Overview

• Police expect 2,000–3,000 CSD participants and anticipate 300–700 counter-demonstrators on August 10 in Bautzen.
• Officers will outnumber last year’s deployment to manage an elevated threat of clashes between extremist and counter groups.
• Right-wing parties including AfD cite social media posts from Antifa and Indymedia to press for a clear security concept.
• SPD leaders urge solidarity and highlight last year’s right-wing threats as justification for robust protection measures.
• Organizers have planned a route from August-Bebel-Platz to Rathenauplatz, with significant traffic restrictions in the city center.