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Sylt Prepares for Pfingstpartys With Anti-Racism Safeguards

Club Pony created safe places with entry bands displaying anti-racism slogans after prosecutors dropped most charges over last year’s xenophobic chanting.

Der „Pony“-Club in Kampen auf Sylt (Archivbild).
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Overview

  • Between 2,000 and 3,000 visitors are projected to travel to Kampen for Pfingstpartys this Pentecost weekend.
  • Sylt Marketing GmbH recorded 101,907 visitors in May 2023, highlighting the economic weight of the island’s summer festivities.
  • Club Pony has introduced safe-place zones and anti-racism entry bands to deter hate chants.
  • The Flensburg prosecutor’s office discontinued investigations against three of the four individuals filmed chanting xenophobic slogans.
  • Similar racist chanting to Gigi D’Agostino’s “L’amour toujours” has surfaced at events in multiple German states over the past year.