HATE CRIMES IN EUROPE: Politician Brutally Attacked While Hanging Campaign Posters
Dresden, Germany – Recent violent attacks on politicians campaigning for the upcoming European Union election in Dresden, Germany, have raised concerns about escalating anti-democratic violence in the country. Matthias Ecke, a politician with the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) and member of the European Parliament, was hospitalized after being assaulted by a group of four young men while hanging campaign posters. The attack resulted in fractures to his cheekbone and eye socket, among other injuries. …