protest - Demonstration against Sommerfest of Young Alternative
In the Altmark, around 70 people protested against a Summer Festival organized by the identified right-wing extremist group Jungen Alternative. According to the Stendal Police Department, both the Summer Festival and the counter-demonstration proceeded peacefully. Approximately 500 people attended the Summer Festival, which was held on private property. The Constitutional Protection Agency of Saxony-Anhalt describes the Summer Festival mentioned in the current Constitutional Protection Report as a "networking event of overregional significance".
The protest against the Summer Festival was a topic of discussion in local Politics, attracting attention from the Stendal community. Despite the heightened tensions, the police in Altmark ensured law and order throughout the event and the counter-demonstration. The Constitutional Protection Agency in Saxony-Anhalt closely monitors such events to prevent the spread of Extremist ideologies.