Right-wing extremist attacks in Berlin-Neukölln
Right-wing extremist attacks in Berlin-Neukölln have been occurring since May 2016. The threats and attacks target liberal and left-wing citizens and institutions. The incidents were dismissed as inconsequential, but it seems like they were systematically committed. From 2016 to 2018, 51 attacks were perpetrated. Background. Neukölln, a district of Berlin is considered multicultural. According to the Berlin constitution protection, right-wing groups in Neukölln are "relatively well-structured." A National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) district association is active in the district as well as members of the Network of  Free Nationalistic Forces. The network was deliberately not a well-organized group, so the investigation and a possible ban would be difficult. The attacks affected district politicians of the left and the Social Democratic Party (SPD), trade unionists, a bookseller, artists and people helping refugees. The aim of this "anti-antifa work" is to scare people, to intimidate them and to dissuade them from their political work. Right-wing extremists had carried out a series of attacks in 2011, 2012 and 2013. They were also directed against people who engaged against the right in Neukölln. Response to attacks. Roughly 800  people marched in Neukölln on 21 December 2019 to protest against neo-Nazis and highlight the rising number of hate crimes and lack of prevention. The march included several leftist and anti-fascist groups with the motto "No place for Nazis from Hermannplatz to Neukölln Town Hall."