https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The number of crimes committed by right-wing extremists in Germany jumped to its highest level for at least four years in 2020, according to provisional police figures released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210204/germany-records-new-spike-in-far-right-crime-in-2020 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:57:11 +0100 germany-records-new-spike-in-far-right-crime-in-2020 German federal prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged member of the Islamic State terrorist group suspected of a series of acid and arson attacks, and of planning killings with a gun and explosives. https://www.thelocal.de/20200520/germany-charges-suspected-is-member-over-attacks Wed, 20 May 2020 18:29:33 +0200 germany-charges-suspected-is-member-over-attacks The German football federation says it is "dismayed and shocked" by a spate of attacks on referees as one match official recovered in hospital after a vicious assault. https://www.thelocal.de/20191031/a-problem-that-touches-all-of-society-german-federation-dismayed-over-referee-attacks Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:40:10 +0100 a-problem-that-touches-all-of-society-german-federation-dismayed-over-referee-attacks An 18-year-old asylum seeker who carried out random attacks on people in the Bavarian town of Amberg in the lead up to New Year’s Eve 2018 has been handed a jail sentence. https://www.thelocal.de/20190510/asylum-seeker-jailed-for-random-new-years-eve-attacks-in-amberg Fri, 10 May 2019 14:46:28 +0200 asylum-seeker-jailed-for-random-new-years-eve-attacks-in-amberg More than 70 years after the end of the Holocaust, anti-Semitism remains entrenched in German society, Berlin's top legal expert on the matter says, admitting victims sometimes struggle to obtain justice. https://www.thelocal.de/20190326/anti-semitism-deeply-rooted-in-german-society-prosecutor Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:29:40 +0100 anti-semitism-deeply-rooted-in-german-society-prosecutor While visitors are getting ready to raise their beer glasses, police at the world's biggest beer festival are stepping up security. https://www.thelocal.de/20160916/oktoberfest-terror-precautions-let-bavarians-drink-in-peace Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:00:36 +0200 oktoberfest-terror-precautions-let-bavarians-drink-in-peace A police special forces unit arrested a terror suspect in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, on Wednesday, state interior minister Dietmar Woidke said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160817/police-arrest-islamist-terror-suspect-near-polish-border Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:23:06 +0200 police-arrest-islamist-terror-suspect-near-polish-border An extensive report by the New York Times reveals new details about the structure and tactics used by Isis in Europe, which may shed light on recent attacks in Germany which have been linked to the group. https://www.thelocal.de/20160804/jailed-jihadist-reveals-how-isis-organizes-terrorists-in-germany Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:28:58 +0200 jailed-jihadist-reveals-how-isis-organizes-terrorists-in-germany Private security is so in demand that some firms have run out of employees to meet demand, die Welt reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160801/private-security-sector-booms-on-terrorism-fears Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:41:23 +0200 private-security-sector-booms-on-terrorism-fears It is of critical importance for a country how a leader chooses to react to an act of terrorism. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cool head sets an example for the rest of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/how-merkel-reacts-to-crises-better-than-other-leaders Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:46:39 +0200 how-merkel-reacts-to-crises-better-than-other-leaders Speaking for the first time after a Syrian refugee blew himself up in southern Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed her commitment to helping refugees on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160728/merkel-says-again-wir-schaffen-das Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:36:36 +0200 merkel-says-again-wir-schaffen-das Following a spate of four brutal attacks in southern Germany last week, The Local spent the morning on the streets of Berlin, asking people for their thoughts on the situation. People from different districts have very different opinions. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/how-berliners-are-responding-to-the-bavaria-attacks Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:33:18 +0200 how-berliners-are-responding-to-the-bavaria-attacks A security expert tells The Local how the attacks could be related, but also how they could have nothing to do with one another whatsoever. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/was-there-a-link-between-the-four-attacks-in-germany-last-week Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:06:36 +0200 was-there-a-link-between-the-four-attacks-in-germany-last-week Human rights groups and legal experts are warning the government to react responsibly to the attacks and rampages which have taken place in Germany in recent days. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/rights-experts-call-for-calm-after-string-of-violent-attacks Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:46:34 +0200 rights-experts-call-for-calm-after-string-of-violent-attacks On Friday night, plainclothes police officers were on patrol in the Munich shopping centre where a deadly shooting took place. They were able to spot and pursue the gunman, but their presence also added to the confusion of the night's events. https://www.thelocal.de/20160726/how-germany-plans-to-improve-security-measures Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:17:07 +0200 how-germany-plans-to-improve-security-measures The attacks carried out by refugees in Germany over the past week show that Merkel's welcoming policy towards refugees was "reckless", the Left Party's (Die Linke) co-leader said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160725/merkels-refugee-policy-was-reckless-die-linke Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:30:17 +0200 merkels-refugee-policy-was-reckless-die-linke The man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Bavaria, on Sunday evening, injuring 15 people, recorded a video in which he pledged his allegiance to terror group Isis. https://www.thelocal.de/20160725/ansbach-suicide-bomber-confirms-isis-link-in-video Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:44:31 +0200 ansbach-suicide-bomber-confirms-isis-link-in-video Federal investigators have opened cases against dozens of people who have arrived in Germany seeking asylum, suspecting Isis connections. https://www.thelocal.de/20160511/police-investigating-40-refugees-for-terror-connections Wed, 11 May 2016 12:07:11 +0200 police-investigating-40-refugees-for-terror-connections Pupils and parents at the Humboldt-Gymnasium in Cologne have accused police of being too slow to react after a huge fight at the school involving 200 people led to students being hospitalized. https://www.thelocal.de/20160316/cologne-police-fail-to-act-as-anarchy-breaks-out-at-school Wed, 16 Mar 2016 18:49:28 +0100 cologne-police-fail-to-act-as-anarchy-breaks-out-at-school Gangs of thugs attacked groups of immigrants in central Cologne on Sunday night after far-right groups called for a "manhunt" on social media. https://www.thelocal.de/20160111/racist-attacks-ratchet-up-tension-in-cologne Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:26:59 +0100 racist-attacks-ratchet-up-tension-in-cologne