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 Thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday for human rights, solidarity and social justice and against climate change in response to a call from the 'Unteilbar' (Indivisible) movement. https://www.thelocal.de/20210904/in-pictures-thousands-take-to-berlin-streets-in-peaceful-social-justice-climate-protest Sun, 05 Sep 2021 00:51:39 +0200 in-pictures-thousands-take-to-berlin-streets-in-peaceful-social-justice-climate-protest Protests by farmers are set to bring traffic to a standstill in some German cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20200116/traffic-chaos-as-farmers-on-tractors-protest-in-german-cities Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:47:15 +0100 traffic-chaos-as-farmers-on-tractors-protest-in-german-cities Thousands of farmers descended on Berlin in their tractors on Tuesday in a massive protest against government plans. https://www.thelocal.de/20191126/huge-disruption-as-thousands-of-tractors-shut-down-berlin-streets-in-farmer-protest Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:38:50 +0100 huge-disruption-as-thousands-of-tractors-shut-down-berlin-streets-in-farmer-protest Thousands of farmers are getting on their tractors and protesting across Germany as they make their way to Berlin in a demo against the government. https://www.thelocal.de/20191125/how-farmer-protests-are-set-to-shut-down-germanys-streets-tractors Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:25:12 +0100 how-farmer-protests-are-set-to-shut-down-germanys-streets-tractors Around 800 people marched through the centre of Frankfurt in a protest against Alternative for Germany (AfD), as the party prepares to enter the Hesse state parliament for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20181029/hundreds-demonstrate-against-the-afd-in-frankfurt Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:29:33 +0100 hundreds-demonstrate-against-the-afd-in-frankfurt At an Alternative for Germany demonstration in Berlin on Sunday, thousands of counter protesters are expected to show up. Some 2,000 police officers will be on duty in the event of possible clashes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180525/thousands-expected-at-anti-afd-berlin-protest Fri, 25 May 2018 13:35:05 +0200 thousands-expected-at-anti-afd-berlin-protest A small Berlin rally against anti-Semitism was called off by its three members on Wednesday when angry counter-protesters shouted "terrorists", spat at participants and snatched away an Israeli flag, organizers said. https://www.thelocal.de/20180426/insults-aggression-disturb-small-berlin-rally-against-anti-semitism Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:38:53 +0200 insults-aggression-disturb-small-berlin-rally-against-anti-semitism Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière has sharply condemned the burning of Israeli flags during anti-Israel protests in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20171211/burning-of-israeli-flags-at-berlin-demo-disgraceful-says-interior-minister Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:26:22 +0100 burning-of-israeli-flags-at-berlin-demo-disgraceful-says-interior-minister Protests formed in several German cities against the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) which became the first nationalist party to win dozens of seats in parliament since the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.de/20170925/hundreds-of-afd-opponents-demonstrate-in-major-cities-across-germany Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:56:02 +0200 hundreds-of-afd-opponents-demonstrate-in-major-cities-across-germany Saxon police have rushed to distance themselves from a colleague's announcement wishing anti-Islam Pegida demonstrators "success" at a march in Dresden during German Unity Day celebrations. https://www.thelocal.de/20161004/police-face-criticism-after-wishing-pegida-a-successful-day Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:05:34 +0200 police-face-criticism-after-wishing-pegida-a-successful-day In Berlin, just as in Turkey, many supporters of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan followed his call to take to the streets in protest at the attempted military coup. What does that say about Germany's Turkish community? https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/how-are-turkey-born-turks-reacting-to-the-coup-and-what-does-this-mean-for-germany Thu, 21 Jul 2016 18:37:21 +0200 how-are-turkey-born-turks-reacting-to-the-coup-and-what-does-this-mean-for-germany Refugees rallied in Würzburg against Islamist terrorism, carrying banners that read 'Not in my name' in response to Monday night's axe attack by a man who arrived in the country as an asylum seeker. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/not-in-my-name-refugees-demonstrate-in-wrzburg-axe-attack Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:00:46 +0200 not-in-my-name-refugees-demonstrate-in-wrzburg-axe-attack Germany warned Turkey on Monday against reinstating the death penalty, as it blasted "revolting scenes of caprice and revenge" in the wake of a failed coup attempt. https://www.thelocal.de/20160718/thousands-joined-pro-erdogan-demonstration-in-germany-berlin-hamburg-cologne-on-sunday Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:21:46 +0200 thousands-joined-pro-erdogan-demonstration-in-germany-berlin-hamburg-cologne-on-sunday German riot police on Saturday arrested around 400 protesters trying to block access to the congress of the right-wing populist AfD political party, as clashes broke out between party members and left-wing activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20160430/400-arrests-outside-german-right-wing-afd-party-congress Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:45:57 +0200 400-arrests-outside-german-right-wing-afd-party-congress A march by Germany's anti-Islamic organisation Pegida drew thousands to the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday on a day that saw rallies across Europe in support of the movement. https://www.thelocal.de/20160206/anti-islam-groups-rally-across-europe Sat, 06 Feb 2016 19:15:32 +0100 anti-islam-groups-rally-across-europe Police on Saturday fired tear gas and used water cannon to clear a rally in Cologne of the far-right xenophobic Pegida movement, after protesters hurled firecrackers and bottles at officers. https://www.thelocal.de/20160109/violence-erupts-at-cologne-far-right-demo Sat, 09 Jan 2016 18:47:34 +0100 violence-erupts-at-cologne-far-right-demo Organizers of a mass rally in Berlin against US-EU free trade agreement TTIP say that they expect around 50,000 people on Saturday from all over Germany to take part. https://www.thelocal.de/20151009/50000-expected-at-berlin-anti-ttip-demo Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:39:41 +0200 50000-expected-at-berlin-anti-ttip-demo Police arrested six people in Berlin on Monday evening, as protests in solidarity with victims of a terrorist attack in Turkey turned violent. https://www.thelocal.de/20150721/six-arrests-in-funeral-march-for-turkish-terror-victims Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:26:41 +0200 six-arrests-in-funeral-march-for-turkish-terror-victims Around 5,000 people joined a Berlin demonstration on Sunday by a controversial protest group which dug mock graves in front of parliament to highlight Europe's deadly migration crisis, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150622/demonstrators-dig-migrant-graves-in-berlin Mon, 22 Jun 2015 10:58:41 +0200 demonstrators-dig-migrant-graves-in-berlin An Italian man admitted on Wednesday to throwing two rocks at police during demonstrations against the opening of the new European Central Bank (ECB) building in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.de/20150603/blockupy-demonstrator-admits-throwing-rocks-at-cops Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:34:51 +0200 blockupy-demonstrator-admits-throwing-rocks-at-cops