Rioting demonstrators attack police posts in Connewitz

Rioting demonstrators attack police posts in Connewitz

In the night from Friday to Saturday, June 1, 2025, violent clashes occurred in Leipzig-Connewitz when a small demonstration took place. Around 20 participants moved through Wolfgang-Heinze-Straße with a banner and attacked a local police station by throwing stones and color bags. Several windows in the police building were damaged and construction site barriers set fire to fire. However, the exact occasion of the demonstration is unclear; The transparent contained no recognizable message, as [LZ] reported.

A week earlier, a similar elevator on the railway road had already excited the city. This was a reaction to a police operation during a larger Palestine demonstration. According to [LVZ], several Palestinian groups gathered on Friday at the University of Technology, Economy and Culture (HTWK). In this encouragement, which was part of the call to "bring back the neighborhood" and "back", the participants waved Palestinian flags and called anti -Semitic slogans with the demand for a liberation of Palestine.

counter -demonstrations and tensions

While the mood against the police was tense in Connewitz, a counter -demonstration with a similar number of participants took place at the same time. This group showed Israeli flags and anti -fascist transparent. Both sides were separated from each other by the police with several chains to prevent escalation. Despite aggressive verbal arguments, the Situation remained non -violent until evening, according to [LZ]. However, the speeches of the Palestinian groups were reinforced by accusations of Israel for genocide in Gaza and Apartheid. They sounded loudly speaking choirs against the state of Israel and its support in Germany.

The tone of the demonstrations led to a heated mood in the city. A video that shows an attack on members of the "Students for Palestine" in front of the university was previously spread and also led to an advertisement for assault, which was reimbursed against unknown on October 30th. The investigation is still underway.

Lok Leipzig and the sports report

in the middle of these turbulent events there was also sporting news. The Football Club Lok Leipzig failed in the promotion games for the 3rd league. In the second leg against TSV Havelse, the team lost 0: 3 after the first leg finished 1-1. Lok had to end the return leg outnumbered because they were only on the pitch with eight players. The Regionalliga Nordost has only a direct promoted one every three years, and clubs from the east demand that the master has to climb every season.

Although reporting on the sporting events remained turbulent, the reporting on Leipzig's tourism funding and the controversy about the Leipzig property was also remarkable. [Lz] reported plans to expand the sales area of ​​the farms on the Brühl.

In other parts of Saxony, such as in Dresden, several thousand people took part in a Christopher Street Day (CSD), while about 100 neo -Nazis tried to carry out their demo, but were pushed onto the defensive by anti -fascist protests. The next CSD in Saxony will take place in Riesa.