completely underestimated the situation in view of the expected protests. The minimal police presence was "negligent and irresponsible".

At the Monday demonstration on July 27, 2015, PEGIDA initiator Lutz Bachmann again distanced himself from any violence and spoke out against demonstrations in front of refugee homes. On the same day, the state capital of Dresden issued the press release “The true face of the city of Dresden is willingness to help”.

On July 28th, the police reacted to the constant clashes in connection with the tent city and founded a special unit made up of forces from the Dresden criminal police, the operational defense center for right-wing extremism of the state police and the Dresden-West police station.

The newly elected Lord Mayor of Dresden, Dirk Hilbert , criticized the conditions in the tent city at the city council meeting on August 6, 2015, and ordered three doctors and three nurses to be sent there from the health department. In addition, he presented u. a. the demand: “The Free State of Saxony has to stop just managing problems, but informing them in good time and working with the municipalities to find decent accommodation and to provide us with the necessary resources. The problem must not be expanded further on the backs of those seeking protection and municipalities. "

On August 7, Saxony's state government reacted to the ongoing allegations. The State Secretary in the Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs , Andrea Fischer , admitted: “The hygienic situation in the camp was initially critical and is not yet optimal. You don't have to gloss over anything ”.

Attacks on a home for asylum seekers in Stetzsch

On July 25, 2015, stones were thrown from a crowd of around 30 people at an asylum accommodation in the Stetzsch district of Dresden , breaking six panes. The former hotel, which was converted into a refugee home, was soon to be occupied by refugees. The police assume a xenophobic incident and determined the identity of 27 people at a gas station near the crime scene.

On July 27, 2015, the city of Dresden announced that it would hold onto the site, even though unfamiliar butyric acid had been dumped. On this day, the all-day security guard, which had only been planned for the time of occupancy, was called. With the Lindenhof in Stetzsch, the city of Dresden will then have thirteen communal accommodations with 787 places for asylum seekers.

On July 29th, the day the first asylum seekers moved in, another environmental train from the fire brigade moved out after the home manager had discovered butyric acid in a room again. Nevertheless, the future residents should move in. According to the police, the foul-smelling liquid was not spilled into a bedroom. The Operative Defense Center is investigating right-wing extremism on suspicion of a xenophobic background . According to him, “a glass bottle of butyric acid was thrown into the home through an open window. It was a small amount of acid, there is no health risk, said an OAZ spokeswoman “. The asylum seekers come from Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, among others.

On September 25, two asylum seekers riding bicycles were attacked with pepper spray from a car and fell. The perpetrator (s) can escape undetected.

Protests against asylum seekers and blockade of a sports hall in Übigau

Due to the unexpectedly rapid and high temperature drop at the end of September 2015, the state of Saxony was forced to quickly dismantle the tents of the initial reception facility with 950 places. A lightweight construction hall suitable for winter for around 500 refugees is to be built there by the second half of October. In a meeting with the state government, the Lord Mayor of Dresden agreed to a special allocation of 498 instead of the planned 98 new asylum seekers. At the same time, work has already begun on clearing four sports halls on Ginsterstrasse, Terrassenufer , Schleiermacherstrasse and Thäterstrasse and setting them up for 228 asylum seekers. Hilbert said: “Gyms are actually not suitable for accommodating people in a humane manner. But other buildings that are intended for refugees were not finished yet. "

On September 30, a group of angry residents and affected athletes stood in front of the hall on Thäterstrasse in Übigau against the helpers from the city and the fire brigade. The information on the number of people varies from around 50 (according to DNN ) to around 100 (according to Sächsischer Zeitung ). The protesters also blocked the entrance to the hall with cars. Then the helpers had to leave without having achieved anything. The peaceful protest turned over when three journalists were suddenly identified and pushed away with simple physical violence and loud insults. The police present brought the media representatives to safety to calm the situation. “When several demonstrators followed to film and photograph the journalists from all angles, the officials did not intervene either. They would then no longer have the situation under control, was the terse explanation of the officials. ”In connection with these incidents, the German Association of Journalists (DJV) criticized the behavior of the Saxon police towards media representatives. The DJV federal chairman Michael Konken said: "It is increasingly the impression that the law enforcement officers see journalists as troublemakers". The former Pegida candidate in the mayoral elections, Tatjana Festerling , also joined the protests and raised the mood against the asylum seekers by claiming that more and more refugees would arrive by trains. A resident then demanded that these trains be diverted to Berlin, with another participant adding: "No, to Auschwitz ."

