Right-wing extremist car rally planned in Cologne on 28 March 2026 with counterprotest against pro-Putin propaganda

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Summary

A right-wing extremist car rally with pro-Putin propaganda is scheduled in Cologne on 28 March 2026, with antifascist counterprotest planned at the Heumarkt from 12 to 14 hours.

The right-wing extremist car rally planned in Cologne on 28 March 2026 is organized by Markus Beisicht and involves Elena Kolbasnikova, who is banned from entering Germany and will only appear via video. Legal issues prompted Kolbasnikova and her partner to flee to Kaliningrad. Beisicht has a long history of far-right activism and networking, having led several extremist groups and recruited notorious figures including convicted neonazis and Islamist extremists. The antifascist coalition 'Freies Russland NRW' calls for a counterprotest at Heumarkt to oppose the rally's pro-Putin propaganda message. This event highlights the dangerous networking between neonazi and pro-Putin circles in Germany and reflects the rising influence of the AfD, calling for urgent actions against right-wing extremism.

Evidence

"The Initiative 'Freies Russland NRW' calls for counterprotest from 12 to 14 hours at Heumarkt against right-wing pro-Putin propaganda."
"The right-wing pro-Putin group around Markus Beisicht from Leverkusen and Elena Kolbasnikova want to conduct a car rally starting from the Deutzer Werft."
"Kolbasnikova must content herself with a video message. Due to a procedure for violation of the War Weapons Control Act, she and her partner fled to Kaliningrad and have an entry ban."
"Markus Beisicht is in Cologne unfortunately also an 'old acquaintance'. He has tried repeatedly to build a far-right political career, including sitting in Leverkusen's city council."
"Beisicht manages to network everything in the far-right spectrum and attract speakers such as convicted neonazi Alexander Kurth, ex-AfDer André Poggenburg, and Bernhard Falk who was convicted for four attempted murders and now works as Islamist."
"This networking has reached an extremely dangerous level, with its pinnacle in the AfD in German parliaments, whose election successes should give cause to think and to act."

Classification

Confidence: High

The event involves a right-wing extremist group promoting pro-Putin propaganda, clearly aggressor activity. The antifascist counterprotest by 'Freies Russland NRW' reflects defensive preparation against this. Both aggressor and defense actions are explicitly described.

Source URL

https://www.koelngegenrechts.org/2026/03/rechtsextremer-autokorso-am-samstag-28-03-2026-in-koeln/

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Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Mar 28, 2026 12:00 UTC

End time

Mar 28, 2026 14:00 UTC

Event time confidence

exact

Location

Cologne

Primary actor

Markus Beisicht

Country

Germany