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Heidenau interdit les nouveaux Stolpersteine en mémoire des victimes du nazisme
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Heidenau interdit les nouveaux Stolpersteine en mémoire des victimes du nazisme

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La ville de Heidenau en Saxe a voté le 24 septembre l'interdiction de nouveaux Stolpersteine, pavés commémorant les victimes du nazisme, une décision portée par des élus de l'AfD et de la CDU qui a suscité une polémique nationale en Allemagne.

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Why It Matters

Les Stolpersteine sont des pavés en béton recouverts de laiton installés devant le dernier lieu de vie ou de travail des victimes du nazisme, présents à des dizaines de milliers en Allemagne et en Europe.

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À Heidenau, les noms des victimes du nazisme ne seront plus inscrits dans la pierre qui recouvre les trottoirs. Cette petite ville de Saxe, située à l’est de l’Allemagne, a décidé de bannir de son espace public l’installation de nouveaux «Stolpersteine », ces pavés disséminés par dizaines de milliers à travers le pays - et partout en Europe - en mémoire des personnes persécutées par le régime nazi. Une décision hautement symbolique, portée conjointement par des élus locaux du parti d’extrême droite AfD et de l’Union chrétienne-démocrate (CDU). Le vote de cette motion municipale survenu le 24 septembre dernier a provoqué une vive polémique outre-Rhin, sur fond de poussée historique de l’extrême droite dans les récents scrutins régionaux.

La petite ville de Heidenau, dans la région de Saxe, compte cinq de ces petits cubes de béton d’environ dix centimètres, encastrés devant le dernier lieu de vie ou de travail d’une victime du nazisme. Ces pavés sont tous recouverts d’une plaque en laiton…

Open Questions

  • Quelles seront les conséquences légales de cette interdiction pour les Stolpersteine déjà installés à Heidenau ?
  • Cette décision fera-t-elle l'objet d'un recours juridique ?
  • D'autres villes suivront-elles l'exemple de Heidenau ?

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