Overview

• The number of 14- to 17-year-olds suspected in right-wing extremist offenses rose from 106 in 2023 to 299 in 2024.
• Hate-speech cases involving minors jumped from nine in 2023 to 48 in 2024, marking the most dramatic increase.
• For the first time, 13 teenagers were recorded as suspects in violent extremist crimes in 2024, compared with none a year earlier.
• Online offenses more than doubled as youths used platforms such as Telegram, Instagram and TikTok to spread extremist content.
• The state’s three-pronged strategy of repression, prevention and exit assistance is in force even as opposition lawmakers demand expanded school social work.