On October 1, 2015, the mayor visited the 60 protesters at the time, unannounced, to ask their questions. In the 60 minutes he was there, he could barely finish a sentence because the angry crowd loudly interrupted him with counter questions and statements. In particular, there were fears of criminal foreigners and of a drop in property prices in Übigau. Tatjana Festerling was also there again and asked about the security concept and a guarantee against Salafists. She also wanted to know whether the asylum seekers are at least separated according to religion. Hilbert argued with currently 800 new asylum seekers in Saxony and the term of the emergency situation. At the following on-site meeting in the Schleiermacherstraße gymnasium in Dresden-Plauen , he said: "We need decent accommodation for the refugees, hence the gyms."

On October 2, 2015, the CDU city councilor Veit Böhm said in an arbitration meeting with the citizens who were still protesting on the spot: “In the asylum issue regarding the city's information policy, I was annoyed several times that the population was so drastic just one day in advance Measures is informed. That the citizens feel run over is completely understandable. ”The Minister of the Interior and CDU member of the state parliament for the new constituency 47 ( Dresden 7 ), Markus Ulbig , offered his willingness to talk. In the state parliament, however, he took a stand in a debate with the opposition against the blockers: "With regard to the occupancy and supply of refugee facilities in Saxony, the police have always enforced this and will continue to do it consistently." The police will not tolerate any blockades and will break them down with violence if necessary. The protesters present refused to be portrayed in the media as xenophobic or right-wing extremists. They just don't want conditions like in Heidenau and Freital and demanded a sustainable safety concept.

On October 4, 2015, around 8 p.m., the Übigau house project “Deficiency Economy” in Overbeckstrasse 26 was attacked by around ten masked people. The noise of the damage to the mailbox system made the already sensitized project members aware of the attack, whereupon the masked people fled. The residents had criticized the protests in the nearby Thäterstrasse. As a result, they were attacked - groups of people in front of the “shortage economy” provoked and insulted the 22 members of the “Gruppe Wohnlabor 26 e. V. ”and photographed or filmed the house project. A resident explained about the incidents: "Contrary to the allegation of the blocking people that it would be a peaceful residents' meeting, dissidents are threatened and intimidated from there."

On October 5, 2015, the city announced, contrary to a previous announcement by the police, that the blockers would be cleared when the hall is needed. At the moment, the 59 asylum seekers planned for Übigau have not yet been assigned. The background is a sales movement from the tent city. Of the 673 asylum seekers picked up by the federal police nationwide in one week, 40 were from Bremer Strasse in Dresden.

On October 7, 2015, the Saxon commissioner for foreigners, Geert Mackenroth, called for an end to the blockades of planned asylum accommodation. He was referring to the blockades in Übigau and Chemnitz-Einsiedel. The asylum seekers would have to get a roof over their heads before winter under great time pressure. "But anyone who tries to prevent communal accommodation in 'his' part of the city, 'his' neighborhood at any cost, is acting with solidarity, if not illegal."

In mid-October the protest had taken hold with the construction of a tent. About a dozen people showed "presence on stools in black, red and gold".

In the night from Saturday, October 17th to Sunday, October 18th, around 4:30 a.m. (according to the Sächsische Zeitung around 3:30 a.m.) a 37-year-old from the vigil of the citizens' initiative “Wir sind Übigau” noticed that two of them were dressed in black male strangers crept around the tent and behaved suspiciously. When the man walked out of the tent and spoke to the men, he was thrown to the ground and suffered a broken collarbone and other injuries, so that he had to be operated on in the hospital. As a result, shortly before midnight on the following night from October 18 to 19, 2015, around ten masked people stormed the property of the deficiency economy housing project in Übigau and attacked the house with paving stones, pyrotechnics and butyric acid. Several panes were destroyed and the facade, a bicycle and part of the interior were damaged. “In addition, the perpetrators tried to ignite two plastic bottles prepared with a foul-smelling substance using pyrotechnics. A plastic bottle shattered on the front door. The other bottle was not destroyed. Both vessels are now being examined for traces. "

