Overview
- Police in Thuringia have confirmed at least 19 racist, threatening letters that use the label "NSU 2.0" and call for violence against Muslims.
- The letters were sent to schools, police stations, local administrations, sports clubs, political offices and private individuals, and one was handed to police by the Linke parliamentary leader.
- Several envelopes list Thuringia’s education minister and the ministry address as the sender, and the ministry says the minister did not write or send the items.
- State police have opened investigations for suspected Volksverhetzung (incitement/hate speech) but say motives, links to earlier NSU‑style letter campaigns and any perpetrators remain unestablished.
- The messages recall a 2018–2021 wave of 'NSU 2.0' threats and the core NSU terror group that murdered people with migration backgrounds, a history that raises concern about data access and wider networks behind the new letters.