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 man who almost killed Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker when he stabbed her in the neck was sentenced to 14 years in jail on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160701/man-who-stabbed-cologne-mayor-gets-14-years-jail Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:21:20 +0200 man-who-stabbed-cologne-mayor-gets-14-years-jail The mayor of Cologne, who was stabbed in the neck by a far-right fanatic last autumn, has spoken of her pain at hearing of the murder of British MP Jo Cox. https://www.thelocal.de/20160617/stabbed-cologne-mayor-mourns-jo-cox-death Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:14:02 +0200 stabbed-cologne-mayor-mourns-jo-cox-death Cologne Mayor Henriette Reker, described in court on Friday how she was attacked during campaigning last autumn and almost lost her life. https://www.thelocal.de/20160429/cologne-mayor-describes-being-stabbed-in-neck Fri, 29 Apr 2016 18:18:03 +0200 cologne-mayor-describes-being-stabbed-in-neck Germany on Friday put on trial a man accused of stabbing Cologne's mayor in the neck in a suspected violent protest against her welcoming stance towards refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20160415/trial-begins-of-man-who-slashed-cologne-mayor Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:55:59 +0200 trial-begins-of-man-who-slashed-cologne-mayor Cologne authorities have said they will not allow a repeat of the mass sexual assaults on New Year's Eve when the cathedral city lets its hair down for the annual carnival festivities this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20160201/cologne-police-promise-massive-carnival-presence Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:23:27 +0100 cologne-police-promise-massive-carnival-presence A young mother made a brave stand against sexual assault in Germany’s streets on Tuesday, when she grabbed her attacker and stopped him getting away until the police arrived. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:15:02 +0100 mother-grabs-sex-attacker-and-hands-him-over-to-cops Cologne mayor Henriette Reker said police had failed to inform her fully about sexual assaults on New Year's Eve, in a final blow that has pushed police chief Wolfgang Albers to be suspended. https://www.thelocal.de/20160108/po Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:29:56 +0100 po After the mayor of Cologne told women to defend themselves from sexual harrassment by keeping "an arm's length" away from men, women rallied online to reject bad advice - and circulate their own. https://www.thelocal.de/20160106/women-mock-guide-to-avoiding-harrassment Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:56:55 +0100 women-mock-guide-to-avoiding-harrassment Cologne's new mayor Henriette Reker said on Friday that she would stick to her principles during her term in office, despite a vicious knife attack by a man angry about her refugee-friendly policies that left her in a coma. https://www.thelocal.de/20151120/first-day-on-job-for-colognes-wounded-mayor Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:45:16 +0100 first-day-on-job-for-colognes-wounded-mayor The man who stabbed Cologne mayor Henriette Reker over her pro-refugee views earlier this month was formally charged with attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151028/man-who-stabbed-cologne-mayor-held-in-custody Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:35:52 +0100 man-who-stabbed-cologne-mayor-held-in-custody A German city official who was stabbed in the neck in an attack apparently over her work with refugees was Sunday elected the first female mayor of the western city of Cologne. https://www.thelocal.de/20151019/cologne-votes-knife-victim-in-as-mayor Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:07:12 +0200 cologne-votes-knife-victim-in-as-mayor