The Local Germany 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 Berlin gives refuge to Rosa Parks' Detroit house Rosa Parks fled the American South for Detroit in the 1950s at the height of her civil rights struggle. Now the house where she sought asylum has itself found refuge in a city an ocean away: Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20170406/berlin-gives-refuge-to-rosa-parks-detroit-house Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:03:29 +0200 berlin-gives-refuge-to-rosa-parks-detroit-house Germany to fast-track gay marriage law The German government wants to push through legislation to put gay partnerships on the same tax footing as straight marriages before the summer recess. But adoption rights remain a point of contention. https://www.thelocal.de/20130609/50191 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:32:00 +0200 50191 Court rules internet access a basic right A top German court ruled this week that people can sue their internet providers for damages if their connection fails. Access to the internet had become a basic right, the country's justice minister said. https://www.thelocal.de/20130125/47553 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:10:00 +0100 47553 A nation of free thinkers Germans love free thinkers, but they're apparently not so hot on free speech. The reactions to the Giffords shooting in Arizona have revived the spectre of anti-Americanism in Germany, argues Malte Lehming from Der Tagesspiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20110112/32383 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:19:00 +0100 32383 Munich hosts homosexual job fair Europe’s first career fair for homosexuals comes to Munich this weekend. Moritz Honert from Der Tagesspiegel spoke with the founder of Milk 2010 about job prospects for gays and lesbians in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20100304/25665 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:41:00 +0100 25665 High court upholds incitement clause used against neo-Nazis A ruling issued by Germany's Constitutional Court on Tuesday could support future bans on rallies and demonstrations by right-wing extremists intending to glorify the Nazi dictatorship. https://www.thelocal.de/20091117/23329 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:14:00 +0100 23329 German Muslim girl can't skip swim lessons: court A Muslim girl in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia cannot skip co-ed swimming lessons because of religious prohibitions against wearing formfitting clothing, a German court ruled on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080507/11755 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:34:00 +0200 11755