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Gefährliche Kampfsportler: Wie Rechtsextreme zu Stars der »Underground Fight Clubs« werden

Über millionenfach geklickte Videos machen »Underground Fight Clubs« auch deutsche Rechtsextreme zu Helden. Die Wirkung des Hypes auf Jugendliche ist umso gefährlicher. Es ist ein trister Abend im März 2026. Der Seiteneingang einer Soccerhalle in Duisburg ist geöffnet. Drinnen stehen dicht gedrängt überwiegend junge Männer um eine aus Heuballen errichtete Kampffläche. Ein stechender Schweißgeruch umgibt die Menge. Auf den umliegenden, mit Banden umrandeten Kunstrasenflächen wird weiter unbeeindruckt Fußball gespielt. Die sogenannte »Ruhrpott Fighting Championship« richtet einen Kampfabend aus, fernab des seriösen Kampfsports. In den Disziplinen Boxen, Kickboxen, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) und Bareknuckle-Boxen – Boxen ohne Handschuhe – wird sich hier in Duisburg zumindest grob an den offiziellen Regularien orientiert. Die Qualität der Kämpfe dürfte sich deutlich unterhalb des Niveaus einer durchschnittlichen Amateur-Kampfgala bewegen. In einem der Hauptkämpfe stehen sich zwei junge Männer in blauen Jeanshosen und oberkörperfrei gegenüber. Sie schlagen mit blanken Fäusten aufeinander ein, bis einer der beiden K.O. geht. Einer der Männer ist ein Schweinfurter Rechtsextremist und Hooligan. Der 21-Jährige trägt etliche tätowierte Symbole der rechtsextremen Szene, einige sind strafbar. In der Soccerhalle in Duisburg scheint das niemanden zu interessieren. Der rechtsextreme Kämpfer sorgt für Spektakel, seinem Gegner lässt er keine Chance. Später landet das Video des Kampfes im Internet, einige Tausend klicken es an. Die politische Gesinnung des Schweinfurters wird nicht thematisiert. Dabei gäbe es über ihn einiges zu erzählen. (…) Europaweit herrscht ein anhaltender Hype um die sogenannten »Underground Fight Clubs«. Regeln gibt es in den neu erschaffenen Formaten kaum. Statt in einem Ring mit gefedertem Boden wird etwa zwischen Bauzäunen auf Asphalt gekämpft. Eine wilde, neue Szene wirkt berauscht von sich selbst und kreiert ihre eigenen Helden. Darunter finden sich Rechtsextreme aus ganz Europa, auch aus Deutschland sind Kämpfer dabei. Der Untergrund öffnet die Türen für rechtsextreme Ideologien – ein gefährliches Zusammentreffen. (…) Hass, Gewalt und ein rechtsextremes Weltbild sind auch in Europas größtem »Underground Fight Club« fester Bestandteil. Das aus dem schwedischen Göteborg stammende Format »King of the Streets«, kurz: Kots, hat auf YouTube über zwei Millionen Abonnenten, überträgt seine Veranstaltungen auf einem eigenen Pay-per-View-Kanal online und hat sogar eine eigene Kampfsportmarke etabliert. Kots gilt als der brutalste, organisierte Fightclub der Welt. Alles ist erlaubt, vom Griff in die Augen bis zum Tritt auf den Kopf des Gegners. Der Asphaltuntergrund ist so etwas wie das zweifelhafte Markenzeichen von Kots. Kampfsportler, Hooligans und Extremisten aus ganz Europa treten dort an streng geheimen Orten gegeneinander an. Ein Kampf ist erst zu Ende, wenn einer der Kämpfer sich nicht mehr wehren kann. Zu den Kots-Stars gehören auch Rechtsextreme. Einer von ihnen ist der Slowake Michal »Panzer« Petris, dessen rechtsextreme Gesinnung durch seine Tätowierungen unübersehbar ist. Aktuell sitzt der MMA-Kämpfer in seiner Heimat für mehrere Jahre im Gefängnis. Die rechtsextreme Kleidermarke und frühere Veranstaltungsreihe »Kampf der Nibelungen« des bekannten deutschen Neonazis Alexander Deptolla verkauft Solidarität-T-Shirts für den Slowaken. Er erfährt von der in Deutschland neu entstandenen rechtsextrem angehauchten Mischszene um die »Underground Fight Clubs« Unterstützung. Diese lassen also Rechtsextreme gewähren, Rechtsextreme dominieren aber auch zunehmend die Fight Clubs – und nutzen sie zur Rekrutierung gewaltbereiter Jugendlicher.

