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Since 2024, there have been repeated references from security authorities to the use of sports and leisure activities by neo-Nazis to recruit members and integrate them into the militant scene.
Hiking, sports and fitness: What initially sounds like a harmless leisure activity is a current strategy used by neo-Nazis to attract followers and introduce them to the militant scene. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution recently warned against so-called active clubs. In many places, these associations tried to attract young men in particular to right-wing extremism. Similar information from the security authorities has been available since 2024. Accordingly, there have been repeated investigations and searches in the recent past, for example in October 2025 against suspected members of the Active Club Ostwestfalen. The group is said to have spread photos on social media that showed martially hooded and armed men in front of neo-Nazi symbolism.
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Further investigations into similar groups in other regions are expected.
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