theguardian.com / A drunken American tourist has been beaten up in the German city of Dresden after he repeatedly raised his arm to give the Nazi salute, police said.
The 41-year-old man, who was lightly injured in the attack, was being investigated for violating the law against the use of symbols from banned organisations, Dresden police said in a statement. Read Article
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economist.com reported ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Over the weekend two Chinese tourists were arrested in Germany for photographing themselves making Hitler salutes outside the Reichstag building in Berlin. The country has strict anti-hate laws, which prohibit pro-Nazi symbols and speech. The Chinese pair were released on €500 ($590) bail; […]
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zerohedge.com reported…As German chancellor Angela Merkel begins to wake up to what her ‘open borders’ policy has unleashed on the citizenry, none other than the mayor of the popular Bavarian resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen has penned a letter to the regional government begging them to tackle the “massive problems” posed by crime rates among refugees, while […]
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Reuters, yahoo.com reported Germany’s interior minister has warned that the country is home to more than 500 Islamic militants who could be capable of carrying out assaults on their own or as members of “hit teams.” Speaking in an interview with Bild newspaper, Thomas de Maiziere said there were currently at least 520 “potential attackers” […]
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bbc.com reported for the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency….The document said “an attack on German territory, requiring conventional defence of the nation, is unlikely”. But, it said, a major security threat to the nation in future could […]
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BBC.com reported German police are engaged in a huge anti-terror manhunt in the city of Munich after six people died in a shopping mall shooting. Police confirmed six deaths at the Olympia mall and several wounded. The attackers are still on the run. Witnesses said they had seen three with guns. Police urged people to […]
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telegraph.co.uk reported a German man has been sentenced to eleven years and seven months in jail for the murder of a British expat in Berlin, in a killing widely believed to have been motivated by xenophobia. The parents of Luke Holland looked on as their son’s killer was sentenced in a Berlin court room on […]
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systematic assaults on women bbc.com reported…The mayor of Cologne has summoned police for crisis talks after about 80 women reported sexual assaults and muggings by men on New Year’s Eve. The scale of the attacks on women at the city’s central railway station has shocked Germany. About 1,000 drunk and aggressive young men were involved. […]
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thelocal.ed reported – The goat-headed, troll-like monsters (Krampus) come out at night and roam Christmas markets and villages are part of southern German tradition during the holidays. Read Article
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France’s decision last week to penalize the clients of prostitutes has led to fears of an “avalanche” of curb crawlers crossing the border to the German town of Saarbrücken. A mega brothel is already being planned in the town. France’s new law is expected to come into force in the second half of next year. […]
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