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Neo-Nazi Active Clubs Increasingly Recruiting Teenage Boys And Girls

Since 2025, the number of neo-Nazi Active Clubs has increased by 28 percent, with many dedicated to training white supremacist teenage boys and girls. Youth Clubs have seen their chapter numbers increase by 142 percent. Since publishing Neo-Nazi Active Clubs Spreading Globally, Allying with Similar Extremists, and Taking to the Streets in October 2023 and Active Club Chapters Growing Globally in June 2025, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) continues to monitor the Active Club (AC) movement globally. GPAHE’s most recent investigation into these white supremacist fighting groups has revealed a 28 percent increase in Active Club (AC) chapters, along with a 142 percent increase in Youth Clubs, which are Active Club chapters reserved for teenagers aged 15 to 18 years old. These chapters, which now include girls-only groups, are using mainstream social media platforms, such as Instagram and YouTube, to recruit new members. Including Youth Clubs, there are now 220 active AC chapters in 33 countries – representing a 28 percent increase in chapters from the 187 active chapters in 27 countries recorded by GPAHE in June 2025. Likewise, Youth Clubs (included in the above count) have seen their chapter numbers grow from 19 in 2025 to 46 in 2026, a staggering 142 percent increase. The United States alone saw the creation of thirteen Youth Clubs over the past year. Since 2023, GPAHE has identified 298 Active Club chapters, of which 78 have either had their social media accounts deleted, have not posted to their accounts since January 2026, or lack other evidence showing they are still functioning. It is unclear whether any of these groups have truly disbanded, simply been deplatformed, or are operating underground. Active Clubs are part of a transnational neo-Nazi movement that engages in physical training, such as mixed martial arts (MMA), collaborates with other extremists worldwide (such as at the annual far-right C9M march in France), and spreads hate propaganda through stickering, banner drops, and posting videos online. The movement was conceived by neo-Nazis Robert Rundo and Denis Kasputin under their “White Nationalism 3.0” model, which encourages the creation of an international, decentralized movement of groups working towards the fascist ideal of becoming physically fit “super men” which act as, according to Rundo, “minutemen in the early stages of the revolutionary war” (i.e., a race war). In March 2026, Active Clubs and the violent ideology that drives their existence were deemed as posing a risk for “extreme violence” by Public Safety Canada (PSC). PSC’s report claimed Active Clubs are known to radicalize members towards “ideologically motivated violent extremism,” which rationalizes violence against Jews, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people. As such, Active Clubs’ continued physical combat training, including cross-state, cross-organizational, and transnational collaborations are concerning. In early 2026, the Lone Star Active Club, based in Texas, and the Pennsylvania Active Club took part in a “Forest Fights” event alongside members of other white nationalist groups including the Wolves of Vinland, the Patriot Front, and a member of the Hammerskin Nation, a transnational racist skinhead gang with chapters in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. The “forest fights” are a tool that brings white supremacists together from across the U.S., creates propaganda, and, more concerning, serves as a bridge between organizations and individuals already connected to violent white nationalist organizations. In a March 2026 post written by Rundo on his Substack blog, he praised the Forest Fights event, adding that “these events are a tip off point for a fascist cultural revolution,” and “the first step in building our own parallel system.”

