In an interview following his meeting with US President Trump, Friedrich Merz used a controversial phrase to blame immigrants for a rise in antisemitism in Germany.
At the beginning of Pride Month, Germany's Christopher Street Day association warns about an increase in the number of hate crimes and calls for better reporting.
More complaints about discrimination were recorded last year than ever before, according to a recent report by Germany's anti-discrimination Agency, with many involving racism.
The number of reported acts of racism in Germany is on the rise, so what should foreign residents do if they are a victim of racial discrimination or they witness an incident? Lana O'Sullivan explains the actions you can take.
Since September, the Federal Police have been carrying out checks at all German land borders. The federal police commission has heard increasing complaints about officers allegedly racially profiling those that they check.
As part of its ongoing public sector negotiations, Verdi has called a nationwide strike in the so-called "women's professions" to coincide with Equal Pay Day.
An anti-migrant song made famous on the island of Sylt has since become a popular motif on neo-Nazi t-shirts and merchandise. But legal action from a German activist group could have just put an end to that.
This slang word has been named Germany's 'non-word' or 'ugliest word' of the year for 2024, with judges slamming the phrase as thoughtless and discriminatory.
The German parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed a resolution aimed at tackling a spike in anti-Semitism linked to the war in Gaza - despite several protests.
Before the Pride parade by LGBTQ activists in the east German town of Altenburg even started, a small group had been hurling insults and flashing middle fingers at those present.
Is it harder for people to find a job or get an apartment in Germany simply because they don't have a German name? We'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences for a future article.
As a mother who is almost 40 and who was born in Iran, the new Miss Germany Apameh Schoenauer stood out at the beauty pageant. But those traits also exposed her to a wave of online abuse.
As part of its efforts to crack down on anti-Semitism, the German Interior Ministry will add multiple questions on Israel, the Holocaust and Germany's 'historic responsibility' to the citizenship test.
Germany has abandoned a plan to drop the term "race" from its constitution over legal concerns and reservations from the Jewish community, government sources told AFP on Friday.
At a time of deep division and rising Islamophobia, author and commentator Melina Borčak talks to The Local about silly stereotypes, Germany's response to the Israel-Gaza war and why Muslims shouldn't all be tarred with one brush.
A two-day conference focussed on Germany's Muslim community is being held in Berlin - but this year there are some notable absences. Here's what you need to know about the event and why Islamic groups say they've been sidelined.
After a story about hikers getting questioned by the police went viral on social media, German police have said people in border areas should expect to be stopped. What's going on?
Over five years since Shelley Pascual’s essay calling for an end to the dreaded ‘where are you from?’ question, she’s begrudgingly accepted that she’ll always be considered a foreigner in Germany. But will her German child have to accept this as well?
If you suspect your colleagues may be raking in a bit more dough than you are, you'll be pleased to know there's a way to find out for sure. Here's what to know about Germany's wage transparency law - and how to make use of it.
Germany will amend its guidelines for donating blood so the same rules apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.
Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck counselled the German men's national team to wear the "OneLove" armband banned by FIFA as they prepare to face Japan at the World Cup on Wednesday.
