A German court has opened the trial of several left-wing activists accused of violent attacks on right-wing hardliners.

The court in Dresden in southeast Germany on Tuesday launched the case against seven members of the Antifa Ost group, who are accused of injuring several people in politically motivated assaults.

They are accused of targeting neo-Nazi and other right-wing hardliners in bludgeoning attacks carried out between 2018 and 2023 in eastern Germany. The attacks saw them branded the “hammer gang”.

The suspects include a previously convicted lead defendant, Lina E, and six men.

Two of the suspects are also accused of injuring several people in Budapest in February 2023 during the Day of Honour event in the Hungarian capital, which draws right-wing hardliners from across Europ

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