Overview

• The number of right-wing extremists rose by 23% to 50,250, with 15,300 classified as violent.
• AfD members accounted for 20,000 individuals in the right-wing extremist category, establishing the party as the leading actor in that spectrum.
• Islamist extremist ranks grew to 28,280, including 9,540 violent adherents; left-wing extremists rose to 38,000 with 11,200 considered violent.
• The report links the Middle East conflict to a wave of intensified extremist recruitment that has particularly drawn in young people.
• Intelligence services flagged increased use of Russian 'low-level agents' recruited online for cyberattacks and sabotage missions.