Overview

• About 2,000 people joined the CSD in Kassel, which police described as relaxed with no notable incidents.
• In Döbeln, police counted up to 720 participants at the CSD, while organizers reported roughly 1,000, alongside a right‑wing counter‑protest of about 90 people.
• Officers recorded seven offenses linked to the Döbeln gatherings, including a Hitler salute by a 41‑year‑old and three suspected cases of incitement tied to songs played at the counter‑protest.
• Police noted additional allegations of property damage, an insulting gesture, and an assault reported after a 17‑year‑old was struck by unknown perpetrators.
• Roughly 300 officers, supported by the Saxony riot police, oversaw the operations, and traffic police confiscated a modified Mercedes bus after identifying illegal alterations.