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 German far-right politician Björn Höcke has caused outrage with his inflammatory Nazi rhetoric - but the controversy has not deterred his supporters in the eastern town of Sonneberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20240822/right-vision-for-germany-far-right-firebrand-hocke-draws-crowds-in-eastern-state Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:21:18 +0200 right-vision-for-germany-far-right-firebrand-hocke-draws-crowds-in-eastern-state Radical Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner has been banned from entering Germany, it emerged on Tuesday, days after he was deported from Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.de/20240319/germany-issues-entry-ban-to-austrian-far-right-activist-sellner Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:09:44 +0100 germany-issues-entry-ban-to-austrian-far-right-activist-sellner Germany's Defence Minister on Tuesday vowed to severely punish soldiers stationed in Lithuania who were accused of singing racist and anti-Semitic songs, if the allegations turned out to be true. https://www.thelocal.de/20210616/new-army-scandal-germany-vows-to-punish-soldiers-caught-singing-anti-semitic-songs Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:17:29 +0200 new-army-scandal-germany-vows-to-punish-soldiers-caught-singing-anti-semitic-songs 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 The German state of Hesse on Thursday said it was dissolving Frankfurt's elite police force after several officers wereaccused of participating in far-right online chats and swapping neo-Nazi symbols. https://www.thelocal.de/20210610/frankfurt-dissolves-elite-police-unit-over-far-right-chats Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:37:50 +0200 frankfurt-dissolves-elite-police-unit-over-far-right-chats German prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened a probe against 20 police officers, including elite commandos, accused of taking part in far-right online chats and swapping Nazi symbols. https://www.thelocal.de/20210609/germany-opens-fresh-probe-against-police-over-neo-nazi-chats Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:50:27 +0200 germany-opens-fresh-probe-against-police-over-neo-nazi-chats The number of crimes committed by right-wing extremists in post-war Germany jumped to its highest level ever recorded in 2020, according to official figures released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210504/biggest-threat-to-our-country-germany-records-post-war-all-time-high-in-far-right-crime Tue, 04 May 2021 15:12:52 +0200 biggest-threat-to-our-country-germany-records-post-war-all-time-high-in-far-right-crime The far-right AfD will firm up its election manifesto this weekend as Germany prepares for the post-Merkel era, with the party seeking to reverse a lag in support amid infighting and an ailing effort to capitalise on the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20210410/germanys-divided-far-right-afd-party-to-launch-election-bid Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:26:29 +0200 germanys-divided-far-right-afd-party-to-launch-election-bid The number of Muslims injured during racist attacks in Germany clearly increased last year, as Islamophobic crime went up slightly overall. https://www.thelocal.de/20210208/number-of-muslims-injured-in-racist-crime-in-germany-goes-up Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:58:08 +0100 number-of-muslims-injured-in-racist-crime-in-germany-goes-up 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 A German neo-Nazi was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for murdering pro-migration politician Walter Lübcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. https://www.thelocal.de/20210128/german-neo-nazi-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-for-murdering-politician Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:28:04 +0100 german-neo-nazi-sentenced-to-life-in-jail-for-murdering-politician Germany's domestic security agency is on the verge of announcing whether the far-right AfD will be placed under surveillance for posing a threat to democracy, dealing a potential blow to the anti-immigration party in a key election year. https://www.thelocal.de/20210126/germanys-far-right-afd-braces-for-surveillance Tue, 26 Jan 2021 11:01:03 +0100 germanys-far-right-afd-braces-for-surveillance Two men have been arrested over a series of arson and threats in Berlin in what investigators believe are far-right motivated crimes, prosecutors in the German capital said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201223/two-arrested-over-far-right-arson-and-threats-in-berlin Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:38:40 +0100 two-arrested-over-far-right-arson-and-threats-in-berlin As Germany battles a second wave of Covid-19, a pattern has begun to emerge: Many of the hardest-hit places are those with strong support for the far right. Is this a coincidence, or is something else happening? https://www.thelocal.de/20201209/why-are-coronavirus-rates-so-high-in-german-regions-with-far-right-leanings Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:07:19 +0100 why-are-coronavirus-rates-so-high-in-german-regions-with-far-right-leanings Germany has outlawed a far-right neo-Nazi group called "Sturmbrigade 44" for spreading hatred, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201201/germany-bans-neo-nazi-group-december-1 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:08:48 +0100 germany-bans-neo-nazi-group-december-1 Far-right militants in Europe and the US are increasingly forming global links and using the coronavirus pandemic to attract anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists to their cause, a study commissioned by the German foreign ministry said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201120/far-right-seizing-pandemic-opportunity-to-expand-in-germany-and-abroad Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:29:49 +0100 far-right-seizing-pandemic-opportunity-to-expand-in-germany-and-abroad German federal prosecutors have charged 12 alleged far-right conspirators suspected of planning "terrorist attacks" on politicians, asylum-seekers and Muslims, security service sources told AFP Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20201112/germany-charges-12-in-far-right-terror-plot Thu, 12 Nov 2020 12:24:48 +0100 germany-charges-12-in-far-right-terror-plot 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 More than 200 police in western Germany swooped on colleagues accused of spreading "repulsive" far-right propaganda in online chatrooms, a state interior minister said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200916/german-police-officers-suspended-after-sharing-far-right-images Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:34:20 +0200 german-police-officers-suspended-after-sharing-far-right-images