Much has been made recently of a rising far-right and an influx of Middle Eastern immigrants fuelling a rise in anti-Semitism. But official figures don't seem to back these claims up.
Whether it is people touching their hair without asking, or bouncers rejecting them from bars, black people in Germany are used to being treated differently based on the colour of their skin.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Monday formally cautioned one of its lawmakers over a tweet calling
tennis star Boris Becker's son a "little half-negro".
Noah Becker, son of German former tennis star Boris Becker, plans to press charges against a deputy from the far-right AfD party who called him a "little half-negro" on Twitter, Bild daily reported
Thursday.
A drunk man gave a 15-year-old refugee from Afghanistan a Hitler salute on Saturday before attacking him so brutally that he required treatment in hospital.
A gym in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has come in for criticism after it posted a notice in its window telling ethnic minorities they weren't welcome anymore, German media reported on Thursday.
A study into the causes of heightened right-wing extremism and xenophobia in formerly communist eastern Germany has sparked an angry backlash and charges of sloppy academic methods.
When 'no-go' areas are mentioned in Germany, it is usually in connection with foreign mafia families. But a UN fact-finding team have warned there are areas black men fear to enter.
A carnival association has dropped any characters who "black up" from their parade amid accusations of racism. Worried the troop might be attacked, police will escort them during the parade.
The capital city is considering allowing rejected asylum seekers the chance to stay in Germany if they are victims of far-right violence, as a way of sending a "strong signal" to perpetrators of racist crimes.
Rights groups said Thursday that Germany's EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger was unfit to run the human resources portfolio because of his divisive record of "racist, sexist and homophobic" remarks.
Police in Cologne have had to defend themselves against stinging criticism for the second New Year in a row. This time for being too racially insensitive.
The leader of the Green Party has condemned Cologne police for coining the word "Nafri" to identify North African men at Silvester celebrations over the weekend.
Police in a small east German town synonymous with right-wing extremism have been condemned for apparently playing down an incident in which two refugees were chased by a gang of extremists through the streets.
China expressed disdain Wednesday over European Commissioner Günther Oettinger's use of the term "slitty eyes" to describe Chinese people in a leaked recording of a speech to business leaders.
Germany's European Commissioner Günther Oettinger on Sunday defended his use of the term "slitty eyes" for Chinese people which triggered outrage after they were revealed in a leaked recording of a speech to business leaders.
A small boy has ended up in hospital in the town of Merseburg, Saxony-Anhalt, after two men entered his home carrying weapons and shouting racist insults.
In the Saxon town of Bautzen, which has become a byword for racism and anti-migrant sentiment, two youths have attacked a 72-year-old man, shouting 'foreigners out'.
The emails published by Berlin media reveal that refugee home managers pondered setting up a "child guillotine" and giving certain jobs to the "maximally pigmented".
Sixty percent of Germans think internet users should be forced to use their real name when leaving comments - but the response varies dramatically between different age groups.
