Nationwide raid: eight men and a woman arrested for hate postings!

Bundesweiter Aktionstag gegen Hasspostings am 25.06.2025: Durchsuchungen in Berlin und bundesweit zur Bekämpfung von Hasskriminalität.
Nationwide action day against hate postings on June 25, 2025: searches in Berlin and nationwide to combat hate crime. (Symbolbild/MB)

Nationwide raid: eight men and a woman arrested for hate postings!

Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, Deutschland - The initiative, known as the "Action Day against Hasspostings", is coordinated nationwide by Bundeskriminalamt (bka). At 6:55 a.m., investigators from the State Criminal Police Office Berlin (LKA) carried out nine searches in different districts, including Hohenschönhausen, Lichtenberg and Neukölln. This surgery deals with suspicion of serious crimes such as the use of indicators of unconstitutional organizations as well as sedition and the approval of criminal offenses, such as the communicated.

A total of nine people, including eight men and a woman between the ages of 26 and 70, are affected. The posts that are at the center of the investigation mainly come from social media platforms such as X, Facebook and threads as well as from a specific Facebook group. During the searches, valuable evidence, including an internet -compatible end device, could be ensured. The evaluation of these evidence is currently being continued.

Extensive measures to combat hate crime

The day of action is part of a more comprehensive approach to combating criminal hate posting in Germany, which includes over 180 police measures in more than 140 investigative proceedings. A total of over 65 search resolutions were implemented. A large part of the investigations focuses on the various manifestations of politically motivated crime (PMK), whereby about two thirds of the hate posts are classified as right -wing motivated, shows Presseportal .

The increase in hate crime is alarming. According to the current figures from the BKA, the registered hate crime cases were over 21,000, which corresponds to an increase of 28.0 % compared to the previous year. This trend in the increase in freely accessible and inhuman statements on social networks, which are summarized under the term "hate posting"

recommendations for action for citizens

In view of these developments,

is advised to actively defend themselves against hate posting. The police recommend notifying such reports directly from the local authorities or contacting central registration points such as Respect, Hateaid or the central registration office for criminal content on the Internet (ZMI). The best measures to combat hate postings include:

  • Refund to the police (on site or online).
  • contact central reporting points.
  • Report
  • hate postings on social networks.
  • Secure relevant posts, for example through screenshots.

In view of the moving measures to combat hate crime and the encouraging intervention strategies of the police, it remains to be hoped that the public will be even more aware of the dangers of hatred and agitation on the Internet.

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