1992 Mölln arson attack

Neo-nazi terror attack on a Turkish family in Germany 1992 Mölln arson attack Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1992 11 22 y Demonstration of Germans and Turks in front of the arson house Germany Schleswig-Holstein#Germany 200 center Mölln 8 53 37 10 41 53 37 37 N 10 41 05 E dms inline,title UTC+1 Arson 3 9 Michael Peters and Lars Christiansen Anti-immigrationAnti-Turkish sentimentIslamophobia The Mölln arson attack (de Brandanschlag in Mölln) was the first fatal case of far-right extremists setting fire to migrants' homes in post-reunification Germany, and one of the earliest cases of right-wing terrorism in the country's post-unification history. On the night of 22 November 1992, two neo-Nazis set fire to the two houses of Turkish families in Mölln, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Three people were killed and nine injured. Background The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of Germany were followed by a sharp rise in racist violence,Immigrants in Germany Become Targets of Violence https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/immigrants-germany-become-targets-violence Jack Carter EBSCO Information Services Ipswich, MA 37 2023 particularly against Turkish-Germans. A series of arson attacks, bombings, and shootings targeted members of the Turkish community in their homes, cultural centres, and businesses. The violence appeared to be driven by a mix of ethnic nationalism and a legal framework that differentiated citizenship and rights on the basis of ethnicity. Several of these attacks, including the 1992 Mölln arson attack, resulted in multiple deaths and severe injuries. Attack On the night of 22 November 1992, Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein two right-wing extremists, 25-year-old Michael Peters and 19-year-old Lars ChristiansenTheir names were initially protected under German law but are no longer hidden. aNovember 24, 2016 1992 arson attack on Turkish families remembered for 24th time Daily Sabah https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2016/11/24/1992-arson-attack-on-turkish-families-remembered-for-24th-time January 17, 2022 firebombed two houses inhabited by the Turkish Arslan and Yılmaz families.Gazetesi Evrensel 25. yılında Mölln Katliamı: İlkti, sonuncu olmadı https://www.evrensel.net/haber/338962/25-yilinda-molln-katliami-ilkti-sonuncu-olmadi 2020-11-30 Evrensel.net tr-TRChin Rita After the Nazi Racial State: Difference and Democracy in Germany and Europe 117 2010 Chin Rita German Democracy and the Question of Difference, 1945-1995 University of Michigan Press 978-0472025787 Fehrenbach Heide Heide Eley Geoff Grossmann Atina FehrenbachFaas Daniel Muslims in 21st Century Europe: Structural and Cultural Perspectives 63 2016 Triandafyllidou Anna Muslims in Germany: from guest workers to citizens? Routledge 978-1134004454 Local neighbours witnessed people jumping out of windows as their homes were set ablaze. The Yılmaz family was the first to be evacuated, but the Arslans' staircase and halls were blocked by the fire. 7-year old Ibrahim Arslan was wrapped in damp towels by his grandfather as he was rushed to the outside.Keisel Heiner November 11, 2017 Mölln arson attack: 'My daughter said 'Papa' one last time…' https://www.dw.com/en/m%C3%B6lln-arson-attack-my-daughter-said-papa-one-last-time/a-41503380 live 2022-01-17 Deutsche Welle en-GB https://web.archive.org/web/20171123162745/http://www.dw.com/en/m%C3%B6lln-arson-attack-my-daughter-said-papa-one-last-time/a-41503380 2017-11-23 The town's fire department received an anonymous call shortly after midnight reporting that an apartment building in the city’s center, where several foreign families lived, was on fire. The caller ended his call with the words “Heil Hitler.”1992-11-24 Anti-Foreigner Attack Kills 3 in Germany https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-24-mn-1124-story.html 2020-11-30 Los Angeles Times en-US While the response by police and firemen were as fast as possible, the damage had been done by the time they arrived."GERMANY FOR GERMANS" https://www.hrw.org/reports/1995/Germany.htm 2022-01-17 www.hrw.org Two girls, 14-year-old Ayşe Yılmaz and 10-year-old Yeliz Arslan and their 51-year-old grandmother Bahide Arslan died in the flames. Nine others, including a 9-month-old baby were seriously injured.Agency Anadolu 2017-11-23 Turkish victims killed by Neo-Nazis in 1992 Mölln attack remembered in Germany https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/11/23/turkish-victims-killed-by-neo-nazis-in-1992-molln-attack-remembered-in-germany 2020-11-30 Daily Sabah enGHDI - Image http://ghdi.ghi-dc.org/sub_image.cfm?image_id=3250 2020-11-30 ghdi.ghi-dc.org3 Turks Killed in Suspects Arson Attack by German Extremists - The Tech http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N60/arson.60w.html 2020-11-30 tech.mit.edu Aftermath To protest the attack, several thousand people marched quietly in Berlin and Hamburg. Mölln's mayor, Joachim Doerfler, headed a silent procession of several hundred residents. Peters and Christiansen were found guilty by German courts and sentenced to life imprisonment and nine years imprisonment under juvenile law respectively. Peters was released on parole after 15 years in 2007, around the anniversary of the murders. Since his release, Christiansen has denied the extent of his involvement.Kahl Günter 2007-11-23 Ein Kranker als Staatsfeind? https://www.shz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/artikel/ein-kranker-als-staatsfeind-41941218 SHZ deNeo-Nazi fire attack still smolders 20 years on https://www.dw.com/en/neo-nazi-fire-attack-still-smolders-20-years-on/a-16399158 live 2022-01-17 Deutsche Welle en-GB https://web.archive.org/web/20171123175424/http://www.dw.com/en/neo-nazi-fire-attack-still-smolders-20-years-on/a-16399158 2017-11-23 The murders scared the German public, especially the Turkish minority, of the possibility of future attacks.Germany remembers 1992 Molln arson attack victims https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-remembers-1992-molln-arson-attack-victims/977030 live 2022-01-17 Anadolu Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20171123225308/http://aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-remembers-1992-molln-arson-attack-victims/977030 2017-11-23 In popular culture In 2025, a documentary based on letters of survivors of the attack titled The Moelln Letters directed by Martina Priessner was selected in the Panorama at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival and premiered in February.https://www.inselfilm.de/de/portfolio-item/die-moellner-briefe/ Die Möllner Briefe The Moelln Letters 28 January 2025 30 January 2025 Inselfilm dehttps://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/472376 Diverse perspectives and limitless creativity abound in the Berlinale Panorama Vassilis Economou 16 January 2025 30 January 2025 Cineuropa en See also 1980 Hamburg arson attack 1984 Duisburg arson attack 1993 Solingen arson attack Notes References External links Discrimination against Turks in Germany lingers 25 years after Solingen tragedy | Daily Sabah Category:20th century in Schleswig-Holstein Category:Terrorist incidents in Germany in 1992 Category:1990s fires in Europe Category:Arson in 1992 Category:Anti-Muslim violence in Europe Category:Arson in Germany Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Germany Category:Building and structure fires in Germany Category:Crime in Schleswig-Holstein Category:1992 murders in Germany Category:Neo-Nazi attacks in Germany Category:November 1992 in Germany Category:Persecution of Turks in Germany Category:1992 mass murders Category:20th-century mass murders in Germany Category:Residential building arson attacks in Europe Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1992 Category:Child murder in Germany