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 Violence against refugees is been far more prevalent in Germany’s eastern states, with asylum seekers in the former east ten times more likely to be victims of hate crimes. New research has shed light on the phenomenon, in the process debunking much of the established wisdom on xenophobia in western countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20190227/report-refugees-in-the-former-east-are-ten-times-more-likely-to-be-victims-of-hate-crimes Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:22:14 +0100 report-refugees-in-the-former-east-are-ten-times-more-likely-to-be-victims-of-hate-crimes Xenophobic attitudes are increasing in Germany. According to a study by the University of Leipzig, almost one in three Germans now holds prejudices or dislikes against people from other countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20181108/anti-foreigner-attitudes-on-the-rise Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:20:07 +0100 anti-foreigner-attitudes-on-the-rise Following a series of vitriolic attacks against foreigners in the east German city, prominent German bands on Monday are aiming to fight against racism, xenophobia and violence through music. https://www.thelocal.de/20180903/chemnitz-concert-monday-to-take-stand-against-xenophobia Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:14:13 +0200 chemnitz-concert-monday-to-take-stand-against-xenophobia Germany will hold memorial events on Tuesday for five ethnic Turkish victims of a neo-Nazi arson attack 25 years ago, at a time of resurgent xenophobia and simmering bilateral tensions ahead of Turkish elections. https://www.thelocal.de/20180529/25-years-on-tense-germany-and-turkey-mark-deadly-neo-nazi-attack Tue, 29 May 2018 10:54:47 +0200 25-years-on-tense-germany-and-turkey-mark-deadly-neo-nazi-attack Eight members of a German far-right group face verdicts on Wednesday after a year-long terrorism trial over a series of explosives attacks targeting refugees and anti-fascist activists. https://www.thelocal.de/20180307/far-right-terror-group-faces-verdicts-for-attacks Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:06:21 +0100 far-right-terror-group-faces-verdicts-for-attacks The German government on Friday announced steps to choke off state campaign finance for the far-right NPD party, after a failed court bid to outlaw the xenophobic fringe group. https://www.thelocal.de/20170407/germany-moves-to-eliminate-state-funds-to-far-right-party-npd Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:17:24 +0200 germany-moves-to-eliminate-state-funds-to-far-right-party-npd Media reports on Thursday showed that more than 3,000 crimes were committed against refugees or their homes last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20170203/thousands-of-crimes-against-refugees-reported-in-2016-report Fri, 03 Feb 2017 13:19:03 +0100 thousands-of-crimes-against-refugees-reported-in-2016-report The architect of the Berlin Holocaust memorial has said that, if he tried to build the monument again today, it would not be possible due to rising xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Germany and the United States. https://www.thelocal.de/20161027/berlin-holocaust-memorial-could-not-be-built-today-says-creator Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:49:06 +0200 berlin-holocaust-memorial-could-not-be-built-today-says-creator Hate and hostility towards groups deemed to be different are not just sentiments felt by fringe extremists, a new report on Bavaria shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/hostility-towards-minority-groups-is-widespread-in-bavaria-report Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:44:11 +0200 hostility-towards-minority-groups-is-widespread-in-bavaria-report The Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has recorded nearly 800 cases of crimes against refugee homes so far this year, German media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20161019/800-attacks-against-refugee-homes-reported-this-year Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:27:01 +0200 800-attacks-against-refugee-homes-reported-this-year UPDATE: After the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) beat Angela Merkel's CDU into third place in a state election on Sunday, the Chancellor has said that she takes some of the blame. https://www.thelocal.de/20160905/afd-success-is-nightmare-come-true-jewish-leader Mon, 05 Sep 2016 15:09:43 +0200 afd-success-is-nightmare-come-true-jewish-leader Imagine Hitler wakes up in today's Berlin, is mistaken for a hilarious impersonator of the Nazi leader and ends up a TV celebrity, widely cheered for voicing his demented worldview. https://www.thelocal.de/20151010/hes-back-hitler-movie-touches-nerve-in-germany Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:52:24 +0200 hes-back-hitler-movie-touches-nerve-in-germany Facebook announced on Monday it is undertaking steps to counter racist postings by users in Germany after the Justice Ministry criticized its lackadaisical attitude to hate speech. https://www.thelocal.de/20150914/facebook-announces-measures-to-fight-hate-speech Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:53:53 +0200 facebook-announces-measures-to-fight-hate-speech Crime figures released by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday showed sharp rises in xenophobic crimes in 2014, with anti-Semitism and attacks on refugee homes causing particular alarm. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/attacks-on-refugees-triple-as-racist-crime-soars Wed, 06 May 2015 18:58:44 +0200 attacks-on-refugees-triple-as-racist-crime-soars German police arrested four people on Wednesday accused of belonging to a far-right "terror" organisation that acquired explosives for attacks on Muslims and refugee homes, the federal prosecutor's office said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/police-grab-four-in-raids-on-far-right-group Wed, 06 May 2015 12:57:45 +0200 police-grab-four-in-raids-on-far-right-group Chancellor Angela Merkel joined survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Berlin on Monday to open a series of events dedicated to the end of the Holocaust camp regime 70 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20150126/auschwitz-horror-liberation-remembered Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:25:00 +0100 auschwitz-horror-liberation-remembered Despite efforts by counter demonstrators on Monday night, Pegida completed its 12th march around Dresden, attracting its largest crowd to date in the wake of last week's Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. https://www.thelocal.de/20150113/inside-dresdens-pegida-march Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:49:00 +0100 inside-dresdens-pegida-march A Turkish community leader in Germany warned on Sunday against proposals by mainstream politicians for "dialogue" with a far-right populist movement that has drawn thousands to anti-Islamic street protests. https://www.thelocal.de/20141228/german-turkish-group-against-far-right-dialogue Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:05:00 +0100 german-turkish-group-against-far-right-dialogue UPDATE: "There are still limits in the political battle of ideas", Justice Minister Heiko Mass said on Tuesday after a march by anti-Islam group Pegida in Dresden on Monday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20141209/competing-demos-take-to-dresden-streets Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:35:00 +0100 competing-demos-take-to-dresden-streets Overt xenophobia and fascism have lost a lot of ground in Germany in recent years. But a new survey of attitudes shows a creeping tendency in moderate society to sympathise with core ideas of the far right in private. https://www.thelocal.de/20141121/right-wing-agenda-gains-ground-with-middle-class Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:06:00 +0100 right-wing-agenda-gains-ground-with-middle-class