A group of German members of the Identitarian Movement (IB) who defied a travel ban issued by the government to prevent them from attending the Remigration Summit 2025 in Milan were arrested upon their return to Germany.
Some members of the group posted a picture of themselves at the event, saying they “did not let themselves be intimidated” and that there was “only one correct response to a travel ban… civil disobedience.”
An eyewitness to the arrest told Junge Freiheit that police were waiting at the Munich airport with printed-out photos of the group. The arrested were taken to a police station where they were questioned and had their cellphones confiscated. If convicted, they risk up to a year in prison.
The government justified the travel ban by saying that allowing “right-wing extremists” to travel abroad and “promote the transnational networking of the right-wing extremist scene, actively promote the inhumane ideology, and give it greater reach” could damage Germany’s reputation.
Speakers at the offending conference included Dutch commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek and former French Reconquête MEP Jean-Yves Le Gallou.
Regardless of the Salonsfähigkeit (or lack therof) of the identitarian movement, a purported democracy prohibiting citizens from leaving the country smells remarkably reminiscent of the former communist GDR.
