String of homophobic attacks in Berlin’s Neukölln worries LGBT community
In each of the previous four months people have been violently assaulted in Berlin’s Neukölln district because of their sexuality. The queer community is now trying to raise awareness of the issue.
AfD leader faces legal action for saying ‘camel driver’ Turks should ‘go back to where they belong’
A Turkish group in Germany said Thursday it was taking legal action against a state leader of the far-right AfD who defamed the ethnic minority as "camel drivers".
Planned Erfurt mosque targeted with dead pigs on wooden stakes
Police are investigating after someone placed body parts of dead pigs on wooden stakes at the construction site of a planned mosque in Erfurt.
Berlin man taken to hospital after homophobic attack by family with kids: police
A man in Berlin reported being insulted and attacked by a family, including by children, due to his sexuality, according to police.
Young men drive over Egyptian student then mock her as she lies dying, witnesses say
In a case of shocking heartlessness, two men in eastern Germany are accused of racially abusing a young Egyptian woman moments after their friend drove over her. Three days later, the woman died of her injuries.
Two 'racist' men jailed for leaving beaten Pakistani on train tracks
Two young men in Saxony-Anhalt have been sentenced to years in prison for beating up a Pakistani man and leaving him on train tracks, where he barely escaped.
Neo-Nazi given 8 years' jail for torching refugee shelter
A German neo-Nazi was sentenced to eight years jail Thursday for an arson attack on a sports hall that had been designated to house refugees.
Shop owner convicted for 'no refugees, no dogs' sign
A shop owner in Bavaria has been convicted for incitement of hatred after he posted a sign in his store window that compared refugees to dogs.
Munich man hospitalized in 'worst racist attack in years'
A group of young men left a black man bloodied and unconscious after he tried to stop them harassing some Somalis, Munich police have reported.
Muslim woman brutally attacked in northern Germany
A man is under investigation for assault after he allegedly beat a Muslim woman over the weekend in the northern city of Kiel.
Jewish man beaten in Berlin for wearing kippah
A young man reported being attacked in the east of the capital in Tuesday evening by a group of three men who spotted his religious skullcap.