Dramatic increase in attacks on refugees in Germany

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” newspaper, in Brandenburg, Germany in 2023 crimes against refugees and their residences were significantly higher than the previous year. This statistic has also increased drastically throughout this country.

In this way, after a period of temporary reduction, Brandenburg police last year carried out more attacks on refugees and registered their residences. According to the Interior Ministry report in Potsdam, a total of 301 crimes occurred in the area in 2023, which is 91 more than the previous year. In 2021, the number was only 174. These statistics were published with reference to the information of this ministry in response to the questions of Andrea Johlige, a member of the state parliament from the left party. The numbers may increase due to delays in registration.

Last year’s statistics in this area included three attacks on refugee accommodation. According to the Ministry of Interior, this was the first such incident in two years. Most of the cases were related to advertising crimes with 131 cases. Insulting and bullying 93 times and 50 cases of assault on refugees were crimes with bodily harm.

On the other hand, racially motivated crimes against refugees were recorded in a separate file. and has decreased by 25 cases to 278 cases compared to last year. Here too, advertising crimes have prevailed with 198 cases. Physical injuries occurred 15 times. Police attributed almost all incidents to right-wing extremism. This information is also preliminary.

With these numbers, Brandenburg is in line with the nationwide trend shown in Germany. According to Germany’s Federal Interior Ministry, security authorities across Germany recorded a total of 2,378 crimes against asylum seekers and their accommodation last year, including 313 violent crimes and 219 injuries. Compared to the years 2022 and 2023, these crimes almost doubled across the country.

Meanwhile, the German government has very strict policies against has taken asylum seekers and increased the restrictions drastically.

Official statistics also show that the number of refugee deportations from Germany in 2023 has increased sharply and this At the same time, the government continues to emphasize the need to speed up the process of expulsions.

According to official statistics, Germany will receive more than 16,000 refugees in 2023 who will leave the country. were forced to deport them, the number of which was 27% more than in 2022.

The German parliament recently approved the government’s plan to facilitate and speed up the process of deporting asylum seekers. Agreed and passed it.

The law, called the Return Improvement Act, aims to give police broad powers to search and identify asylum seekers. In addition, the maximum length of immigration detention will be increased from ten days to 28 days to give authorities more time to deport. Migrants continue to strengthen and intensify border controls with neighboring countries, including Poland and the Czech Republic, and extend these plans.

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