The "Saxon Separatists" extremist group trained in combat with a view to seizing power in eastern Germany, according to prosecutors. German police on Tuesday arrested eight alleged members of a far-right militant organisation suspected of plotting a neo-Nazi takeover in…[Continue Reading...]
In the 1980s, when Inka Winter was just four years old, her mother dropped her off at the headquarters of a “socialist living experiment” just outside Vienna, Austria. Inka’s dad had long-since abandoned them both, and her mother was broke.…[Continue Reading...]
Since the Holocaust, Germany has worked to overcome its Nazi history. But over the past decade, Germany has faced a rising wave of far-right violence and plots against Jews, Muslims, immigrants and politicians—amid accusations that the far-right Alternative für Deutschland…[Continue Reading...]
wo individuals accused of planning a firearms attack on Sweden’s parliament were arrested in Germany on Tuesday, according to a statement by the Office of the German Federal Prosecutor. The pair, who authorities said are Afghan citizens, were arrested near…[Continue Reading...]
A criminal trial in Germany against the “spiritual leader’’ of a group in Bavaria has revealed talk of demons, beings of light, psychological pressure, punishment, drug use, and much more. The leader, a 42-year-old German, faces criminal charges of rape…[Continue Reading...]
Police on Thursday launched raids on several targets across Germany and the Spanish island of Mallorca in an effort to secure evidence in a case being prepared by police and prosecutors in the eastern German cities of Oldenburg and Celle.…[Continue Reading...]
German investigators have carried out raids across the country as Berlin banned a far-right group it described as a “cult-like, deeply racist and anti-Semitic association” that sought to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology. Police on Wednesday stormed 26 apartments belonging…[Continue Reading...]
BERLIN -- A scandal centering on sexual abuse allegations against a long-deceased cardinal has created a “very difficult situation” for the troubled Catholic Church in Germany, a top German bishop said Monday, hours after a statue of the late cleric…[Continue Reading...]
#Berlin A statue of a deceased German cardinal was removed from its perch outside Essen Cathedral in western Germany on Monday, days after allegations of sexual abuse decades ago became public. The accusations against Cardinal Franz Hengsbach, who died in…[Continue Reading...]
Germany has outlawed Hammerskins, a neo-Nazi group known for its role in organising far-right concerts and selling racist music. The move set "a clear signal against racism and antisemitism", Germany's interior minister said. The authorities raided the residences of 28…[Continue Reading...]
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