Since the citizens' initiative "Wir sind Übigau" protested in the driveway to the gym on private property, the city created a new entrance to the gym in Carrierastraße by cutting down trees. As a result, the city began setting up the gym via this side entrance on October 22nd. A symbolic sit-down by six members of the citizens' initiative was peacefully dissolved by a police presence of three hundred. The around 270 officers deployed secured the gym and also prevented further blockades and protests from the protest tent, where around 50 people had peacefully gathered. Initially, however, the 40 or so refugees refused to move into the gym, as this accommodation did not suit them. Due to the precarious situation, the Werftstrasse area was closed to traffic. The buses were also affected. Under the impression of the massive police presence, the asylum seekers finally surrendered to the accommodation after a few hours. The inadequate equipment, the inadequate supply and the lack of WiFi were criticized . It was not possible to determine whether the asylum seekers were informed in advance about the protests on site, nor whether the temporary refusal was causally related to this. In the evening, representatives of the citizens' initiative “Übigau says welcome” brought cake over and wanted to greet the new neighbors. “A handover in the hall was not permitted, no one except the refugees is allowed into the accommodation. The numerous folders ensure that. "

On October 23, 2015, the citizens' initiative “Wir sind Übigau” dismantled their protest tent, as promised the day before, at around 5 p.m. with a symbolic action and left a sticker to commemorate the more than three-week protest.

Protests against the initial reception center at Klotzsche Airport

On October 1, 2015, the Free State of Saxony announced the establishment of an initial reception facility in the large outdoor car park P4 on the west side of Dresden-Klotzsche Airport . At that time, only 13,000 places were available for 15,000 new asylum seekers in Saxony. The spokesman for the regional directorate of Saxony, Ingolf Ulrich, said: “500 asylum seekers will find accommodation there using lightweight halls. The construction work will begin shortly. The completion of the interim accommodation is planned for November ”.

As a result, the Dresden district association of the AfD organized a protest against this asylum seeker institution on October 15. The protest is mainly supported by the citizens' initiative "Dresden-Klotzsche says no to the home" , which unites 2300 citizens (as of October 8, 2015). The residents “don't want a home for asylum seekers near schools and kindergartens. They also call for the asylum law to be implemented consistently ”.

The planned demonstration led in advance to a joint press release by Klotzscher city councilors Ulrike Caspary (BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN) and Anja Apel (DIE LINKE), who clearly opposed this event and participation in it. "We are concerned about how the rifts between people are getting deeper and deeper in the north of Dresden, ie in Hellerau and Klotzsche ... Such demonstrations do not help anyone, they just spread fear, as has already happened in other parts of the city."

Between several hundred (according to the Sächsische Zeitung 300) and 2,000 (according to the organizer) people took part in the demonstration, accompanied by shouts of “Merkel must go” . On this occasion, the member of the state parliament André Wendt (AfD) demanded the immediate closure of the borders. Two alleged press representatives were harassed and insulted on the sidelines of the event.

Arson attack on a planned asylum shelter in Prohlis

The city of Dresden announced at the beginning of October 2015 that around 150 refugees would be accommodated in House A of the Prohlis school location Boxberger Strasse 1/3 during the autumn break. This school building will be empty until summer 2016. The building is located directly next to the building outsourcing location of the 89th elementary school on Boxberger Straße. As a result, about 50 to 60 people gathered in front of the school on October 5th to protest the decision. The police prevented the group from entering the school with a large contingent. The request to leave the place was very reluctant. Individual ringleaders from the group were sent off. According to the police, there were further bottles thrown at the officers in this context, and a total of five people had to be taken into custody. In the vicinity of the school, strangers also set off fireworks several times. In total, the police have started investigations into bodily harm and dangerous bodily harm in four cases. In addition, two reports of resistance to law enforcement officers and one report of insult were filed. The Prohlis local advisory board also met on the same evening on this subject. Here participants in the meeting had to be removed by law enforcement officers.

