court

German High Court: It’s OK to call lawyers 'repulsive'

The German Constitutional Court ruled on the side of expanded freedom of expression in regards to insults and slander on Tuesday.

Turkey

Ban on insulting world leaders could be axed immediately

The battle over TV satirist Jan Böhmermann continues to divide Germany's governing coalition in Berlin, a newspaper report suggested on Thursday.

comedy

Turkey's complaint could land German comedian in jail

Turkey has officially complained to the German Foreign Ministry about a defamatory poem read on air by TV comedian Jan Böhmermann, meaning he could be prosecuted under a little-used German law.

Crime

'Veil martyr' trial delayed by defendant tantrum

The man on trial for murdering Marwa El-Sherbini, a pregnant Egyptian woman who died in a Dresden courtroom, delayed the third day of legal proceedings against him on Wednesday by intentionally banging his head on a table.

sweden

Swedish princess gets hefty libel payment from German press

False German media reports that Sweden’s Princess Madeleine was pregnant and planning to marry have resulting in the princess being awarded €400,000 ($565,000) in damages by a German court.

Crime

Berlin denies delayed response to Egyptian woman's death

The German government has defended its delayed reaction to the stabbing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom on July 1. Her murder has sparked ongoing protests in Egypt.

Crime

Defendant kills witness in Dresden court

A 32-year-old woman was killed in a Dresden court on Wednesday after being stabbed by the defendant. Meanwhile bystanders were injured as the 28-year-old man was overpowered.