Nafris Explained

Nafri is a term that has been used internally by the German police since 2013 to refer to young men of a North African origin.^[1] It is an abbreviation of "German: Nordafrikanischer Intensivtäter" ("North African serial offender").^[2]

The term received media attention in 2017 when police in Cologne, who tried to avoid a repeat of the mass sexual assaults in the city, were accused of racial profiling and degrading North Africans by referring to them as Nafris.^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. Web site: 2017-01-02. Cologne police get support for New Year's focus on 'Nafris'. 2021-04-07. AP NEWS.
2. News: Kirschbaum. Erik. 2017-01-03. Debate over race and policing roils start of German election year. en. Reuters. 2021-04-07.
3. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38488854 Cologne police 'right to target North Africans' at new year, Retrieved January 3, 2017
4. https://www.thelocal.de/20170104/young-uprooted-and-unpredictable-germanys-nafri-scene Young, uprooted and unpredictable: Germany's 'Nafri scene'
5. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/german-police-accused-of-racism-for-calling-migrants-nafris-b9vhwbrv8 German police accused of racism for calling migrants Nafris
6. Web site: Silvesternacht in Köln – ein sicherheitspolitischer Tiefpunkt. Rp-online.de. 2017-01-02. 2016-12-28. de.
7. Anant Agarwala: Kölns schwerer Kampf gegen die „Nafri“-Kriminellen., January 15, 2016, Retrieved: January 3, 2017.