Germany cracks down on neo-Nazi sect Artgemeinschaft for targeting children - BBC News

The authorities say Artgemeinschaft used Nazi-era books "to raise new enemies of the constitution".

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, German police have raided locations linked to the Artgemeinschaft sect across GermanyBy Michael ErtlBBC NewsGermany has banned the far-right sect Artgemeinschaft for spreading Nazi ideology to children and young people.

The country's interior minister called the group "deeply racist and antisemitic" and said it was trying "to raise new enemies of the constitution".

Artgemeinschaft used Nazi-era literature and cultural events to spread its ideology.

Police have raided dozens of homes and offices linked to the group in 12 German states.

"This is another hard blow against right-wing extremism and against the intellectual arsonists who continue to spread Nazi ideologies to this day," German interior minister Nancy Faeser said.