Overview

• Meeting is scheduled for July 26 from 12:00 to about 20:00 near the Federal Constitutional Court with around 500 Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter expected.
• Police report eight counter-demonstrations are planned totaling roughly 1,500 participants, including an early protest of about 800 people at Schlossplatz.
• Frank Dittrich of the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Baden-Württemberg says the movement is fragmented and unlikely to coordinate large-scale unrest.
• Karlsruhe city authorities confirm they will not restrict or ban the rally due to a manageable security situation.
• Experts warn these federal-state assemblies serve as networking platforms for extremist actors linked to far-right groups and weapon affinities.