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"Hochland Jugend" Classified as a Far-Right Extremist Group

"Hochland Jugend" Classified as a Far-Right Extremist Group
In July 2026, the Saxony State Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the group “Hochland Jugend” as a proven far-right extremist organization. (File photo) / Photo: Robert Michael/dpa
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Flyers, stickers, and appearances at demonstrations: “Hochland Jugend” is building a network within the far-right scene. What findings has the Office for the Protection of the Constitution uncovered?

The Saxon Office for the Protection of the Constitution has classified the group “Hochland Jugend” as a proven far-right extremist organization. Accordingly, the Saxon State Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified the organization this July as part of the subcultural far-right scene, as the agency stated in response to an inquiry. It thereby confirmed corresponding media reports.

The group reportedly consists of teenagers and young adults “in the low double digits.” According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, its primary goal is to connect right-wing extremist youths in the Schönfelder Hochland region of Dresden. 

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Flyers, Stickers, and Concert Attendance

Members reportedly distributed anti-constitutional flyers and stickers featuring symbols typical of the scene and participated in gatherings and concerts organized by the far-right extremist scene. Individual members are considered capable of violence. The group itself has not yet been linked to any violent crimes.

In January of last year, charges were filed against a person associated with the group for the attack on Matthias Ecke, the Saxon SPD Member of the European Parliament. Ecke was seriously injured in May 2024 during the attack by three 17-year-olds at the time. Two of them were charged with aggravated assault, and one was charged with aiding and abetting aggravated assault.

First public appearance at CSD in Bautzen

According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the “Hochland Jugend” first appeared in public on August 10, 2025, at a far-right demonstration against a Christopher Street Day event in Bautzen. Members are said to have worn matching T-shirts bearing the group’s logo as well as a depiction of the so-called “Black Sun”—a symbol widely used in the far-right scene.

In February of this year, flyers titled “Finally a White Europe” were distributed in the Dresden neighborhoods of Gönnsdorf and Pappritz; the “Hochland Jugend” was listed as the publisher. Individual members are also said to have participated in the annual commemorative march organized by the far-right scene to mark the bombing of Dresden during World War II.

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