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CDU and AfD vote to ban new Stolpersteine

By Drooid · Sep 26, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC · How we work

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The CDU and AfD voted to ban new Stolpersteine in Heidenau.
Heidenau officials said the stones cause passersby to step on victims' names and suggested cemetery memorials.
Artist Gunter Demnig rejected the argument and pledged to continue installing Stolpersteine.
Green Party co-leader Felix Banaszak called the CDU-AfD cooperation a scandal.
International Auschwitz Committee executive vice president Christoph Heubner called the ban a transparent, despicable attempt to erase victims' memory.

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The CDU and AfD voted to ban new Stolpersteine in Heidenau.
Heidenau officials said the stones cause passersby to step on victims' names and suggested cemetery memorials.
Artist Gunter Demnig rejected the argument and pledged to continue installing Stolpersteine.
Green Party co-leader Felix Banaszak called the CDU-AfD cooperation a scandal.
International Auschwitz Committee executive vice president Christoph Heubner called the ban a transparent, despicable attempt to erase victims' memory.