Mannheim attack perpetrator is part of a neo-Nazi group

Photograph of Alexander Scheuermann with a weapon posted on social media - Photo from Exif.

At midday, 3 March 2025, a man drove his car at high speed into a crowd of people in the centre of Mannheim. Two people died and a further eleven were injured. After the attack, the driver fled and shot himself in the mouth with a blank firing weapon. He is receiving medical treatment in hospital and is in police custody. The driver is suspected of two counts of murder and multiple attempted murders and was questioned for the first time today. He did not make any statements to the magistrate.

Victories for the far-right AfD party in eastern Germany

AfD closing rally in Dresden, August 29 - Antifascist Europe

Elections took place in the German federal states of Thuringia and Saxony on September 1, 2024, and in Brandenburg on September 22. The far-right party “Alternative für Deutschland” (AfD) saw significant gains across all three states.

Who are the Reichsbürgers in Germany?

A 2014 demonstration in Berlin - By SSLreporter - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,

The following text introduces a far-right movement in Germany whose followers believe that the “Deutsche Reich” continues to exist and that the elected government is illegal. Although its rejection of the state makes it seem bizarre, it is dangerous and has grown considerably in recent years due to the crises in Germany.