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Staatsschutz ermittelt – AfD Rhein-Sieg benutzt verbotene SA-Parole

Der Info-Stand endete für die AfD im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis mit einer Anzeige. Der Grund: In einem Video vom Stand wird dieselbe verbotene Parole benutzt, für die Parteikollegen bereits rechtskräftig verurteilt wurden. Experten sagen, wie gefährlich das ist. Am Ortseingang nach Siegburg, an der Bonner Straße hatte die AfD vor einigen Tagen ihren Info-Stand platziert. Das endete für die Rechtspopulisten aus dem Kreis mit einer Anzeige. Nun ermittelt der Staatsschutz in Bonn. Der Grund für die Anzeige: Vier Teilnehmer des Infostands nahmen ein Video auf, das schließlich in den sozialen Netzwerken landete. Deutlich hörbar benutzt ein Teilnehmer in diesem Video die verbotene Parole „Alles für Deutschland“. Im Wortlaut sagt er: „Alles für Deutschland ist die richtige Parole.“ Einer reckt den Daumen in die Höhe, ein weiterer lacht. Gepostet wurde das Video auf einem Privataccount mit der Überschrift „Alles für Deutschland. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in Aktion“. Das Video liegt der Redaktion vor, ebenso ein Screenshot des Postings, das inzwischen gelöscht wurde. Zu den Teilnehmern, die in dem Video zu sehen sind, gehört auch Edgar Lenzen, Sprecher der AfD Rhein-Sieg. Das sagt der ehemalige Verfassungsschützer „Jeder in der AfD, der diesen Satz verwendet, weiß, dass dieser Satz verfassungswidrig und verboten ist“, sagt Winfried Ridder, ehemaliger Verfassungsschützer aus Sankt Augustin. Es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass ein AfD-Mitglied diese Parole verwendet. Der wohl prominenteste Fall dürfte der des Faschisten Björn Höcke aus Thüringen sein, der deswegen von Landgericht Halle an der Saale mehrfach zu hohen Geldstrafen verurteilt wurde – die Urteile bestätigte nach Revision auch der Bundesgerichtshof.

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Vigilante Murder Raises Fears of Russian Neo-Nazi Influence in Bulgaria – #terror #tesak

After a ‘paedophile hunt’ by teenagers in Plovdiv resulted in a livestreamed murder, police are trying to crack down on a neo-Nazi subculture influenced by Russia’s far-right skinhead movement. The sadistic murder of a 37-year-old man by a group of teenagers in the city of Plovdiv has sparked a heated debate about neo-Nazi influence on local youth and highlighted the issue of vigilante activity in Bulgaria. Georgi Kuzev, from the small town Krichim, died of his injuries on August 5, several hours after a beating that was partially livestreamed on TikTok by teenagers who had concocted a scheme to track, lure and then attack alleged paedophiles.  Kuzev was lured to meet a 17-year-old girl who had posed as a 15-year-old in their correspondence. Five teenagers, three boys and two girls, have been charged with murder. However, pictures from the attack which made their way into the media suggest there may have been a larger group of teenagers involved in the attack on Kuzev. The pictures in which the teenagers pose next to Kuzev’s bloodied body also give a new reading of the events: all of the teenagers are making the gesture of a clenched fist with the thumb bent or pointed upward and then inward. Called the “Tesak gesture”, it is associated with Maxim Martsinkevich (1984-2020), a notorious Russian neo-Nazi activist who was nicknamed Tesak (meaning “Hatchet” or “Cleaver”).  The gesture became an ideological symbol of violent, vigilante-style and extremist behaviour against people accused of being involved with minors. It also became a symbol of support for violence against marginalised sexual and ethnic groups, which overlaps with the practices of white power skinhead subcultures. (…) Numerous groups, predominantly on Telegram, are still posting content influenced by Simeonov and Tesak about capturing alleged paedophiles in different Bulgarian towns. On TikTok, similar activities are often accompanied by hashtags with Simeonov’s name, probably for him to see what he inspired.

