Violent Attacks Target Politicians in European Parliament Election Campaigns
Dresden, Germany – A series of violent attacks against politicians and campaigners in Dresden, Germany has sparked concerns over rising anti-democratic violence in the country. Last week, Matthias Ecke, a member of the European Parliament and a politician with the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), was brutally assaulted while hanging campaign posters for the upcoming European Union election. Ecke sustained serious injuries, including fractures to his cheekbone and eye socket, and was hospitalized as a …