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 German High Court: It’s OK to call lawyers 'repulsive' The German Constitutional Court ruled on the side of expanded freedom of expression in regards to insults and slander on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160803/german-high-court-its-ok-to-call-prosecutors-stupid Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:32:51 +0200 german-high-court-its-ok-to-call-prosecutors-stupid Ban on insulting world leaders could be axed immediately The battle over TV satirist Jan Böhmermann continues to divide Germany's governing coalition in Berlin, a newspaper report suggested on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/law-on-insulting-heads-of-state-could-be-binned-immediately Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:38:03 +0200 law-on-insulting-heads-of-state-could-be-binned-immediately Turkey's complaint could land German comedian in jail Turkey has officially complained to the German Foreign Ministry about a defamatory poem read on air by TV comedian Jan Böhmermann, meaning he could be prosecuted under a little-used German law. https://www.thelocal.de/20160411/turkeys-complaint-could-land-comedian-in-jail-erdogan Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:32:31 +0200 turkeys-complaint-could-land-comedian-in-jail-erdogan 'Veil martyr' trial delayed by defendant tantrum The man on trial for murdering Marwa El-Sherbini, a pregnant Egyptian woman who died in a Dresden courtroom, delayed the third day of legal proceedings against him on Wednesday by intentionally banging his head on a table. https://www.thelocal.de/20091028/22879 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:47:00 +0100 22879 Swedish princess gets hefty libel payment from German press False German media reports that Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was pregnant and planning to marry have resulting in the princess being awarded €400,000 ($565,000) in damages by a German court. https://www.thelocal.de/20090731/20941 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:50:00 +0200 20941 Berlin denies delayed response to Egyptian woman's death The German government has defended its delayed reaction to the stabbing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom on July 1. Her murder has sparked ongoing protests in Egypt. https://www.thelocal.de/20090708/20469 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:50:00 +0200 20469 Defendant kills witness in Dresden court A 32-year-old woman was killed in a Dresden court on Wednesday after being stabbed by the defendant. Meanwhile bystanders were injured as the 28-year-old man was overpowered. https://www.thelocal.de/20090701/20319 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:59:00 +0200 20319