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siehe dazu auch: Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi ‘Blood and Honour’. (…) He said that none of those had been present at the murder of Georgi Kuzev on Mladeshki Hulm, but were there were people with links to those who had been present at the murder. Kostadinov was referring to the vicious killing of Kuzev by a group of youths who allegedly were inspired by a Russian neo-Nazi. (…) The connection between the two young men who assaulted the Nepalese citizens – who are long-term residents of Plovdiv – and the group from the Mladeshki Hulm killing was established during the investigation into the murder of Kuzev. The attack on the Nepalese citizens was also captured on video

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Wegen Verdacht auf gewerbsmäßigen Bandenbetrug – Influencer Karl Ess sitzt in U-Haft

Karl Ess erlangte im Internet mit Fitnessvideos Berühmtheit und war einer der ersten Fitness-Influencer. Nun sitzt er aufgrund eines Haftbefehls in Untersuchungshaft, wie die Staatsanwaltschaft München WELT gegenüber bestätigt. Am 22. Juli versuchte Karl Ess mal wieder, Kundschaft zu ködern. In der gehobenen Abteilung eines Linienflugzeugs nimmt der Influencer ein Video für seine mehr als 500.000 Anhänger auf Instagram auf. Die Botschaft des Filmchens: Wer in Deutschland mehr als 4000 Euro netto verdiene, müsse in Immobilien investieren. Die Investitionen in Betongold würden sich durch Mieteinnahmen und Steuerersparnisse von selbst abzahlen, da ist sich Ess sicher. Bei Interesse solle man sich bei ihm melden. Gemeinsam würde man dann an dem Finanzplan mit Immobilien tüfteln. Karl Ess lockt: „Schreib mir das Wort ‚10-Jahres-Plan’. Ich setz mich mit dir in Verbindung.“ Eine Kontaktaufnahme von potenziellen Interessenten dürfte sich knapp drei Wochen nach Veröffentlichung dieses Videos eher schwierig gestalten. Karl Ess sitzt mittlerweile in Untersuchungshaft. Die Staatsanwaltschaft München 1 verdächtigt den Influencer des gewerbsmäßigen Bandenbetrugs. Konkret soll Ess bei dubiosen Immobiliengeschäften mutmaßliche Opfer geprellt haben. Staatsanwalt Florian Lindemann erklärt auf Anfrage von Business Insider und WELT: „Der Beschuldigte Karl Christian E. wurde aufgrund eines Haftbefehls des Amtsgerichts München festgenommen und befindet sich seitdem in Haft.“

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siehe dazu auch: Maskulin und libertär Wie Influencer Rechtspopulisten den Weg bereiten (2025). Echte Männer sind rechts“ – das auf Social Media viral gegangene Video des AfD-Politikers Maximilian Krah ist mehr als nur ein lapidares Bekenntnis zu traditionellen Familien- und Geschlechterrollen. Es ist vielmehr der strategische Versuch, junge Menschen niedrigschwellig an AfD-Positionen heranzuführen.[1] Im provokanten Politainmentstil bespielt die Partei auf den digitalen Plattformen unpolitisch anmutende Themen rund um die Probleme und persönlichen Unsicherheiten junger Männer und spricht diese damit direkt an. Aussagen wie „Du bist kein non-binäres Einhorn“[2] sollen die Identifikation mit dem eigenen Geschlecht bekräftigen und vermitteln darüber hinaus eine klare Vorstellung davon, wie soziale Realität und gesellschaftliche Ordnung auszusehen haben. (…) Ähnlich wie Tate beklagt auch Ess eine Verweichlichung vieler Männer, die sich zunehmend vom traditionellen Rollenbild des physischen Versorgers abwendeten. Und wie Tate führt auch Ess die behauptete Krise der Männlichkeit auf den Feminismus zurück, der die natürliche Unterordnung der Frau unter den Mann verkehre, sodass es „fast schon sozial völlig akzeptiert“ sei, „dass eine Frau sich scheidet und fremdgeht […], und dann ist es auch noch die Schuld vom Mann“.[15] Auch Ess nimmt in seiner Kritik das liberaldemokratische System ins Visier: Dieses sei mit seiner wohlfahrtsstaatlichen Ausrichtung darauf ausgelegt, Männer zu unterwürfigen Verlierern zu machen. Symptomatisch hierfür stehe das Bürgergeld, das dem Mann seinen natürlichen Antrieb nehme, die Frau zu versorgen. Die dadurch verstärkte Krise des männlichen Daseins bewirke gar einen wirtschaftlichen Einbruch der gesellschaftlichen Produktivität.[16] Die Verantwortung dafür trügen laut Ess die linksliberale Politik sowie Frauen als Wählerinnen dieser Parteien, während die AfD die einzige Partei sei, die sich gegen diesen „linken, grünen, kommunismusmäßigen Schwachsinn“[17] richte – ein indirekter Wahlaufruf.[18] Dabei behauptet er auch, dass die AfD eigentlich eine schweigende Mehrheit vertrete.[19] Indem er die eigene Position mit dem vermeintlichen „Willen des Volkes“ gleichsetzt, das angeblich gegen korrupte Eliten verteidigt werden müsse, bedient sich Ess einer typischen Erzählung des autoritären Populismus. Liberale Institutionen gelten in dieser als Hindernis für den Volkswillen. Und so kann es kaum verwundern, dass Ess in seinen Videos schließlich auch das demokratische System als solches infrage stellt – durch einen Vergleich mit Unternehmen, die auch nicht demokratisch organisiert seien.[20] Damit aber legitimiert Ess letztlich autokratische Herrschaft

