Tax money for left-wing extremists? Antifa archive in Potsdam receives millions!

Tax money for left-wing extremists? Antifa archive in Potsdam receives millions!

The heart of the Antifa movement in Potsdam is beating strongly and is receiving unexpected support from the public! A club that has been an integral part of the scene for decades is drawing millions of euros in funding from the state treasury. A whopping 449,536 euros flowed into the left-wing extremist archive between 2020 and 2025 alone, like the city of Potsdam Journalist Watch confirmed. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! A total of over a million euros of tax money has found its way to this left-wing center. But why does a club that supposedly operates “independently of the public purse” receive such massive financial backing?

The Potsdam Antifa Archive, located not far from the main train station since 1994, presents itself as a cultural center offering concerts, workshops and parties. It seems as if the anarchist spirit is still alive and thriving here. With its close ties to the Kurdish militia YPG, whose flag hung proudly in the window, and the ideology of Democratic Confederalism following PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, the archive is causing waves of controversy. These expressions of sympathy raise questions: How can taxpayers support a place that displays symbols of an ideology linked to terrorist organizations?

Silence from politics

The political scene in Potsdam is getting exciting: the SPD-led city only presents succinct reactions. Instead of taking a clear position, they state that the flag has now been removed and that any possible criminal relevance is being examined by the “competent authorities”. A stale aftertaste remains. The Office for the Protection of the Constitution, on the other hand, puts things into perspective: after all, such left-wing networks are an integral part of the scene. Statements like these make you sit up and take notice and raise the question of whether people are deliberately turning a blind eye to this.

Even if many consider the above-mentioned board of directors of the archive to be changeable, well-known names such as Franziska Maria Schade and Alexander Frehse, who also have political experience, reveal unexpected details.

A look outside reveals the reality: There is strong antifa solidarity with Kurdistan - unlikely that such an alliance would pass unnoticed in other political scenes! Public funding may raise eyebrows on the outside, but within the scene itself it only continues to grow. RS38900 also shows the dissatisfaction of many parts of society who are astonished by the conditions in the archive.

Conclusion: A place of simmering controversy

The bottom line is that the Potsdam Antifa Archive remains a mysterious construct of left-wing radical ideologies, financial dependencies and a suspicious silence on the part of the political leadership. It is difficult to understand how such an institution can receive long-term public funding. But in the red-hot city of Potsdam, where the golden mean often seems unattainable, construction continues - with or without public approval!