Overview

• Investigations focus on identifying both the individuals chanting racist slogans and the person who recorded and circulated the footage in Germany.
• The short clip shows six German tourists chanting hateful slurs including the n-word and displaying a gesture reminiscent of a Hitler salute.
• Germany’s Basic Law does not punish hate speech committed abroad unless it has a clear domestic link, creating challenges for prosecution.
• Bovender Sportverein and SC Hainberg have suspended implicated members and issued statements denouncing racism.
• Footage first appeared in a private Snapchat group called “Agia Napa 2025” before spreading on social media platforms.