As a result, strangers threw four Molotov cocktails at the primary school in Dresden-Prohlis on the night of October 6th. “As the Operative Abwehrzentrum (OAZ) announced, the incendiary devices were thrown into the area under discussion for refugee accommodation between 1.30 and 2 a.m. The fire did not break out, but there was property damage in the amount not yet quantified. As the OAZ further reports, a right-wing background to the crime is very likely. "

Protests against a planned asylum seekers home in Laubegast

On October 27, 2015, the city of Dresden announced that it wanted to acquire the “Prinz Eugen” hotel in Laubegast through the municipal subsidiary STESAD STESAD . From the end of the year, 115 asylum seekers are to be accommodated in 47 rooms. A home for asylum seekers in the hotel had already been prevented by public protests in 2014 . That same evening, between 6 and 8 p.m., around 200 to 300 residents and asylum seekers gathered in front of the hotel. An 18-year-old was attacked and injured on the fringes of this demonstration.

At the end of May 2016, Dresden's Social Mayor Kristin Kaufmann (DIE LINKE) organized an “Open Day” in the hotel. Accompanied by a xenophobic demonstration in front of the building, around 250 interested people visited the house and saw how the refugees are being accommodated. Shortly before the end of the event, strangers tried to deliberately cause water damage. The security service noticed the open water taps and was able to prevent a great deal of damage.

Discussions about possible background

xenophobia

Several media pointed out that Dresden, along with Chemnitz and Erfurt, was one of the most important settlement centers for guest workers in the GDR . Even in the time of the communist SED dictatorship in the 1980s, there was resentment towards foreigners among the population, despite decades of GDR education in " friendship among the peoples " , which after the fall of the Wall led to attacks on asylum seekers and guest workers' quarters. Since the 1990s, when the immigration of asylum seekers and refugees to Germany increased significantly, a strong right-wing extremist scene developed not only in Dresden itself, but also in the surrounding area . While the Saxon Switzerland skinheads have been banned since 2001, xenophobic protests such as the one in Freital are increasingly popular. From 2004 to 2014 the NPD was represented in the Saxon state parliament, which in the last state parliament election with 4.9% only narrowly failed to pass the five percent hurdle in Germany . Since then, the right-wing alternative for Germany has been sitting in the Saxon parliament instead . Overall, the right-wing share of the vote was now almost 15%. Against this background, the NPD think tank , which was founded in 2006, was named Dresden School . The news magazine Der Spiegel wrote that there may be a “Saxony peculiarity”, quoting the New York Times , which linked the region's xenophobia with the communist past as the “ valley of the clueless ”, where no western television could be received. On the sidelines of a Pegida demonstration in March 2015, the New York Times office manager in Berlin, Alison Smale, spoke to protesters. They justified their attitude with the conditions in individual districts of Berlin, Cologne and the Ruhr area, in which the local population is made up to a large extent of migrants. The demonstrators “did not want” to have such conditions in their homeland.

Call for a demonstration by the AfD

On August 14, 2015, the state association of the AfD, the parliamentary group and the Dresden district association invited their supporters and supporters to participate in a rally on August 19, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. from the striking Golden Rider through the Dresden government district . They wanted to “point out the current catastrophic asylum policy in Saxony and at the federal level” and asked for German or federal state flags to be brought along. The AfD pointed out that "we will make posters, banners and leaflets available on site", but that other banners, posters and flyers will not be allowed. It was advertised with the federal chairwoman Frauke Petry , who also heads the regional association and the parliamentary group in Saxony, as the main speaker. “We will not tolerate extremist slogans or flags at this event. Every participant who takes this into account is very welcome ”, said the Saxon AfD General Secretary and Parliamentary Managing Director Uwe Wurlitzer .

Call for a counter-demonstration by the party Die Linke

On August 18, the two chairmen of the Dresden city association of the party Die Linke, Sarah Buddeberg and Jens Matthis, called on the citizens of Dresden to oppose racism and xenophobia and thus strengthen the welcoming culture. The AfD's action is as superfluous as it is populist. In view of the already tense situation in Dresden with attacks and insults against refugees and people with a migration background, it is irresponsible to continue pouring fuel on the fire. "Anyone who continues to warn about asylum abuse in this heated situation fails to recognize the seriousness of the situation or approves of further escalation."

