Overview
- Pro‑Palestinian groups including Handala, Migrantifa, Students for Palestine and the Palästina‑Aktionsbündnis plan a 1 p.m. march from the Connewitzer Kreuz that explicitly names Conne Island and the LinXXnet office of Linke politician Juliane Nagel.
- Leipzig police say the unusual, confrontational constellation requires a large multi‑state deployment with a helicopter, a low threshold for intervention and resources scaled for seven registered events.
- Saxony’s domestic intelligence service expects a heated atmosphere and does not rule out disruptive actions, blockades or provocations between rival left‑wing groups.
- Counter‑events include a Solidarisches Connewitz rally with about 1,000 announced participants and a Deutsch‑Israelische Gesellschaft gathering backed by SPD and Greens, while Linke leaders distance themselves from Handala and issue a public de‑escalation appeal.
- Authorities note prior confrontations, including injuries reported on January 8, warn of far‑right interest from Freie Sachsen, and flag additional strain from the RB Leipzig vs. Bayern Munich match the same evening.