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Council blocks neo-Nazi conference with mud
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Council blocks neo-Nazi conference with mud

The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD) had to fire all the staff at its Berlin headquarters due to money worries - and cancelled a party conference after a municipal authority refused to stop building works near its chosen venue.
Minister: neo-Nazi violence up in 2012
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Minister: neo-Nazi violence up in 2012

The number of far-right violent attacks rose again last year, it emerged on Sunday. German ministers warned against downplaying the threat from neo-Nazis, yet would not support a ban on the far-right NPD party.
Top court deals blow to neo-Nazi party
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Top court deals blow to neo-Nazi party

A top German court has ruled against a suit brought by the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) aimed at proving it is loyal to the country's constitution. It is a blow to the party trying to defend itself from an attempted ban.
Neo-Nazi ban compared to persecution of Jews
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Neo-Nazi ban compared to persecution of Jews

A conservative city councillor in the northern German town of Anklam has caused outrage for comparing the marginalization of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) with the persecution of Jews under the Nazis.
Upper house launches new bid to ban NPD
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Upper house launches new bid to ban NPD

German lawmakers in the upper house of the German parliament launched a new bid on Friday to press the country's top court to ban the neo-Nazi NPD party, nearly 10 years after an earlier attempt failed.
Neo-Nazi arson victims remembered 20 years on
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Neo-Nazi arson victims remembered 20 years on

Hundreds gathered in the town of Mölln in Schleswig-Holstein on Friday evening to remember the victims of a deadly arson attack on a Turkish family 20 years ago which sent shock waves through newly-unified Germany.
Neo-Nazi party seeks legitimacy in court
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Neo-Nazi party seeks legitimacy in court

Germany's neo-Nazi NPD party said on Tuesday it had turned to the constitutional court for confirmation of its legitimacy, as regional interior ministers were said to be seeking a ban on the group from the same authority.
Court: Post must deliver neo-Nazi junk mail
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Court: Post must deliver neo-Nazi junk mail

A federal court in Karlsruhe ruled on Thursday that German postal service Deutsche Post must deliver un-addressed far-right newsletters, saying that the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party enjoyed the same rights as other parties.
Parliament must pay €50,000 to neo-Nazi party
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Parliament must pay €50,000 to neo-Nazi party

The German parliament will have to pay €50,000 to the extreme right NPD party after a court ruled that just because it merged with another party, it should not be responsible for that other party’s finances.
Germany set to ban extreme right party
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Germany set to ban extreme right party

Germany is going to try again to ban the extreme right National Democratic Party, which has been linked to a neo-Nazi cell accused of nine racially-motivated killings and the murder of a policewoman.
Minister: we need some neo-Nazi informants
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Minister: we need some neo-Nazi informants

Removing all informants from the far-right NPD party would leave German investigators without enough insight on the neo-Nazi scene, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said Thursday amid pressure to stop all information payments.
Socks provided key clue in neo-Nazi case
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Socks provided key clue in neo-Nazi case

Police investigating the Zwickau-based neo-Nazi terror cell identified one of the group's alleged members, Beate Zschäpe, as the person who blew up the home she shared with two other suspects by analysing her socks, a new report said.