extremism
Trial begins of man who stabbed Cologne mayor
Germany on Friday put on trial a man accused of stabbing Cologne's mayor in the neck in a suspected violent protest against her welcoming stance towards refugees.
Far-right NPD gets day in Constitutional Court
Germany's Constitutional Court has set a date in early 2016 for a controversial trial which could see the far-right National Democraic Party (NPD) banned.
Thousands protest asylum policy in Dresden
More than 7,000 opponents of Germany's policy towards asylum seekers marched in the eastern city on Monday evening.
Far-right agenda gains ground in middle class
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.
Hundreds of far-right extremists in army
Last year 400 extremists were serving in the German army, most of whom had far-right extremist views, the secret service military branch said at the weekend. The service now wants increased powers to track them down.
Friedrich wants hate preachers expelled
Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has called for the expulsion of Islamic religious leaders who preach hate and said Germany’s laws must be changed to accomplish that.
'Extremism in Germany is still safely on sidelines'
The emergence of an Islamist assassination plot targeting a leading far-right German politician should not push the country's mainstream political parties towards xenophobic populism, an expert on extremism told The Local on Thursday.
'Missing' posters prompt Muslim anger
Four Muslim groups have pulled out of an anti-extremism partnership with the government in protest at a poster campaign which they say puts all Muslims under general suspicion.
Four held as cops target fascist web masters
Police arrested four people suspected of running an international far-right extremist website after early morning raids on 24 addresses in 11 of Germany’s 16 states – and one in Britain – on Thursday.
Authorities to keep tabs on Islamophobic scene
Germany's domestic intelligence agency the <i>Verfassungsschutz</i> is reportedly set to debate whether the country's Islamophobic scene represents a new form of extremism, and should be kept under surveillance.
Muslims say fight against terror must not lead to general suspicion
The Central Council of Muslims has warned against putting all Muslim people under general suspicion of being radical or terrorists, ahead of Friday’s ‘Prevention Summit’ being held by the Interior Ministry.