page_title: Murder of Khaled Idris Bahray
section_title: To the crime
hierarchical_section_title: Murder of Khaled Idris Bahray / Public reactions / To the crime
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gedenken an Khaled Idris Bahray († 12. Januar 2015) im Innenhof des Plattenbaukomplexes an der Johannes-Paul-Thilman-Straße im Dresdner Stadtteil Leubnitz-Neuostra English: Johannes-Paul-Thilman-Straße in Leubnitz-Neuostra, Dresden: memorials for Khaled Idris Bahray
context_page_description: Khaled Idris Bahray was an Eritrean refugee and asylum seeker in Germany, who was stabbed to death on January 12, 2015, in Dresden. Although it was widely speculated and claimed in the media and on social media that the murder had racist motives, some days later an Eritrean roommate of Bahray confessed to the murder.
context_section_description: There was speculation on social media  of racist motives to the murder.
  On the afternoon of January 14, a candlelight vigil was held at Dresden Jorge Gomondai Square with 200 asylum seekers and supporters. Vigil participants spontaneously demonstrated in a march to the Dresden Albertinum to speak with Saxon president Stanislaw Tillich about their fears. Tillich did not appear, but the minister of integration did briefly.
  The Eritrean Refugees of Dresden report no longer feeling safe in Dresden after the murder and want to move to a safer part of Germany.
  Elizabeth Chyrum, the Director of Human Rights Concern-Eritrea, sent an open letter to the German Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection: "... It seems extraordinary that, according to news reports, the German police initially claimed they did not suspect foul play even though the body was covered in blood and wounds and this happened in the wake of the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim demonstrations in Dresden, and given the persistent threats refugees in the area have been experiencing, there seems to be little doubt that Mr. Bahray is a victim of these extremists..."
caption: Commemoration to Kahled Idris Bahray in Dresden near his house and enhanced presence of police
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