5 practical things Brits abroad can do to keep UK in the EU
If you're a pro-EU Brit living abroad, there's plenty you can do to keen Britain 'in', explains Laura Shields from the Brits Abroad: Yes to Europe initiative.
How 1890s Germany led LGBT rights charge
On May 14th 1897, German physician and sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Scientific Humanitarian Committee, the world's first official organization advocating homosexual and transgender rights.
Ex-prisoner sues Berlin for 'too small' jail cells
A former prison inmate has filed suit against the city of Berlin on Tuesday, claiming he suffered during his incarceration because his cell was too small and he had to spend too much time inside.
Pope's 'smack' approval draws ire in Germany
The German Children Protection Society (DKSB) has condemned remarks by Pope Francis after the Catholic leader said it was okay to hit children as long as their dignity remained intact.
Merkel raises human rights on China trip
Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the issue of human rights publicly in China on Tuesday, invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall and telling students their country needed "free dialogue".
'If the internship is really bad, walk away'
As current coalition talks include a possible minimum wage for interns. The Local's intern Fred Searle looks at the rights which Germany’s so-called “internship generation” does and does not already have.
Publishers bicker over Lena rights
A row has erupted between German publishers and a TV production company over the right to produce books about the Eurovision Song Contest winner Lena Meyer-Landrut.
Schavan says German women get a raw deal
Education Minister Annette Schavan used International Women's Day on Monday as an opportunity to demand equal opportunities for women, following an EU report that Germany has one of the biggest gender pay gaps in Europe.
CSD parade fills Berlin amid calls for gay rights
More than half a million people watched and took part in the Christopher Street Day gay pride parade in Berlin on Saturday, bringing large parts of the city to a halt.
German journalist expelled from China earthquake zone
A German journalist said Friday that police had physically barred him from the scene of last year’s devastating earthquake in southwest China after speaking with families of the victims.
Chinese embassy in Berlin hit by protests
One day before the start of the Olympics in Beijing, over a hundred protestors gathered in front of the Chinese embassy in Berlin on Thursday to demonstrate for human rights.