Press release of the AfD city council group from August 19, 2015

At the time of the demonstration, the Dresden city council member of the AfD, Gordon Engler, issued the press release on August 19, 2015: “Number of rejected asylum seekers continues to rise”. Engler pointed out that on the reference date (July 31, 2015) 2,769 asylum seekers were looked after by the state capital Dresden, i.e. 406 more than at the end of March 2015. He also made it clear that in these figures the asylum seekers and refugees who live in Dresden, but are looked after by the state administration of Saxony and not by the state capital Dresden, are not yet included. From this he concluded that additional accommodation capacities such as container villages would be necessary and again brought his suggestion into consideration to consider the alum park in Dresden Neustadt. In Germany, from a statistical point of view, refugees would be accommodated below average in those parts of the city where the most welcome people who vote red-green live. In conclusion, he pointed out that the current problems could also be solved differently than with sporadic emergency shelters: “From March to July, the number of rejected asylum seekers in Dresden increased from 615 to 766 people. That is an increase of almost 25 percent in four months. Here, the Free State of Saxony is obliged to implement applicable law and to deport rejected asylum seekers. "

Demonstration by the AfD on August 19, 2015

On August 19, depending on the information, between 500 (DNN) and 1500 (MDR) participants moved from the Golden Rider in Dresden Neustadt along Große Meißner Straße via Carolaplatz and Wigardstraße via the main state archive to the rear of the state chancellery . A rally was held in front of the Interior Ministry . The members of the state parliament Jörg Urban and André Wendt and, as announced, the federal chairwoman Frauke Petry appeared as speakers . They spoke out unanimously against the, in their opinion, too high number of refugees and called for increased deportation and a more rigid admission policy. In her speech, the federal chairwoman presented the proposal that asylum seekers should provide citizen services. After the rally in front of the office of the Saxon Interior Minister Markus Ulbig , the meeting broke up.

In addition to the German flags, the demonstrators carried a large number of party flags, posters and banners in the party colors blue, red and white. A poster with the inscription "NPD is not a solution !!!" was represented particularly frequently. In addition, there were other AfD posters with demands such as “Enough talked! End asylum chaos! ”,“ Do something, Mr Tillich! No admission from safe countries of origin! "," Relieve local authorities and citizens! "And" More staff at the BAMF! AfD works! ". A private poster with an exceptionally brown background read: “Immigration quota through referendum - yes or no”. Contrary to the announcement, there were no visible NPD cadres among the participants, but there were many Pegida participants. As a result, all the usual Pegida slogans from “traitor to the people” to “lying press” could be heard. In addition, “If you don't love Germany, you should leave Germany” was chanted over and over again.

Feeling the numerical superiority of the AfD demonstrators, the 80 or so counter-demonstrators were massively filmed, photographed and insulted. As a result, there were several arguments between the two sides and, in isolated cases, even physical arguments. An AfD sympathizer apparently hit counter-demonstrators after mutual verbal attacks on Neustädter Markt, which resulted in a scuffle. The two camps had to be separated by the police using simple physical force. Afterwards, a police chain was formed to keep the AfD demonstrators separated from the supporters of the welcoming culture. The Dresden government buildings also had to be protected by the police against violent asylum advocates. At the end of the demonstration, another physical attack had to be settled by the officials. An AfD participant spat in the face of a counter-demonstrator, who then struck. The police took down the personal details of both parties.

The Germany radio evaluated the demonstration as an "oil-in anti-asylum-fire-casting", which was hiding "under the guise of civil protest." He described the AfD as right-wing populist. Although the AfD demonstrators are mainly retirees, they still show "the same hatred in their eyes" and the same slogans are ringing out as the hooligans and neo-Nazis in Freital and elsewhere. The broadcaster came to the conclusion: "The right-wing slogans and thought patterns are slowly but surely seeping into bourgeois society and solidifying there."

Welcome network

In Dresden, the “Dresden for All” network is committed to an open welcoming culture. It “connects people and organizations who are committed to a democratic, humane and inclusive urban society in line with the basic consensus”. It wants to represent the broadest possible spectrum of urban society. The network stands for equal rights for people regardless of their origin and worldview and advocates an inclusive urban society “that recognizes the diversity of its residents as a strength”.

See also

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Individual evidence

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