Brandenburg Memorials Exclude AfD from Holocaust Remembrance Events

Overview

• The Brandenburg Memorials Foundation announced it will no longer invite AfD representatives to Holocaust remembrance events, citing their rhetoric and ideology.
• The AfD's Brandenburg chapter is classified as a right-wing extremist suspect by domestic intelligence, with some members confirmed as extremists.
• A procedural change means the foundation will now handle event invitations independently, bypassing the Brandenburg state parliament's obligation to include all parties.
• The foundation accuses AfD leaders of trivializing Nazi crimes and undermining Germany's culture of remembrance.
• Upcoming events on January 27, 2025, will commemorate Holocaust victims at sites like Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück, marking the liberation of Auschwitz.