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PRESS STATEMENT IG Metall: The fight against right-wing extremism and racism must take place every day

IG Metall commemorates the victims of the deadly attack in Hanau on February 19 and calls for political action +++ Christiane Benner: “We must better facilitate and fund efforts in education, prevention, and remembrance”

IG Metall, Mainforum, Gebäude, Fahnen
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19 February 2021 19 February 2021

Christiane Benner, Second Chair of IG Metall, on the anniversary of the attack in Hanau:

“Just 5 minutes. That’s all it took to murder nine people, to rob families and friends of their loved ones. On the anniversary of the deadly attack in Hanau, our thoughts and our grief are with the victims, their families, and their friends.

February 19 will remain a reminder—a reminder that the fight against right-wing extremism and racism must take place every day. This requires clear stances, funding, and personnel. Efforts in education, prevention, and remembrance must be better supported and funded. Racist acts must be legally classified and treated as extremist crimes.

We demand that the memory of all far-right murders—whether in Halle, Kassel, Hanau, or committed by the NSU—remain alive and that political consequences finally be drawn from them.”

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Alina Heisig

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+49160 533 1185

Alina.Sophia.Heisig@igmetall.de

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