Racist Attacks in German Cities Are on The Rise, According to Migrant Groups

Seven years ago, Haben Gebregergish, an Eritrean immigrant, was walking to the grocery with her toddler when she was first in Magdeburg, Germany, when she was approached by a drunken woman. Gebregergish did not speak German well enough at the time to understand the woman’s words. However, Gebregergish claims that she instantly understood when the woman flung a beer bottle at her head.

Although that was one of her first experiences with racism, it was by no means the last. Gebregergish and other refugees who have made Magdeburg their home claim they have seen a dramatic rise in bigotry and anti-immigration sentiments since a deadly attack at a Christmas market late last year. Earlier this month, Gebregergish declared, “We are the same as you.” “We are not unique. We feel the same as you do. Like everyone else, we experience happiness and sadness at different times.

As the nation prepares for an early election on Sunday, the violence in the Christmas market was one of five high-profile incidents by immigrants in the last nine months, making migration a major concern. Five ladies and a 9-year-old boy were killed, and 200 others were injured when the suspect, a Saudi doctor, drove into the festive market, which was packed with shoppers. Authorities claim that the suspect does not fit the typical profile of someone who commits extremist crimes. The suspect arrived in Germany in 2006 and was granted permanent status.

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