Overview

• Organizers of Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade have urged participants to stay vigilant after reporting 30 right-wing extremist attacks so far this year, following 55 such assaults in 2024.
• Bastian Finke of Maneo warns that rural and smaller-town Pride events are particularly vulnerable and face chronic under-policing compared with major-city celebrations.
• The Antonio Amadeu Foundation and NGO Campact have pooled €100,000 to support at-risk parades, especially in eastern Germany where AfD support is highest.
• Islamist-inspired incidents have also risen, with some attackers citing misinterpretations of religious motives, according to Maneo’s documentation of homophobic violence.
• Parliamentary president Julia Klöckner confirmed that the Bundestag will display only the German flag this year, refusing to hoist the rainbow flag despite criticisms of dog-whistle politics by Friedrich Merz’s government.