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Bulgarian police arrest 18 in Plovdiv linked to neo-Nazi ‘Blood and Honour’

A total of 18 people belonging to the international neo-Nazi organisation “Blood and Honour” have been arrested at an overnight raid on a private club in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, the head of the city’s regional directorate of the Interior Ministry Vassil Kostadinov told reporters on August 16. “The people who gathered at the private club shared the ideology of the international neo-Nazi political network ‘Blood and Honour’, preaching the superiority of the white race. The movement is banned in several European countries,” Kostadinov said. Flags and posters with various neo-Nazi symbols, as well as a gas pistol, were found in the private club. Among those detained at the club, which is near Plovdiv’s Mladeshki Hulm, is an 18-year-old man arrested earlier in the week for an assault some months ago on two Nepalese citizens. He was released by the District Court on bail of 700 euro. (…) The club had been checked before, in November 2023, and proceedings were initiated under Article 162 of the Penal Code – which outlaws inciting hatred and violence based on race, skin colour, origin, nationality or ethnicity or sexual orientation – but were terminated by prosecutors, according to Kostadinov. He said that none of those had been present at the murder of Georgi Kuzev on Mladeshki Hulm, but were there were people with links to those who had been present at the murder. Kostadinov was referring to the vicious killing of Kuzev by a group of youths who allegedly were inspired by a Russian neo-Nazi. (…) The connection between the two young men who assaulted the Nepalese citizens – who are long-term residents of Plovdiv – and the group from the Mladeshki Hulm killing was established during the investigation into the murder of Kuzev. The attack on the Nepalese citizens was also captured on video

