Nafris

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 "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][1][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. "Cologne police get support for New Year's focus on 'Nafris'". AP NEWS. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
2. Kirschbaum, Erik (2017-01-03). "Debate over race and policing roils start of German election year". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
3. Cologne police 'right to target North Africans' at new year, Retrieved January 3, 2017
4. Young, uprooted and unpredictable: Germany's 'Nafri scene', The Local Retrieved January 6, 2017
5. German police accused of racism for calling migrants Nafris, The Times, Retrieved January 3, 2017
6. "Silvesternacht in Köln – ein sicherheitspolitischer Tiefpunkt". Rp-online.de (in German). 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
7. Anant Agarwala: Kölns schwerer Kampf gegen die „Nafri“-Kriminellen. , January 15, 2016, Retrieved: January 3, 2017.