German ‘trans neo-Nazi’ jailed in Czechia fights extradition to Germany
A neo-Nazi activist from Germany who legally changed his gender to avoid imprisonment in a men’s jail has been apprehended in Czechia – but he is fighting his…
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German municipalities to get right of first refusal to keep right-wingers from buying property
Germany’s ministry of construction has submitted a new draft law that would give municipalities the right to buy up property rather than let it fall into the hands…
67 year-old German retiree fined €800 for “insulting” politician
A 67-year-old retired Bavarian woman had a conviction confirmed for "insulting a public official", by carrying a sign caricaturing the state's Minister-President…
AfD leader demands the US withdraw troops from Germany
Tino Chrupalla, federal co-chairman of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD), demanded US troops stationed in Germany leave the country.
Bombshell poll sees right-wing AfD in power in German state for first time
A new voter survey for the east German State of Saxony-Anhalt has electrified right-wingers in Germany, as it shows an option for the Alternative for Germany party…
Correctiv’s ‘expulsion masterplan’ claims at AfD Potsdam meeting false, Berlin court says
A Berlin regional court has delivered a significant legal blow to the German left-leaning investigative outlet Correctiv.
German police raid Bavarian AfD MP’s premises over old social media posts
German authorities conducted searches at the private residence and parliamentary office of René Dierkes, a state lawmaker from the right-wing Alternative for Germany…
Merz says Germany’s nuclear phaseout ‘irreversible’ but experts disagree
Germany’s Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Christian Democratic Union, CDU) has called his country’s nuclear phaseout “irreversible”, contradicting both…
German police conduct 13th Day of Action against online ‘hate’
On Wednesday, February 25, German law enforcement carried out a nationwide “Day of Action Against Online Hate” involving raids and interrogations in connection…
AfD avoids immediate ban after German court suspends its ‘extremist’ status
A German administrative court in Cologne ruled yesterday that the country’s domestic intelligence agency may not classify the right-wing Alternative for Germany…
Forty per cent of Berlin Police applicants fail German test
An inquiry into the qualifications of police applicants in Berlin has yielded results which politicians have called "shocking".
German court fines AfD politician €11,600 for use of stock photo allegedly showing Nazi salute
A state MP with the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has been fined of €11,600 for printing an election poster that allegedly showed a man performing…
German superior court says speaking ban for AfD leader was unlawful
The Bavarian Administrative Court has decided that two German towns were wrong to issue speaking bans for a leading representative of the right-wing Alternative…
German town issues speaking ban for AfD leader ahead of party convention
A small town in Bavaria has banned Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Björn Höcke from speaking in public at a local party convention tomorrow.
Most Germans think welfare state is unfinanceable as reform attempts fizzle out
A large majority of Germans think their country’s welfare state cannot be upheld financially in its current form.
German AfD party politician arrested in parliament over business in Belarus
In an unprecedented scene at Germany's Saxony Landtag, or parliament building, Alternative for Germany (AfD) state parliamentarian Jörg Dornau was detained by police…
Germany sent abroad more than €500m in child benefits in 2025
The German state has paid out a record sum in child benefits to recipients abroad in 2025, latest numbers by the Federal Employment Agency (BfA) show.
Berlin court acquits left-winger activist who forged AfD letters
A German left-winger who faked and sent out letters purportedly written by right-wing opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD) had been acquitted by a court…
German parliament push to deny access and pay to ‘extremists’ working for MPs
The leader of Germany's Bundestag, or parliament, is pushing for stricter rules to deny both access and pay to “extremists” who work for German MPs.
German State PM under fire for demanding crackdown on news sites and social media
Daniel Günther, the Conservative Prime Minster of the German State of Schleswig-Holstein, has come under fire for publicly embracing censorship of critical news…
AfD reaches biggest-ever lead over CDU in nationwide poll, set to win two State elections in 2026
Germany’s right-wing AfD opposition has continued to extend its lead in opinion polls in the new year.
US considers sanctions on German intelligence officials over AfD surveillance
The Trump administration is reportedly considering targeted sanctions against senior officials of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz…
‘Grotesque’ criminal case against former AfD MEP implodes in court
A long-running criminal case against Gunnar Beck, a former Member of the European Parliament for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has imploded before a Neuss…
AfD invited to 2026 Munich Security Conference after two-year hiatus
Members of Germany’s biggest opposition party, the right-wing Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), have been invited to participate in the Munich Security Conference…
‘Bullsh*t’: German State proclaims Covid-19 emergency to get billions in federal funding
The decision of the State government of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany to proclaim an official Covid-19 emergency to access billions of euros in federal funding has drawn…
Constitutional watchdog warns of ‘hard-right codes’ on German licence plates
Germany’s secret service is concerned about seemingly innocent letters on vehicle licence plates that may convey covert right-wing extremist messages.
AfD candidate elected vice mayor of Gelsenkirchen despite CDU-SPD plot to keep him out
A politician of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) has been elected vice mayor of the German industrial city of Gelsenkirchen (North Rhine Westphalia)…
Foreigners in Germany much less worried about right-wing extremism than ethnic Germans
Germans without a migrant history are considerably more afraid of right-wing extremism than migrants and foreigners living in the country.
German State bans AfD members from running for mayor
The German State of Rhineland-Palatinate has banned members of the right-wing Alternative for Germany party (AfD) from running for mayor.
German church spends €100,000 from collections to help Afghans sue for immigration
Germany’s Protestant Church will donate €100,000 to support Afghan citizens who want to sue for the right to immigrate to Germany.