Martin Sellner: Far-right Austrian banned from Germany
An Austrian far-right activist with hardline views on migration, Martin Sellner was allegedly the key speaker at a meeting of far-right figures in Potsdam. A court there has now made it illegal for him to enter Germany. German authorities in the city of Potsdam on Tuesday said they had obtained an entry ban against an "EU citizen." What do we know so far? Several German news outlets reported that the ban was imposed on Austrian far-right activist Martin Sellner. Sellner also confirmed the news in a post to the social network X, formerly Twitter. Sellner said he was no longer allowed to enter German territory for three years, otherwise he would pushed back and punished. The 35-year-old holds hardline views on migration, and has also expressed racist and antisemitic beliefs Sellner was reportedly the key speaker at a meeting of far-right individuals in Potsdam in November last year. Sellner is believed to have proposed the mass deportations of people f...