More than every second Pride in Germany attacked in 2026 – what the figures mean for Swiss Prides

What the report counts In its «CSDs schützen» monitoring for 2026, the Amadeu Antonio Stiftung recorded 299 Christopher Street Days in Germany, the German name for Pride events. That is a record. 156 of them, more than half, saw attacks, often several times. The year before it was at least 112 of 245 events. The foundation speaks of «two new records»: more Prides and more attacks. The data come from its own monitoring, media and social-media checks and a survey of organisers; the foundation says the real number is probably higher.

What has changed According to gay.ch (28 October 2026), which summarises the report, large organised far-right counter-demonstrations fell from 43 to 27. Attacks by individuals outside the far-right scene rose, as did online hate. Physical violence at or around Prides rose from 4 cases in 2025 to 19 in 2026, almost a fivefold increase. gay.ch reports that 62 percent of Prides in eastern Germany were affected, while the share in the west rose from 38 to 47 percent. The most serious case was the Islamist attack on CSD Berlin on 25 July 2026: gay.ch reports one woman killed and about 30 people injured; other accounts give a slightly different figure. The foundation also criticises that attacks outside Berlin receive little public attention.

A more nuanced picture Not all data point the same way. A survey by Pride in Saxony found that in 2025 six of 17 Saxon events had announced counter-assemblies, against only two of 19 in 2026. Feeling unsafe on the way to events fell from 29 to 19 percent, and on the way home from 38 to 27 percent. The foundation funded protection measures for 28 CSDs in 2026, mainly in small East German towns. In parallel, the foundation notes that politically motivated anti-queer offences rose 12.8 percent in 2025; right-wing hate crimes based on sexual orientation rose 21.17 percent and those based on gender diversity 24.26 percent. The figures point to a shift in the forms of attack rather than a decline: fewer organised marches, more unorganised attacks, violence and online hate.

What it means for Switzerland The figures concern Germany, but the patterns are not unfamiliar here. The LGBTIQ-Helpline’s Hate Crime Report 2026 recorded 281 reports in Switzerland for 2025 and stressed that the dark figure is large. On 30 October, according to gay.ch, Zurich District Court convicted six members of a far-right group over disruptions of a Pride service and a Drag Story Time in 2022; the verdict is not final. For organisers of Prides and queer events this means that security plans should cover not only registered counter-demonstrations but also individuals, online incitement and the journey home.

Practical: reporting and getting help The LGBT+ Helpline can be reached free of charge on 0800 133 133 (lgbt-helpline.ch). Hate crimes can be reported online in several languages at stophate.ch. On 4 November Pink Cross launched a crowdfunding campaign on wemakeit: the Helpline, which offers peer-to-peer counselling, acts as a reporting office for anti-queer violence and publishes the annual Hate Crime Report, can now be supported with a monthly contribution. The announcement gives no target amount or deadline. In an emergency, call the police (117). Current queer events are listed in the agenda of this site.

Last checked: 5 November 2026