»Du musst nichts gemacht haben, um als Gefahr zu gelten« (external)
The trial of five Dortmund police officers over the killing of 16-year-old Mouhamed Dramé in August 2022, with statements from the Justice4Mouhamed solidarity group.
Police, courts and anti-migrant vigilantism
Trial observation and writing on the Cologne-Porz shooting trial, the police killing of Mouhamed Dramé and the death of Amed Ahmad in custody.
Writing
All writingUnschuldig in Haft – aber schuld am eigenen Tod? (external)
The death of Amed Ahmad after a cell fire at JVA Kleve in 2018, a critique of the NRW inquiry committee’s findings, and institutional racism.
Konservative Leitkultur (external)
The trial of Hans-Josef Bähner (Cologne-Porz shooting): institutional racism and the latent violence of a conservative middle-class milieu, including shooting clubs.
Tatort Porz: Rassismus unbekannt – Der Prozess gegen Hans Josef Bähner (external)
Guest article on the trial over the shooting in Cologne-Porz; argues that police and courts pushed the racist motive aside.
Bürgerliche Kaltblütigkeit (external)
Trial report from the Cologne trial over the Porz shooting, linking the act to conservative middle-class milieus, shooting-club culture and anti-migrant racism.
Memory work & observation
More on the NSU complexTrial observer, trial concerning the shooting in Cologne-Porz (external)
Observed the trial and reported on it (re:volt, Lower Class Magazine, analyse & kritik); spoke as a trial observer in an online talk in November 2022.
Talks & media
All talks and media itemsAnti-migrantischer Vigilantismus: Einsichten aus dem Prozess gegen Bähner (Tatort Köln-Porz) (external)
Online talk on Zoom in which he spoke as a trial observer about the Cologne-Porz shooting case and right-wing middle-class vigilantism; also announced by the Kölner Forum gegen Rassismus und Diskriminierung.
Redlining in Kreuzberg. Von Zuzugssperren und Grenzen: eine Aktivierung (external)
Guest (listed as political scientist) in a workshop on redlining, bans on moving into certain districts and racial profiling as racist spatial policy in Berlin-Kreuzberg, moderated by Vassilis S. Tsianos.