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siehe auch: Bulgaria: 18 Detained in Plovdiv Over Suspected Neo-Nazi Group Ties. Eighteen people have been detained in Plovdiv as part of a joint operation by Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (DANS) and police targeting a group allegedly linked to the international neo-Nazi organization Blood & Honour. Police said objects and symbols associated with ideologies prohibited by Bulgarian law, including swastikas, were found during the operation. According to Plovdiv police chief Senior Commissioner Vasil Kostadinov, none of those detained is a minor under 14. One of the detainees is a 17-year-old girl. Some of those arrested are also allegedly connected to people who were present during the fatal attack on Youth Hill in Plovdiv. (…) The group includes people with different occupations and interests and is not made up solely of unemployed individuals. Several students are also among those detained. According to investigators, the group had been meeting for around two years. Police also commented on reports that lawyer Stoyan Memtsov had attempted to prevent officers from entering the premises during the operation. Kostadinov said the lawyer had been advising the tenant of the establishment where the raid took place not to cooperate with investigators during the search. (…) The latest operation comes after the investigation into the killing of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev on Youth Hill in Plovdiv. On August 15, police and DANS detained 16 people believed to be connected to the group associated with those accused in Kuzev’s death. Nazi and fascist symbols were reportedly found at a location used for gatherings. Five teenagers — three boys and two girls aged between 14 and 17 — were detained in connection with the killing. A court ordered all five to remain in custody, and subsequent appeals by the two girls did not result in their release. Investigators allege that Kuzev was subjected to more than an hour of severe violence. According to evidence presented in court, the teenagers burned him with cigarettes, shaved his eyebrows and attempted to strangle him. They also allegedly took €30 from him and later used the money to buy food. Some of the violence was reportedly recorded and shared on social media. Teenagers allegedly posed as “pedophile hunters” Investigators said a 17-year-old girl from Stara Zagora had presented herself as 15 and arranged a meeting with Kuzev. (…) According to investigators, the teenagers were influenced by groups that present themselves as “pedophile hunters” and believed Kuzev was a pedophile. Authorities have stressed, however, that this does not alter the nature of the subsequent violence. The 37-year-old man suffered severe injuries, including damage to his lungs, liver and kidneys, as well as a serious traumatic brain injury. Despite his condition, Kuzev managed to make his way down from Youth Hill on his own. He was later found in a helpless condition at the foot of the hill and taken to hospital, where he died several hours after the attack; Police Arrest 18 Suspected Neo-Nazi Blood & Honour Members in Plovdiv. A total of 18 people affiliated with the international neo-Nazi organization Blood & Honour have been arrested at a private club in Plovdiv, Senior Commissioner Vasil Kostadinov, head of the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry, announced at a briefing on Sunday. They were detained at a club located opposite Youth Hill in the city, where various neo-Nazi items were found. At present, there is no evidence linking them to the murder on the hill, committed by minors. The detainees have been charged under Article 162, Paragraph 1 of the Penal Code, which concerns inciting discrimination, violence, or hatred based on race, nationality, or ethnicity. Some of them have previous criminal records, while others have been convicted of various offenses. Among those arrested is the man involved in the case concerning the assault of Nepalese nationals, as well as his father and brother. He was released from custody four days ago. Three girls have also been detained, one of whom is 17 and will turn 18 in September, Kostadinov said. According to him, the club does not operate as a regular establishment, but people have been gathering there periodically for around two years. Saturday night, they were watching the Ludogorets–Botev (Plovdiv) football match. The club’s tenant is among those detained; 18 задържани в Пловдив, част от международната неонацистка организация “Кръв и чест” Снощи 18 души са били арестувани при акция на ДАНС срещу неонацистки групи и фашистки организации в Пловдив, като е разбито едно от местата, използвани от групата за свърталище. Сред арестуваните има лица, свързани с присъствалите на убийството на Младежкия хълм,  съобщи шефът на полицията в Пловдив старши комисар Васил Костадинов. По думите му сред задържаните е единият от двамата извършители на побоя над двама непалски граждани, а също и брат му и баща му. Някои от арестуваните са криминално проявени. Всички са задържани за 24 часа. Според комисаря всички живеят в Пловдив, но не всички са от този град. Сред тях има хора с различни професии и интереси, не става дума за безработни. По информация на NOVA адвокат Стоян Мемцов е направил опит да попречи на органите на реда да влязат в помещението. Костадинов обясни, че адвокатът е давал съвети на собственика на заведението, където е осъществена акцията, по време на обиска. По думите на полицая задържаните са се срещали периодично на мястото след предварителна уговорка.

