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Esslingen excludes three clubs for extremism from the Schwörfest
City of Esslingen excludes three clubs from the Schwörfest due to suspicion of extremism. Report reveals an increase in extremist activities in Baden-Württemberg.
Esslingen excludes three clubs for extremism from the Schwörfest
On July 2, 2025, the city of Esslingen decided to exclude three clubs from this year's Schwörfest. The exclusion is based on the suspicion of extremism and is based on knowledge from the Baden-Württemberg constitutional protection report. The same organizations were not approved in the previous year, which further illuminates the topic of the extremism prejudices in the region.
The affected associations include the Islamic community of Esslingen, which appears as the operator of the Fatih Mosque and belongs to the Islamic community Milli Görüş. The second association is the association of Turkish workers who are assigned the right -wing extremist gray wolves. The third club, the Democratic Kurdish Society Center, is classified as a left -wing extremist. These decisions underline the efforts of the city to ensure constitutional loyalty and to counter extremism. The city emphasizes that all participation in the festival is carefully checked to ensure public security, such as Stuttgart News reported.
extremism in Baden-Württemberg: an increasing problem
The current developments in Esslingen are in the context of a troubling trend in Baden-Württemberg. The constitutional protection report 2024 documents a significant increase in extremist activities in the country. The report shows that the right -wing extremist and Islamist spectrum in particular gains younger and digitally experienced supporters. The number of people classified as right -wing extremists rose from 2,460 in 2023 to 3,140 in 2024. At the same time, the number of right -wing extremist motives increases drastically - from 1,410 in 2022 to 2,569 in 2024, which represents an alarming signal for security in the region, such as [SWR] (https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/verfektungschutz-warnt-von- Mehr-ult-extremisten-und-gestml) emphasizes.
The increase in violent acts with a right -wing extremist background is particularly worrying, which already recorded 54 cases in 2024. The report also warns of an increase in queer anti -violence and states that young people in particular are actively turning to extremist positions. In 2024, two new right -wing extremist youth groups were founded that use the Internet as a recruitment location for new members.
demands for more vigilance
In view of the alarming situation, Interior Minister Thomas Strobl demands more vigilance and measures to combat radicalization. The constitutional protection report is seen as a wake -up call for society in order to actively position itself against the increasing risk of extremism. The AfD, on the other hand, criticizes the report as an arbitrariness and questions the seriousness of the data it contains.Developments in Esslingen are part of a major problem that not only affects the local community, but also presents the entire society in Baden-Württemberg. Dealing with extremism and the awareness of the broad population are essential steps to prevent further increase in extremist tendencies.