Festival in danger: Jamel rocks the forester under the shelling of the authorities!

Festival in danger: Jamel rocks the forester under the shelling of the authorities!

in northern Germany, in the small village of Jamel, once again brews a heated debate about the festival "Jamel Rockt the Förster". The event is planned for August 22 and 23, 2025, but the air is getting thicker. The administrative court Schwerin has already rejected an urgent request from the organizers, the Lohmeyers, on June 26, 2025, which places the future of the festival into great uncertainty. According to a [report by LTO] (https://www.lto.de/recht/nn/vg-schwerin-3b2168/25sn-jamel-rockt-foerster-foerste-alcohol ban), the authority could not be proven.

Jamel has been a stronghold of neo -Nazis since 1992. Over 90 percent of the villagers are committed to this extreme ideology. Historically, the community was notorious in 1992 when about 120 neo -Nazis celebrated Adolf Hitler's birthday. Jamel described a judgment of the administrative court as a "village community" that strives for a "nationally liberated zone", which only underlines the solidified scene on site, according to the report by Indymedia.

Safe framework for a multicultural combination?

The next challenges for the Lohmeyers are already on the agenda: In January 2025, the Gägelow municipal council decided to raise fees of just under 8,000 euros for the use of the municipal areas that were previously free of charge. The organizers have brought inquiries to avoid these fees, but so far without success. "The fees required are low in relation to the total costs," said the court in its evaluation.

An alcohol ban, which is also considered by the district of Northwest Mecklenburg, is another stone in the way. This step means not only a restriction for the festival guests, but also that two parking spaces that could previously be used are no longer available. The Lohmeyers have already defended themselves several times against these requirements, but in the end every urgent application has been unsuccessful.

a past year -shaped year

The Lohmeyers, who withdraws from Hamburg to the Jamel, which was crossed by right -wing influences many years ago, tirelessly campaigned against the neo -fascist activities in their new homeland. This consequence was not without consequences: Your house was willfully attacked on New Year's Eve in 2024 when suspected neo -Nazis with fireworks penetration entered her property. Her barn also went up in flames through pressing clashes.

With the award of the Order of Merit of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the Lohmeyers could be regarded as a ray of hope in an otherwise dark ideologies. Nevertheless, the future of the festival remains uncertain, not least because of an increase in right -wing extremist crimes in Germany, which reached a high in 2024. According to the Protection of the Constitution, 37,835 right-wing extremist crimes were registered, a sudden increase in 47.4% compared to the previous year.

The community itself tries to influence a positive sign against the right -wing extremist influence through the slogan "Grevesmühlen is colorful". However, within the local population, the CDU and the AfD received over 60% of the votes in the 2024 local elections - which is reinforced.

The Lohmeyers are aware of the obstacles that lie in front of them, but their commitment shows that the fight against right -wing extremism continues in Jamel, even if the next steps are still uncertain.