Overview

• A Sebnitz roofing master placed a racist and antisemitic advertisement in the city's official gazette, using Nazi-era terminology to exclude specific groups.
• The publisher, Linus Wittich Medien KG, apologized for the oversight and terminated the employee responsible for approving the ad.
• The Dresden Chamber of Crafts is reviewing the company’s suitability as a training provider following the incident.
• The Sebnitz city administration filed criminal charges against both the advertiser and the publisher under Germany's hate-speech laws.
• Approximately 80 people demonstrated against racism on Easter Monday, while 130 participants joined peaceful right-wing counter-protests.