Germany: Pegida classified as extremist

The domestic intelligence service announced on Friday in Dresden that there are “now sufficiently certain findings” that the self-proclaimed “Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West” has developed into an unconstitutional movement over the years. The movement originated in the east German city of Dresden at the end of 2014.

In addition to the Pegida-Förderverein, all persons and activities from which extremist endeavors originate are included in the observation.