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 Child victims of ex-East German regime to get compensation People who as children were forced into state care by the former communist East German regime will more easily be able to obtain compensation, Berlin said Wednesday, as it sought to lift barriers to claims for payment. https://www.thelocal.de/20190515/child-victims-of-ex-east-german-regime-to-get-compensation Wed, 15 May 2019 17:24:16 +0200 child-victims-of-ex-east-german-regime-to-get-compensation 'They were denied a grave': Microscopic remains of Nazi victims given final resting place More than 300 tiny pieces of human tissue from political prisoners executed by the Nazis and dissected for research were buried Monday at a Berlin cemetery, more than 70 years after World War II ended. https://www.thelocal.de/20190513/they-were-denied-a-grave-microscopic-remains-of-nazi-victims-given-final-resting-place Mon, 13 May 2019 12:36:15 +0200 they-were-denied-a-grave-microscopic-remains-of-nazi-victims-given-final-resting-place Remains of Nazi prisoners to be buried in Berlin decades after war More than seven decades after the end of World War II, the remains of political prisoners executed by the Nazis and dissected for research will be given a proper burial in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190510/remains-of-nazi-prisoners-to-be-buried-in-berlin-decades-after-war Fri, 10 May 2019 10:24:10 +0200 remains-of-nazi-prisoners-to-be-buried-in-berlin-decades-after-war Five people victims of far-right hate crimes in east Germany every day Counselling centres for victims of far-right violence reported an increase in crime in the five eastern German states and Berlin last year, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.de/20190404/five-people-victims-of-far-right-hate-crimes-in-east-germany-every-day Thu, 04 Apr 2019 12:06:42 +0200 five-people-victims-of-far-right-hate-crimes-in-east-germany-every-day European court backs bishop's Holocaust denial conviction The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Germany was within its rights to convict British bishop Richard Williamson of Holocaust denial. https://www.thelocal.de/20190131/european-court-backs-bishops-holocaust-denial-conviction Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:25:28 +0100 european-court-backs-bishops-holocaust-denial-conviction Germany responsible for the Holocaust, not Nazis: Polish Prime Minister Hitler's Germany was responsible for the Holocaust, not the Nazis, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Sunday, as Poland marked 74 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. https://www.thelocal.de/20190128/polish-pm-says-hitlers-germany-responsible-for-holocaust-not-nazis Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:22:03 +0100 polish-pm-says-hitlers-germany-responsible-for-holocaust-not-nazis Children of Nazis and their victims share family history to mark Holocaust Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, we looked at how children of Nazis and their victims are sharing their family history to remember the horrors that took place, and stand against those who deny the atrocities happened. https://www.thelocal.de/20190125/children-of-nazis-and-their-victims-share-family-history-to-mark-holocaust Fri, 25 Jan 2019 12:05:50 +0100 children-of-nazis-and-their-victims-share-family-history-to-mark-holocaust Berlin mayor sends condolences to terror victims - two months late Only days after a young Tunisian drove a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, the city's biggest hospital has sent relatives of the dead a threatening bill. They also had to wait much longer for official condolences. https://www.thelocal.de/20170222/berlin-mayor-sends-condolences-to-terror-victims-two-months-after-attack Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:43:26 +0100 berlin-mayor-sends-condolences-to-terror-victims-two-months-after-attack Victims could sue over failures in Berlin attack Victims of the Berlin Christmas terror attack could be entitled to compensation in the "three-digit millions", a lawyer who is representing some of the injured has said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170113/germany-awaits-report-on-failures-in-berlin-attack-as-victims-threaten-to-sue Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:23:19 +0100 germany-awaits-report-on-failures-in-berlin-attack-as-victims-threaten-to-sue Ten German dead in Istanbul terror attack The German government says that ten Germans have fallen victim to the terrorist attack in Istanbul on Tuesday, after two succumbed to their injuries in hospital. https://www.thelocal.de/20160113/two-married-couples-among-istanbul-dead Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:56:41 +0100 two-married-couples-among-istanbul-dead Germanwings memorial held in Barcelona Spain's foreign minister was joined by his French and German counterparts on Monday for a memorial to the victims of Germanwings flight 4U9525. https://www.thelocal.de/20150413/memorial-held-for-germanwings-victims-in-barcelona Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:37:42 +0200 memorial-held-for-germanwings-victims-in-barcelona Families of German MH17 victims to sue Relatives of German victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country's airspace, a lawyer said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140921/families-of-german-mh17-victims-to-sue-ukraine Sun, 21 Sep 2014 15:18:00 +0200 families-of-german-mh17-victims-to-sue-ukraine Sinti Auschwitz victim's widow denied pension An Auschwitz victim’s widow has been denied a pension after authorities questioned medical reports from more than 40 years ago which said his ill-health was caused by the two years in Nazi camps. https://www.thelocal.de/20120724/43953 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:03:00 +0200 43953