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 Where your parents come from should not determine the durability of your German citizenship, argues Christina Lee. https://www.thelocal.de/20190402/opinion-why-germany-shouldnt-be-creating-second-class-citizenship-for-foreign-fighters Tue, 02 Apr 2019 15:36:17 +0200 opinion-why-germany-shouldnt-be-creating-second-class-citizenship-for-foreign-fighters A 19-year-old German fighting for a Kurdish militia in northern Syria died in a gun fight on Saturday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20150309/first-german-killed-in-fight-against-isis Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:02:26 +0100 first-german-killed-in-fight-against-isis State prosecutors in Munich said on Wednesday that a 30-year-old female jihadist had been charged with preparing a violent act against the state. https://www.thelocal.de/20150205/munich-prosecutors-charge-female-jihadist Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:59:00 +0100 munich-prosecutors-charge-female-jihadist A draft law from the Justice Ministry shows that the government plans to criminalize people who leave or attempt to leave Germany to join terrorist groups such as Isis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150203/germany-plans-new-foreign-fighters-law Tue, 03 Feb 2015 09:35:50 +0100 germany-plans-new-foreign-fighters-law The cabinet agreed on Wednesday to push for a new law aimed at stopping people from leaving Germany to fight for Islamist movements in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.de/20150114/government-to-issue-jihadi-id-cards-isis-islamists-jihad-terrorism Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:27:00 +0100 government-to-issue-jihadi-id-cards-isis-islamists-jihad-terrorism