Is there any discussion more dishonest than the one about violence against women in Germany?
Judging by government statements—including our justice minister demanding that even catcalls become a criminal offense—women in Germany should be the most protected species on earth. Yet simultaneously, the country is gripped by what appears to be somewhat of an epidemic of murders and assaults against young women.
The latest example: last week’s brutal killing of an 18-year-old Iranian in Hamburg by a Sudanese refugee. In an act described by some press as “extended suicide,” the man pulled the young woman onto underground station tracks just as the train arrived.
The news shocked, but it was accompanied by the appeasement and downplaying that has become commonplace in such cases, especially from Germany’s public broadcaster. “Man drags woman in front of arriving underground train—both dead,” read the NDR headline. This framing continued, with the channel reporting vigils “at the site of the accident at which the 18-year-old died.”
The perpetrator, a refugee who came to Germany in 2024 through a UN humanitarian admission program, had not been properly vetted. He lived in refugee accommodations and had already attracted attention for violent crimes. Two days earlier, he rampaged in a brothel and attacked a police officer—yet was released.
This accumulation of stories makes people rightly angry while simultaneously increasing the embarrassment of authorities and their supporters.
Memory-holing the victims
The Hamburg case is far from singular. But here the next dishonesty emerges: authorities clearly want us to forget the victims, and the extent of the problem, as quickly as possible. Rather than remembering the women, they are being ‘memory-holed’ at tremendous speed.
One searches in vain for official, reliable statistics on how many women have fallen victim in the past 10 years. Thankfully, AI searches can help revive the memory of the dead. This compilation, though far from complete, shows the extent of the problem:
- 2015, Freiburg: 19-year-old Maria Ladenburger raped and murdered by Hussein K., a 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker with a prior conviction in Greece.
- 2016, Reutlingen: 45-year-old Joanna B. hacked to death with a machete by her ex-boyfriend Mohammed B., a 21-year-old Syrian asylum seeker.
- 2017, Kandel: 15-year-old Mia Valentin stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Abdul D., a 15-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
- 2018, Flensburg: 17-year-old Mireille B. strangled by Ali Bashar, an 18-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker.
- 2021, Würzburg: Three women stabbed in a department store by Abdirahman Jibril Ali, a 24-year-old Somali asylum seeker.
- 2022, Berlin car ramming: a 29-year-old teacher killed when a 29-year-old Iraqi with residency drove into a crowd.
- 2022, Berlin street: 31-year-old mother of six (an Afghan asylum seeker) had her throat slit by her ex-husband.
- 2023, Brockstedt: 17-year-old Ann-Marie K. killed in train attack by Ibrahim A., a Palestinian refugee.
- 2023, Potsdam: 27-year-old woman raped and murdered in a park by a 22-year-old Pakistani asylum seeker.
- 2025, Friedland: 16-year-old Liana K. (Ukrainian refugee) pushed in front of a train by Muhammad A., a 31-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker.
- 2025, Munich: 37-year-old woman and her toddler daughter killed in a ramming by Farhad N., a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker.
The feminist hypocrisy
The memory-holing is particularly noticeable against the backdrop of politicians who claim to put women’s interests and safety at the center of their politics—our former foreign minister’s “feminist foreign policy,” the gendered language requirement, or Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushing for a women’s quota in his party.
Germany’s interior ministry webpage promises to fight crime against women and prevent it. It deplores rising violence (naming increases in “sexual offenses” and “domestic violence” in 2024 compared to 2023). But it fails to inform about the perpetrators. “The vast majority of suspects in cases involving at least one female victim … are male,” the page declares. But who are these men?
To many in the establishment, this coyness signals good political taste. The ‘good, decent’ press will only mention a perpetrator’s nationality if deemed absolutely necessary, and then in refined terms—not like the tabloids or alternative outlets with their blunt but clear headings: “South Sudanese man (25) drags Iranian woman (18) in front of underground train.”
In truth, what is meant to be anti-discriminatory is a plot to confuse—and insulting to normal citizens.
The establishment’s contempt
First, there’s the fear that talking openly will kindle far-right, anti-migrant racism. But though people are certainly not amused, they know how to differentiate. It’s not all migration, but a certain type of mass migration—one that parts of the establishment must take responsibility for—that is the problem. The idea that normal people will become raving racists and attack their Turkish neighbors or colleagues reveals the low esteem in which our establishment holds voters.
The confusing, fake feminist claim that ‘men’ as an abstract category are the problem is also insulting. Most men would never harm a woman, and many fear for the safety of their daughters and partners. Whenever there were attacks against women or children, there were almost always stories of incredibly brave men who tried to defend the victims. Some, like 19-year-old Danny P., who tried to defend his girlfriend Ann-Marie, or Kai-Uwe Danz, who rushed to assist children and their carers in a knife attack, paid with their lives.
The reticence of those who claim to be on the side of refugees is also a betrayal of women—including those with migrant backgrounds. Indeed, many victims of recent attacks were themselves migrants who relied on the German state’s promise of protection.
Time for honesty
Demanding an honest and open debate is not racist—it’s about recognizing and correcting past mistakes. With mass migration, a large number of young men came to Germany who knew nothing of their host country and whose expectations could never be fulfilled. Like the Hamburg perpetrator Arlop A., their defining trait is total alienation from the society in which they live—many nurturing deep hatred of the country, its citizens, and especially its women.
These are men like the Afghan refugee who killed two people, including a two-year-old toddler, in Aschaffenburg last year, and who have been described as “ticking time bombs” even by German judges. This is a danger that outspoken, brave people—among them feminist Alice Schwarzer and Syrian intellectual Bassam Tibi—have warned of for years, often at the expense of being accused of anti-Muslim racism.
