Interior Senator: Bremen ends campaign against Islamism prematurely

Interior Senator responds to criticism Bremen ends campaign against Islamism early As of: November 15, 2026 • 5:16 p.m

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warned against Islamists with pictures of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Bremen's Interior Senator now says: The goal of the campaign was right, but the implementation was not.

For the campaign, advertisements were placed on digital boards in the city of Bremen that read, among other things: "Friendly in demeanor. Anti-democratic at its core. Islamist infiltration is a danger." The Lower Saxony Office for the Protection of the Constitution was also involved in the campaign.

The campaign has been on display in Bremen since the beginning of the month.

Interior Senator Eva Högl (SPD) now regrets the way it was implemented. "A campaign that makes friendly behavior suspect does not affect the few who are meant, but unfortunately very many who are not meant," she said in a statement. That's why you draw conclusions. “The publication of the motif will be ended prematurely,” said Högl. Further information on the subject was still available on the Bremen Office for the Protection of the Constitution website on Sunday, but without the motive.

The warnings from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have been visible since the beginning of the month - in the past few days they have attracted a lot of criticism. For example, the Shura Bremen, the umbrella organization of the local Muslim communities, said it was “stunned and dismayed” by the campaign in a statement. Among other things, it poses the danger of placing Muslims under general suspicion, it says.

This topic in the program: Bremen Eins, News, November 15, 2026, 11 a.m