German soldier in alleged far-right plot faces trial

February 16, 2021 Article

A German court has said that a military officer indicted on allegations that he plotted to kill prominent politicians and blame the attack on refugees will go on trial in May. The case of the officer, identified only as 1st Lt Franco A in line with German privacy rules, raised concerns about extremism in the […]

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Man who broadcast synagogue attack live on gaming site guilty of murder

December 21, 2020 Article

A German court has convicted a right-wing extremist of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to life in prison for his attack on a synagogue last year on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. He killed two people after he failed to gain entry to the building. The October 9 2019 attack is considered one […]

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Germany’s leaders look to blunt advance of extreme right following mass shooting

February 22, 2020 Article

Germany’s leaders are struggling to work out how to counter a recent rise in right-wing hate, 75 years after the Nazis were driven from power. Wednesday’s shooting rampage that began at a hookah bar in the Frankfurt suburb of Hanau was Germany’s third deadly far-right attack in a matter of months and came at a […]

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Pegida – A Snapshot into their Protectionist World of German Culture & Ardent Xenophobia

May 19, 2019 Article

In 2016, intelligence services estimated that there were just over 23,000 right-wing extremists in Germany. A myriad of groups networking covertly, utilizing social media to [...]

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Courts Germany: Terror Plot Accused Charged with Inciting Atrocity in Germany

February 20, 2019 Article

A man accused of plotting a terrorist bomb attack in the UK has appeared in court charged with inciting an atrocity in Germany. Fatah Mohammed [...]

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German far-right party draws backing from small group of Jews

October 9, 2018 Article

Leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have been rebuked for belittling the significance of the Nazis and criticizing a Holocaust memorial, but this [...]

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Germany: Cologne on lockdown as Erdogan wraps up ill-tempered visit to Germany

October 1, 2018 Article

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and [...]

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Germany: Two policemen suspended over Nazi salute

September 3, 2018 Article

Police in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria are investigating two officers suspected of performing the illegal Hitler salute. The German constitution makes it a crime [...]

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Germany: Skulls from colonial-era massacre returned to Namibia

August 30, 2018 Article

Skulls and other remains of massacred tribespeople used in the colonial era for experiments to push claims of European racial superiority were handed over by [...]

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Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing

August 29, 2018 Article

Far-right groups spread “fake news” on social media to mobilise their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, [...]

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