Naomi Seibt, a young German political commentator often described as the “anti-Greta Thunberg,” has applied for asylum in the United States, saying she faces persecution and threats in her home country due to her right-leaning political views.
Seibt rose to prominence in Europe for challenging the mainstream climate change narrative and criticizing mass immigration policies. She has been an outspoken supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, a movement that promotes national sovereignty and conservative values in opposition to Germany’s globalist establishment.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Seibt said she fears for her life after repeated death threats from Antifa members in Germany. Despite providing evidence to authorities, she claims police refused to act.
“Antifa is stronger in Germany than anywhere else in the world. I have received many death threats from them,” Seibt said. “When I showed the threats to the police, they told me they couldn’t do anything because I wasn’t raped or killed.”
I AM SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE U.S. 🇩🇪🇺🇸
My name is Naomi Seibt,
I am the 1st German applying for asylum under President Trump due to political persecution.
As a free speech advocate and supporter of the AfD party, I am the target of
• intelligence surveillance
• state media… pic.twitter.com/rdsj4Qg4BB— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) October 29, 2025
Seibt also believes she has been monitored by German intelligence agencies and expressed concern that returning to Germany could lead to her arrest or harm to her family.
“I believe there’s a good chance they would try to arrest me at the airport and come after my family, including my little sister, who isn’t political at all,” she told The Telegraph from Washington, D.C., where she currently resides while awaiting a decision on her asylum application.
Seibt said she feels safer in the United States, praising the sense of solidarity she’s witnessed under President Trump’s leadership.
“Americans stand up for each other,” she said. “I don’t see that same sentiment in Germany. The AfD is not imperialist or extremist—it’s a libertarian-conservative party. Its goal is simply to revive a healthy patriotism, just like the kind that exists in the United States.”
Seibt’s case highlights growing concerns about political intolerance and the suppression of dissenting voices across Europe, especially among conservative and nationalist activists.