Michael Trammer

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Far-right Intrumentalizes Death of Young Man in Chemnitz

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School: Hochschule Hannover

Karl-Marx-Monument, Chemnitz, August 28th 2018

Far-right Intrumentalizes Death of Young Man in Chemnitz

Several thousand participate in the rally.

Counter protestors flee from the neonazi march.

Karl-Marx-Monument, Chemnitz, September 1st 2018

Björn Höcke, AFD

Sit-in on the demonstration route.

Far-right demonstrators shoutin...he group after street blockade.

Far-right demonstrators shouting at police holding back the group after street blockade.

Journalist running away after attack by protester.

After the demonstration was sto... hold vigil at the crime scene.

After the demonstration was stopped far-right groups hold vigil at the crime scene.

30.8.18 - Sachsengespr&auml... ausgepfiffen und unterbrochen.

30.8.18 - Sachsengespräch im Stadion Chemnitz - Der sächsische Ministerpräsident Michael Kretschmer und Oberbürgermeisterin von Chemnitz Barbara Ludwig luden in einer Lounge des Stadion Chemnitz zu einer Bürgerdialogveranstaltung. Nach dem Tod eines Chemnitzers am frühen Sonntagmorgen, bei einer Auseinandersetzung mit zwei Flüchtlingen, den darauf folgenden rechtsextremen Ausschreitungen und einer aufgeheizten Stimmung, beteiligten sich zahlreiche Bürger am Gespräch. Immer wieder wurde vor alle die Oberbürgermeisterin Ludwig ausgepfiffen und unterbrochen.

13.06.2019 - Tatortbegehung im ... der Chemnitzer Stadt gefÃ¼hrt.

13.06.2019 - Tatortbegehung im Mordprozess von Daniel H. - Das Landgericht Chemnitz fÃ¼hrte am 22. Juni fÃ¼hrte das Landgericht Chemnitz eine Tatortbegehung im Prozess um den Mord von Daniel H. durch. Der Mord hatte zu schweren Ausschreitungen in der Chemnitzer Stadt gefÃ¼hrt.

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Far-right Intrumentalizes Death of Young Man in Chemnitz

Copyright Michael Trammer 2024

Date of Work Aug 2018 - Sep 2018

Updated Nov 2020

Location Chemnitz

Topics Civil Rights, Confrontation, Discrimination, Environment, Feature, Human Rights, Immigration, Migration, News, Photography, Photojournalism, Politics, Protests, Racism, Violence

After a young man near Chemnitz city fair was stabbed to death potentially by a person seeking asylum in Germany, far-right groups used the tragic events to rally through the eastern german city. On the days following the crime several demonstrations where held. Hooligans clashed with police, chasing migrants, counter-protestors and journalists through the streets. Neonazis openly displaying their hatred and AfD politicians march together. What was declared as an event to express grief was soon overtaken by hooligans. The second march though the town was blocked by thousands of citizens protesting for a multicultural and open Chemnitz. The events stand symbolically for how far the debate on how refugees should be treated has shifted german society. The pictures follow the protest on the days after the death.

As far-right media reports suggest that images of the events were fake-news I decided not to edit an essay, but a chronological series of two days of protest after the death. August 28th and September 1st.

Images published across deveral outlets amongst those: ze.tt, ZEIT Online, DER SPIEGEL (Print & Online div.), SZ, Blätter, deutschlandfunk, Tagesspiegel (Cover), Vice, taz, DerStandard, der rechte rand ...

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