Briefing
On 4 November 2026, the 15th anniversary of the National Socialist Underground’s (NSU) self-exposure, the city is presenting Zwickau a key feature of the programme for the local “November Days”. Organisers and partners — including the city administration, the Alter Gasometer association, the Zwickau Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance, and the “Open Process” Documentation Centre in Chemnitz — are holding panel discussions, film screenings, a Critical Walk and commemorative events. The aim is to bring together remembrance, local politics and the perspectives of affected families. ([zwickau.de](https://www.zwickau.de/de/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2026/10/s160.php?s=38e31d28ba2fb995656bd08c964af941&utm_source=openai))
A central feature is a video work being shown for the first time by Zwickau-born artist Lysann König (in collaboration with Linus Weber). The work, entitled “It is not difference that paralyses us, but silence”, combines documentary sequences with artistic reflections on family histories, neighbourhoods and the long-lasting consequences of suppressing far-right violence. Practical details and dates are available in the official November Days programme; the organisers stress that the production places those affected and the culture of remembrance at its centre, not the perpetrators. ([zwickauer-demokratie-buendnis.de](https://www.zwickauer-demokratie-buendnis.de/veranstaltung/es-ist-nicht-der-unterschied-der-uns-laehmt-sondern-das-schweigen-eine-videoarbeit-von-lysann-koenig-in-zusammenarbeit-mit-linus-weber/?utm_source=openai))
The nationwide debate on addressing the NSU case remains current: investigations and official bodies continue to report unresolved questions about archives and investigations, including encrypted storage devices that have yet to be accessed. Victims’ groups are therefore calling for stronger, long-term measures to establish the facts and for civil society’s culture of remembrance to be structurally integrated. These demands are to be discussed publicly at panels and round-table discussions as part of the November Days. ([tagesschau.de](https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/thueringen/aufarbeitung-verbrechen-jahrestag%2Cnsu-enttarnung-100.html?utm_source=openai))
The Zwickau events programme sees itself as a contribution to keeping the memory alive and making local debates visible. Whether the presence of artistic events will substantially advance the state’s efforts to address the past remains unclear; the initiatives nevertheless see the combination of artistic work and political discussion as an important element in continuing to engage with the NSU case. ([zwickauer-demokratie-buendnis.de](https://www.zwickauer-demokratie-buendnis.de/veranstaltung/15-jahre-nach-der-selbstenttarnung-wie-steht-es-um-die-auseinandersetzung-mit-dem-nsu-komplex/?utm_source=openai))
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).