siehe dazu auch: Teens Murder a Man in Plovdiv: The Known Facts, Claims and Allegations. The death of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev after an attack involving a group of teenagers in Plovdiv has triggered widespread public reaction and a flood of conflicting information. Established facts, the prosecution’s allegations, defense arguments, witness accounts and unverified claims have increasingly become mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish what is known from what remains speculation. Kuzev, from the town of Krichim, was found in critical condition on August 4 at the foot of Youth Hill in Plovdiv. He was taken to hospital but died several hours later. Initial forensic findings indicate that the cause of death was severe combined trauma, including a serious head injury, multiple fractures and damage to internal organs. Police detained 10 teenagers aged between 14 and 17 in connection with the case. Prosecutors have charged five of them, three boys and two girls, from Plovdiv, Stara Zagora and the village of Stroevo. Two of the boys are 16 and have completed ninth grade, while the third is 14 and completed seventh grade this year. One of the girls is 17 and the other is under 16. Investigators have seized the teenagers’ phones and have obtained video recordings of the attack, as well as communications from platforms including Telegram and Instagram. (…) Authorities have also said there is no criminal record for Kuzev and no reports that he had previously been investigated or reported for pedophilia or sexual misconduct. Relatives in Krichim have described him as quiet and reserved. More than two decades ago, he lost both parents when they were killed by lightning. (…) Prosecutors are currently accusing the five teenagers of intentional murder committed in a particularly torturous manner, in complicity, with particular cruelty and for hooligan and sexual motives. These allegations remain to be established in court. According to the prosecution’s account presented during the detention proceedings, Kuzev was lured to the meeting through the social media profile of the 17-year-old girl from Stara Zagora. The teenagers allegedly described themselves as “pedophile hunters.” Investigators allege that the assault lasted more than an hour and included insults, humiliation, choking, extinguishing cigarettes on the victim and numerous blows. Some of the acts were reportedly recorded on mobile phones. Prosecutors maintain that the teenagers understood the consequences of their actions and acted together. The defense disputes the prosecution’s interpretation of the incident and the severity of the charges. One defense lawyer argued that a combination of factors, including social media, video games, the teenagers’ environment, lack of activities and bad company, contributed to what happened. The lawyers also dispute that the teenagers intended to kill Kuzev. Their position is that the initial objective was “beating and humiliation,” rather than murder, and that the decision to attack him was made impulsively. They have argued that the charges should instead be reconsidered as causing death through negligence following bodily harm. The lawyers representing the two girls have also stressed their different alleged roles. According to the defense, the girls were present and filmed the incident but did not directly inflict physical violence, meaning they should not be treated as co-perpetrators of intentional murder. At the same time, a large number of claims have emerged online that have not been established by investigators. Among them are allegations that the teenagers belong to a satanic or organized neo-Nazi group. Four of the defendants appeared in court wearing shirts featuring black metal bands, including Mayhem, a group associated with a history of murders and church burnings. Images from their online profiles have also been cited as showing gestures linked to neo-Nazi movements. (…) Another theory centers on gestures allegedly associated with Russian neo-fascist Maxim Marcinkevich, known by the nickname “Chopstick,” who founded the Factor 18 movement and promoted an anti-pedophile campaign known as “Occupy-pedophile.” Photos showing some of the detained teenagers making similar gestures have fueled claims that they belong to an organized neo-Nazi cell and that the attack may have been ordered by an outside structure. However, the available evidence establishes only that the teenagers used certain symbols and gestures in an online environment. There is no evidence at this stage that they were members of an organized neo-Nazi group or that someone ordered the attack. Prosecutors have not charged them with participation in an organized criminal group with an ideological purpose; Plovdiv: Court Rejects Release of the Two Girls Accused in Georgi Kuzev Murder. The Court of Appeal in Plovdiv has upheld the detention of the two teenage girls accused in the killing of 37-year-old Georgi Kuzev, rejecting their lawyers’ requests for release under parental supervision. The ruling is final. The decision followed two court sessions lasting nearly two hours each, while several hundred people gathered outside the courthouse demanding severe punishment for those responsible. Protesters shouted “Long live,” “Murderers” and “Mafia” and called for everyone involved in the incident to be held accountable. (…) According to the defense, the two girls were not involved in the beating or the killing. Their lawyers therefore argued that detention was unnecessary and that parental supervision would be sufficient. The prosecution maintains a different position, citing evidence of the girls’ alleged active participation. The appellate court has now rejected the defense request, leaving all five accused minors in custody. According to the supplied reports, the five minors could face between three and 12 years in prison if convicted of intentional murder, reflecting the applicable penalties for offenders who were minors at the time of the alleged crime. The investigation remains ongoing, with prosecutors and investigators continuing to examine video recordings, witness accounts and other evidence concerning the events that led to Kuzev’s death; Bulgarian Man Killed After Being Lured to Meet Teenager, Police Say A man died of his injuries in Bulgaria’s second city, Plovdiv, after police said his attackers enticed him to a fake meeting with a teenage girl via a dating app, with the intention of livestreaming their assault. Police in Bulgaria’s second biggest city, Plovdiv, said on Thursday that they have made eight arrests over the death of a man who was lured by teenagers to a meeting with “a 17-year-old girl, posing as a 15-year-old” and then severely beaten up. Police told a press conference that the teenagers had concocted a scheme to track, lure and then attack alleged paedophiles, and then livestream the beatings. Their victim, who was assaulted on Tuesday at a site near Youth Hill, a location near many of the tourist sights close to the centre of Plovdiv, has been named as Georgi Kuzev. After being assaulted, Kuzev was discovered by passers-by and taken to hospital. Nova TV said he had suffered a severe brain injury and various fractures. He died several hours later. The incident was initially reported by media as having potentially been a homophobic attack, after other such attacks in Plovdiv in 2020, sparking outrage from LGBTQ+ rights groups.

