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 first members of a far-right group that allegedly plotted to attack the German parliament and overthrow the government will go on trial in Stuttgart on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240429/nine-face-trial-in-germany-for-alleged-far-right-coup-plot Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:32:10 +0200 nine-face-trial-in-germany-for-alleged-far-right-coup-plot Members of the 'Reichsbürger' movement have become increasingly radicalised and are considered a security threat by German officials. How big a threat do they pose? https://www.thelocal.de/20231129/reichsburger-who-are-they-and-why-is-the-radical-german-group-growing Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:51:21 +0100 reichsburger-who-are-they-and-why-is-the-radical-german-group-growing There are a litany of strange characters thought to be behind a planned coup in Germany, including a former far-right politician, high-ranking military men and a minor aristocrat with a love of conspiracy theories. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20221207/who-was-involved-in-the-alleged-plot-to-overthrow-german-democracy Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:33:09 +0100 who-was-involved-in-the-alleged-plot-to-overthrow-german-democracy Germany's far-right has grown more radical and violent during the Covid-19 pandemic, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Tuesday, presenting a report on threats to the country's democratic order. https://www.thelocal.de/20210615/german-far-right-scene-grows-as-extremists-infiltrate-lockdown-protests Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:39:36 +0200 german-far-right-scene-grows-as-extremists-infiltrate-lockdown-protests Right-wing extremism is not a systemic problem in the German police despite hundreds of examples documented in a new report, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201006/germany-reports-hundreds-of-suspected-cases-of-far-right-extremism-in-police-forces Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:33:47 +0200 germany-reports-hundreds-of-suspected-cases-of-far-right-extremism-in-police-forces Germany was set to publish a much-anticipated report on right-wing extremism in its security forces on Tuesday after a string of scandals over far-right networks in the police and military. https://www.thelocal.de/20201006/germany-to-present-report-on-far-right-extremism-in-police Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:32:07 +0200 germany-to-present-report-on-far-right-extremism-in-police Germany unveiled a new plan recently to ramp up the fight against far-right extremists. After the Hanau shootings we look back at what authorities are doing. https://www.thelocal.de/20191218/climate-of-fear-how-germany-is-planning-to-crack-down-on-far-right-extremism Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:18:13 +0100 climate-of-fear-how-germany-is-planning-to-crack-down-on-far-right-extremism The key suspect in the killing last year of a German pro-migrant politician has blamed an accomplice for the murder and claimed it was an accident, his lawyer told reporters on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200108/neo-nazi-accused-of-killing-german-politician-blames-accomplice Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:18:19 +0100 neo-nazi-accused-of-killing-german-politician-blames-accomplice A woman of German nationality suspected of having ties to the Islamic State (IS) group was detained as soon as she landed in Germany after being expelled from Turkey, prosecutors said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20191116/german-woman-suspected-of-is-ties-arrested-after-deportation Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:41:45 +0100 german-woman-suspected-of-is-ties-arrested-after-deportation More than half of the far-right extremists known to the German government are prepared to use violence, according to new figures released by the security authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20190503/12700-violent-far-right-extremists-in-germany-security-figures-show Fri, 03 May 2019 10:45:53 +0200 12700-violent-far-right-extremists-in-germany-security-figures-show Authorities have prevented 13 terror attacks planned on German soil in the last nine years, new figures revealed on Wednesday show. https://www.thelocal.de/20190410/terror-in-germany-investigators-have-foiled-13-attacks-since-2010 Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:57:52 +0200 terror-in-germany-investigators-have-foiled-13-attacks-since-2010 An Administrative Court in southwestern Germany has upheld a decision to strip a licence from a kindergarten due to supposed Islamist links. The move comes as Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has proposed spying on children with radical links. https://www.thelocal.de/20190327/court-upholds-ban-on-kindergarten-with-salafist-links Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:45:53 +0100 court-upholds-ban-on-kindergarten-with-salafist-links More than a thousand people are expected to join a counter-protest on Friday against a far-right extremist march planned to take place on the 80th anniversary of the ‘Kristallnacht’ pogroms. https://www.thelocal.de/20181109/thousands-to-attend-counter-protest-against Fri, 09 Nov 2018 13:04:58 +0100 thousands-to-attend-counter-protest-against Far-right protests and xenophobia in Chemnitz made headlines across the world earlier this year and created an image that’s hard to shake. But two festivals are challenging perceptions of the city. https://www.thelocal.de/20181102/how-chemnitz-is-using-art-to-show-theres-more-to-eastern-germany-than-extremism Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:48:04 +0100 how-chemnitz-is-using-art-to-show-theres-more-to-eastern-germany-than-extremism In response to the police publicly investigating alleged offenders during the G20 riots which took place five months ago in Hamburg, left-wing activists have published photos of Berlin police officers online. https://www.thelocal.de/20171218/far-left-lash-out-at-police-by-posting-photos-of-them-online Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:33:03 +0100 far-left-lash-out-at-police-by-posting-photos-of-them-online The Federal Interior Ministry has banned what it describes as the most influential internet platform for the militant left in Germany. The move is believed to be in response to violence outside the G20 in Hamburg last month. https://www.thelocal.de/20170825/interior-ministry-bans-far-left-website-linked-to-g20-violence Fri, 25 Aug 2017 12:38:17 +0200 interior-ministry-bans-far-left-website-linked-to-g20-violence Riots at the G20 summit in Hamburg and neo-Nazis giving the Hitler salute at a far-right festival in Thuringia have made headlines in July. But how do Germans think the state should react to political militants? https://www.thelocal.de/20170728/this-is-how-germans-think-the-state-should-deal-with-political-extremism Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:03:25 +0200 this-is-how-germans-think-the-state-should-deal-with-political-extremism A government report published on Thursday looks at why rising far-right violence is a particular problem in former East Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20170518/examining-why-right-wing-extremism-still-plagues-east-germany Thu, 18 May 2017 19:31:28 +0200 examining-why-right-wing-extremism-still-plagues-east-germany On Tuesday morning German police raided 200 addresses connected to a now-banned Islamist movement. Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, the movement's founder, has taken it around the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20161115/the-preacher-at-the-heart-of-nationwide-salafist-network Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:30:51 +0100 the-preacher-at-the-heart-of-nationwide-salafist-network Growing xenophobia and right-wing extremism could threaten peace in eastern Germany, the government warned Wednesday, voicing fears over the impact of a series of attacks against refugees in the region. https://www.thelocal.de/20160921/xenophobia-threatening-peace-in-eastern-germany-govt Wed, 21 Sep 2016 17:12:01 +0200 xenophobia-threatening-peace-in-eastern-germany-govt