Overview
- About 600 people marched toward the Halle exhibition grounds on Saturday, with a sit‑in briefly blocking an access road, according to police.
- Authorities deployed several hundred officers—around 350 by evening updates—to secure the fair and facilitate registered counter‑demonstrations.
- A Green member of the Saxony‑Anhalt state parliament was assaulted near the site around 11:20 a.m.; a 38‑year‑old suspect was identified and an investigation is underway.
- Roughly 100 exhibitors are present, including Antaios, which the domestic intelligence service classifies as officially extremist, while the Compact company is listed among participants.
- Organizers removed the neo‑Nazi Sturmzeichen entry from the online exhibitor roster, citing unauthorized data manipulation, as a citywide ‘Wir’ festival hosts hundreds of alternative cultural events.