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 Throughout the nineties and noughties the electro music fest Love Parade epitomized the ramshackle, liberated lifestyle that originated in Berlin and swept across Germany. But a disaster on July 24th 2010 put an end to this ideal in the most traumatic of circumstances. https://www.thelocal.de/20150723/the-duisburg-love-parade-disaster-five-years-on Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:42:00 +0200 the-duisburg-love-parade-disaster-five-years-on One of the biggest trials in Germany's post-war history may end without a verdict, as a court called Tuesday for the long-running manslaughter case against organisers of the ill-fated 2010 Love Parade to be halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200408/long-running-german-love-parade-stampede-trial-risks-ending-with-no-verdict Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:45:56 +0200 long-running-german-love-parade-stampede-trial-risks-ending-with-no-verdict Germany’s iconic Fusion Festival, which has attracted people from across the world for over two decades, is in danger of being cancelled in 2019. The reason? A dispute between the organizers and police. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/germanys-fusion-festival-may-be-cancelled-due-to-police-dispute Mon, 06 May 2019 19:34:00 +0200 germanys-fusion-festival-may-be-cancelled-due-to-police-dispute A German court Wednesday scaled back a marathon trial over the deaths of 21 young people in a stampede at a techno music festival, sparking anger from bereaved relatives. https://www.thelocal.de/20190206/sledgehammer-blow-shock-as-germany-scales-back-love-parade-disaster-trial Wed, 06 Feb 2019 16:25:38 +0100 sledgehammer-blow-shock-as-germany-scales-back-love-parade-disaster-trial Organizers of Germany's 2010 Love Parade went on trial on Friday for their roles in the deaths of 21 young people during a catastrophic stampede at the popular street festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20171208/love-parade-organizers-on-trial-in-dsseldorf-over-21-deaths Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:36:22 +0100 love-parade-organizers-on-trial-in-dsseldorf-over-21-deaths A court ruled on Monday that ten people will face trial accused of negligently causing a catastrophic stampede at a 2010 "Love Parade" techno music festival that killed 21 people. https://www.thelocal.de/20170424/ten-face-new-trial-over-negligence-in-fatal-love-parade-stampede Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:56:38 +0200 ten-face-new-trial-over-negligence-in-fatal-love-parade-stampede A German court on Tuesday threw out criminal charges stemming from a catastrophic stampede at a Love Parade techno street party in 2010 that killed 21 people and injured hundreds. https://www.thelocal.de/20160405/no-trial-for-organizers-of-fatal-2010-love-parade Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:47:22 +0200 no-trial-for-organizers-of-fatal-2010-love-parade A firefighter who worked during a deadly crowd crush at Germany's 2010 Love Parade and says he was left traumatized by the disaster will not receive compensation, Duisburg regional court announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150928/traumatised-love-parade-worker-refused-damages Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:49:32 +0200 traumatised-love-parade-worker-refused-damages July 2015 marked five years since one of the worst tragedies in modern German history. But this week, those affected by the 2010 Duisburg Love Parade disaster will at last see the case come to court. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/five-years-on-duisburg-disaster-reaches-court Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:02:14 +0200 five-years-on-duisburg-disaster-reaches-court German prosecutors said Wednesday that 10 people have been charged with negligent manslaughter and causing bodily harm over the 2010 Love Parade stampede in which 21 people were killed. https://www.thelocal.de/20140212/10-charged-over-deadly-love-parade-disaster Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:56:00 +0100 10-charged-over-deadly-love-parade-disaster German scientists are conducting experiments to trace the behaviour and movement of crowds in a bid to prevent catastrophes, such as that seen at the 2010 Love Parade when 21 people were trampled to death in a stampede. https://www.thelocal.de/20130621/50429 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 09:53:00 +0200 50429 Hundreds of traditional St Martin's day parades had to go without a horse and rider representing St Martin this year, due to stricter health and safety measures introduced following the Love Parade tragedy in 2010. https://www.thelocal.de/20121109/46083 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:41:00 +0100 46083 The mayor of the city where the Love Parade stampede killed 21 people a year and a half ago has been voted out of office in a rare example of German recall democracy. https://www.thelocal.de/20120213/40695 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:04:00 +0100 40695 Nearly 80,000 signatures have been collected to force a special election to recall Duisburg Mayor Adolf Sauerland, who has clung to office since the deadly Love Parade disaster in 2010. https://www.thelocal.de/20111018/38273 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:30:00 +0200 38273 Thousands of people are expected to attend a memorial event at the MSV football stadium in Duisburg on Sunday to remember the 21 people killed in a crush at the Love Parade one year ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20110724/36499 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:18:00 +0200 36499 A report by prosecutors investigating the Love Parade tragedy – in which 21 participants were killed in a mass stampede in Duisburg last year – says the event should never have been approved by authorities at all due to poor security arrangements. https://www.thelocal.de/20110711/36217 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:34:00 +0200 36217 Nearly a year after 21 people were killed in a crowd crush at Germany's Love Parade music festival, the mayor of the host city Duisburg has apologised to victims and families, and acknowledged some blame for the tragedy. https://www.thelocal.de/20110706/36109 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:24:00 +0200 36109 The Love Parade disaster in which 21 people were killed and hundreds injured in Duisburg last July was partly the result of serious police mistakes, media reported Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20110516/35043 Mon, 16 May 2011 10:31:00 +0200 35043 Around half a year after the Love Parade catastrophe, which killed 21 people and left more than 500 injured, serious allegations have emerged that the police ordered the barriers be opened, leading to the deadly crush. https://www.thelocal.de/20110130/32761 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:49:00 +0100 32761 Duisburg prosecutors have announced they are investigating 16 people in connection with Love Parade stampede that killed 21 and injured hundreds more last July. https://www.thelocal.de/20110119/32515 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:40:00 +0100 32515