This tactic of denying the problem and blaming voters must stop. It requires citizens to remain silent and compliant, as if what is happening were nothing more than fate. It encourages people to ‘look away’ when they see potential threats, for fear of being labeled racist. (In almost all tragic cases, including Hamburg, perpetrators had already attracted attention before their fatal deeds.) It uncritically allows our laws to remain such that police claim to have “their hands tied”—which is why Arlop A. walked the streets freely despite his aggressive behavior.
People won’t tolerate this tactic anymore. As George Orwell wrote, “However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.” This is why ever more people sense that something in Germany must change—and first of all, the attempts to repress the truth.
The Dishonest Debate on Violence Against Women in Germany
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Is there any discussion more dishonest than the one about violence against women in Germany?
Judging by government statements—including our justice minister demanding that even catcalls become a criminal offense—women in Germany should be the most protected species on earth. Yet simultaneously, the country is gripped by what appears to be somewhat of an epidemic of murders and assaults against young women.
The latest example: last week’s brutal killing of an 18-year-old Iranian in Hamburg by a Sudanese refugee. In an act described by some press as “extended suicide,” the man pulled the young woman onto underground station tracks just as the train arrived.
The news shocked, but it was accompanied by the appeasement and downplaying that has become commonplace in such cases, especially from Germany’s public broadcaster. “Man drags woman in front of arriving underground train—both dead,” read the NDR headline. This framing continued, with the channel reporting vigils “at the site of the accident at which the 18-year-old died.”
The perpetrator, a refugee who came to Germany in 2024 through a UN humanitarian admission program, had not been properly vetted. He lived in refugee accommodations and had already attracted attention for violent crimes. Two days earlier, he rampaged in a brothel and attacked a police officer—yet was released.
This accumulation of stories makes people rightly angry while simultaneously increasing the embarrassment of authorities and their supporters.
Memory-holing the victims
The Hamburg case is far from singular. But here the next dishonesty emerges: authorities clearly want us to forget the victims, and the extent of the problem, as quickly as possible. Rather than remembering the women, they are being ‘memory-holed’ at tremendous speed.
One searches in vain for official, reliable statistics on how many women have fallen victim in the past 10 years. Thankfully, AI searches can help revive the memory of the dead. This compilation, though far from complete, shows the extent of the problem:
The feminist hypocrisy
The memory-holing is particularly noticeable against the backdrop of politicians who claim to put women’s interests and safety at the center of their politics—our former foreign minister’s “feminist foreign policy,” the gendered language requirement, or Chancellor Friedrich Merz pushing for a women’s quota in his party.
Germany’s interior ministry webpage promises to fight crime against women and prevent it. It deplores rising violence (naming increases in “sexual offenses” and “domestic violence” in 2024 compared to 2023). But it fails to inform about the perpetrators. “The vast majority of suspects in cases involving at least one female victim … are male,” the page declares. But who are these men?
To many in the establishment, this coyness signals good political taste. The ‘good, decent’ press will only mention a perpetrator’s nationality if deemed absolutely necessary, and then in refined terms—not like the tabloids or alternative outlets with their blunt but clear headings: “South Sudanese man (25) drags Iranian woman (18) in front of underground train.”
In truth, what is meant to be anti-discriminatory is a plot to confuse—and insulting to normal citizens.
The establishment’s contempt
First, there’s the fear that talking openly will kindle far-right, anti-migrant racism. But though people are certainly not amused, they know how to differentiate. It’s not all migration, but a certain type of mass migration—one that parts of the establishment must take responsibility for—that is the problem. The idea that normal people will become raving racists and attack their Turkish neighbors or colleagues reveals the low esteem in which our establishment holds voters.
The confusing, fake feminist claim that ‘men’ as an abstract category are the problem is also insulting. Most men would never harm a woman, and many fear for the safety of their daughters and partners. Whenever there were attacks against women or children, there were almost always stories of incredibly brave men who tried to defend the victims. Some, like 19-year-old Danny P., who tried to defend his girlfriend Ann-Marie, or Kai-Uwe Danz, who rushed to assist children and their carers in a knife attack, paid with their lives.
The reticence of those who claim to be on the side of refugees is also a betrayal of women—including those with migrant backgrounds. Indeed, many victims of recent attacks were themselves migrants who relied on the German state’s promise of protection.
Time for honesty
Demanding an honest and open debate is not racist—it’s about recognizing and correcting past mistakes. With mass migration, a large number of young men came to Germany who knew nothing of their host country and whose expectations could never be fulfilled. Like the Hamburg perpetrator Arlop A., their defining trait is total alienation from the society in which they live—many nurturing deep hatred of the country, its citizens, and especially its women.
These are men like the Afghan refugee who killed two people, including a two-year-old toddler, in Aschaffenburg last year, and who have been described as “ticking time bombs” even by German judges. This is a danger that outspoken, brave people—among them feminist Alice Schwarzer and Syrian intellectual Bassam Tibi—have warned of for years, often at the expense of being accused of anti-Muslim racism.
This tactic of denying the problem and blaming voters must stop. It requires citizens to remain silent and compliant, as if what is happening were nothing more than fate. It encourages people to ‘look away’ when they see potential threats, for fear of being labeled racist. (In almost all tragic cases, including Hamburg, perpetrators had already attracted attention before their fatal deeds.) It uncritically allows our laws to remain such that police claim to have “their hands tied”—which is why Arlop A. walked the streets freely despite his aggressive behavior.
People won’t tolerate this tactic anymore. As George Orwell wrote, “However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing.” This is why ever more people sense that something in Germany must change—and first of all, the attempts to repress the truth.
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