German Streamer Attacked During New Year’s Eve Livestream
A well-known German streamer was struck by projectiles during a New Year’s Eve livestream in Cologne. This incident took place 10 years after over 1,000 women reported sexual assault allegations connected to celebrations in the same city.
Kunshi Kitty, an actress with more than 200,000 followers, was hosting a broadcast from a festival when a man nearby threw an object, hitting her in the head. In a clip of the 16-hour stream, the streamer, wearing bright pink, is seen staggering and holding her head as the assailant vanished into the crowd. “Oh my god, something just hit me in the head,” she exclaimed, adding, “If I were a 2-meter-tall bouncer, this wouldn’t have happened,” just before another object struck her.
On New Year’s Eve 2015, Cologne saw over 1,000 women reporting sexual assaults, with many attacks attributed to men of African and Middle Eastern descent. According to reports from Le Monde, one victim described being surrounded by five men trying to assault her, while another faced an attempted attack that was thwarted by her clothing. A total of 1,210 complaints were filed that night, predominantly involving sexual assault, but only one conviction resulted from the tumult.
During New Year’s Eve in Cologne, infamous for a previous sexual assault incident, streamer Kunsikitti aimed to show that women could go out safely. She ended up being attacked live on air.
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRObinsonNewEra) January 1, 2026
The violence during these celebrations highlights ongoing governmental inaction. Initial media coverage of the 2015 attacks ignited a prolonged debate about immigrant assimilation in Germany and Europe. Yet, much appears unchanged since then.
In 2024, approximately 21.2 million people in Germany had an “immigrant background,” accounting for 25.6% of the population, as reported by Xinhua News Agency. Since the Cologne attacks, war-torn nations like Syria and Afghanistan ranked among the top five countries for asylum seekers in Germany. The Federal Office for Civic Education noted that the origins of asylum seekers have largely remained stable since 2017, with many young men coming from countries like Afghanistan, Syria, and Nigeria.