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Fremdenfeindliche Videos und undurchsichtige Vergangenheit: Er ist der Kopf der AfD Konstanz

Michael Stauch stieg rasch auf in der AfD, trotz früherer Ermittlungen wegen Volksverhetzung. Selbst in der Partei fragen sich viele: Wer ist der neue Mann? Ein Selfie-Video vom September 2023 zeigt Michael Stauch im Zug in Friedrichshafen. Er schildert einen vorigen Streit in der Warteschlange des Katamarans nach Konstanz. Ein Mann habe sich vorgedrängelt, Umstehende hätten schlichten müssen, bevor es handgreiflich wurde. Stauch nennt den Mann „Kanake“, später „Dreckskanake“. Er kündigt an: „Wenn ich das Kabel nächste Woche dabeihab‘, dann verschlag‘ ich den“. Dann fordert er dazu auf: „Wir müssen sie falten, wir müssen ihnen Ordnung beibringen.“ Das Video liegt dem SÜDKURIER vor. Es entstand, als Stauch seine Aufnahmegespräche in der Konstanzer AfD führte. Dort wusste man darüber Bescheid. Seit Ende Juli 2026 ist er einer von zwei Vorsitzenden des Kreisverbands. In mehreren AfD-Chatgruppen kursierte die Aufnahme, berichten Parteimitglieder, auch dem Landesvorstand sei sie bekannt gewesen. Zuerst erschienen sei sie in Stauchs WhatsApp-Status. Nachdem sie öffentlich wurde, ermittelte die Kriminalpolizei wegen des Verdachts der Volksverhetzung. Teil der Auswertung war ein zweiter Clip: ein Ausschnitt der Kinderserie „Peppa Wutz“, unterlegt mit „Ausländer raus, Deutschland den Deutschen“ zur Melodie von „L‘amour toujours“. Denselben Text grölten zu Pfingsten 2024 Gäste eines Luxusclubs auf Sylt, der Vorfall wurde bundesweit zum Eklat. Laut Ermittlungsakte, die dem SÜDKURIER vorliegt, ist es „herrschende Meinung“, dass die Parole nicht strafbar ist. Videos wirken bis heute in der AfD nach Die Staatsanwaltschaft Konstanz bestätigt die Ermittlungen und Einstellung des Verfahrens im Februar 2025. Stauch habe die Videos nicht öffentlich geteilt, sie hätten keinen größeren Empfängerkreis erreicht. Wie er heute zu ihrem Inhalt steht, beantwortet er dem SÜDKURIER nicht. Mit Aussagen aus den Videos konfrontiert, sagt Landesvorstand Markus Frohnmaier, ihm seien diese nicht bekannt. Zu deren Außenwirkung auf die Partei äußert er sich nicht.

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