NSU documentation center in Chemnitz remains
A documentation center on the NSU terror opened in Chemnitz during the Capital of Culture year. Since then, it has counted more than 13,000 visitors. The commemorative work is to be continued in 2026.
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Construction of the Sachsenburg concentration camp memorial secured
The National Socialists set up one of the first German concentration camps in Central Saxony. Sachsenburg was also a training center for the SS - a memorial commemorates this.
Karl Wilhelm Fricke Prize: Application phase started
The Karl Wilhelm Fricke Prize is awarded annually for outstanding commitment to freedom, democracy and civil courage. Proposals can now be submitted for 2025.
New permanent exhibition opened at Torgau youth work camp
Thousands of young people who were labeled as difficult in the GDR ended up in the Jugendwerkhof in Torgau. They were to be re-educated. A new exhibition commemorates their history.
Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs calls for the fight against anti-Semitism
Saturday marks the 86th anniversary of the Pogrom Night. Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs commemorates the victims and calls for anti-Semitic statements to be combated.