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In this Sept. 8, 2017 file photo Alternative for Germany, AfD, deputy chairwoman Beatrix von Storch attends a press conference with former UK Independence Party leader, Nigel Farage in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

July 31, 2021, 2:04 am

Brazil’s welcome to granddaughter of Hitler’s finance minister draws Jewish ire

Jewish groups slam President Jair Bolsonaro for warm embrace of Beatrix von Storch, deputy leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

By Marcus M. Gilban

An election campaign poster of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD, party stands near a road in the federal state Saxony-Anhalt's capital in Magdeburg, Germany, on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

July 8, 2021, 9:27 pm

German court delays ruling on monitoring far-right party until after election

Court says it will not be able to tackle whether domestic intelligence agency can put the Alternative for Germany party under observation, as vote is too close

By AP

In this file photo, police use water canons to clear a blocked road near the German federal parliament, as people attend a protest rally in Berlin, Germany, against the coronavirus restrictions in Germany in July 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

June 15, 2021, 3:52 pm

German officials, Jewish groups warn far-right extremism on the rise

Head of Jewish umbrella group says report shows ‘shocking extent’ to which threat has grown; authorities say neo-Nazis sought to join protests against virus restrictions

By Frank Jordans

Delegates vote on an amendment on the second day of the congress of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD - Alternative fuer Deutschland) party in Dresden, eastern Germany, on April 11, 2021. (Jens Schlueter/ AFP)

April 11, 2021, 8:40 pm

Germany’s far-right AfD firms up election strategy, vows to fight virus rules

Party finalizes manifesto with vote to reject mask-wearing, ‘mania for locking down,’ as it seeks to capitalize on anger over pandemic restrictions

By AFP

Joerg Urban, leader of the Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony, is seen on displays as he gestures while addressing delegates during an AfD party congress in Dresden, eastern Germany, on April 10, 2021. (JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)

April 10, 2021, 9:59 pm

Germany’s far-right AfD seeks to capitalize on pandemic ahead of election

Running with the slogan ‘Germany. But normal,’ anti-immigration party apparently targeting anti-lockdown protesters and COVID-19 deniers

By Femke COLBORNE

People attend a so called 'A light for democracy' silent demonstration, initiated by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Erfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. The words at the German flag read 'We are the people'. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

March 4, 2021, 12:54 am

Germany to surveil far-right party for posing threat to democracy

Head of Central Council of Jews calls decision to monitor AfD over suspected extremist links a ‘right and necessary step’

By Femke COLBORNE

Tino Chrupalla, Federal Spokesperson, is seen on video screens during his speech at the Party Congress of farright AfD party at the Wunderland Kalkar, western Germany, on November 28, 2020. (INA FASSBENDER / AFP)

November 29, 2020, 8:45 am

Germany’s far-right AfD holds congress officials say could become virus hotspot

Party, which positioned itself alongside extremists railing against government policy to tackle pandemic, had to agree to social distancing, masks to get approval for gathering

By Isabelle Le Page

Spokesperson of the German right wing party AFD (Alternative for Germany) Christian Lueth attends a press conference to launch the party's election manifesto in Berlin, March 9, 2017. (Odd ANDERSEN/AFP)

September 29, 2020, 7:28 am

German far-right party fires official for comment on shooting, gassing migrants

Christian Lueth of AfD already suspended from post as parliamentary spokesman after allegedly describing himself as a ‘fascist’

By AP

A health worker (C) collects a swab sample from a man for Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing center in Siliguri, India, on August 29, 2020. (DIPTENDU DUTTA / AFP)

August 30, 2020, 9:56 am

Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

India sees highest daily case rate with 78,761 infections; nearly 843,000 have died from coronavirus worldwide; countries tighten restrictions to stem outbreak

By Glenda Kwek

A protestor holds a flag of the German Reich with a picture of US President Donald Trump in front of the Brandenburg Gate before a demonstration against the coronavirus measures by the German Government in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 29, 2020. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)

August 29, 2020, 11:28 am

Berlin braces for protest against COVID-19 restrictions after court gives okay

MP from left-wing party calls for counter-protests: ‘There must be no tolerance towards racists, anti-Semites, right-wing extremists and Nazis’

By Isabelle Le Page

Far-right and neo-Nazi supporters walk through Plauen in eastern Germany, May 1, 2019. (Sebastian Willnow/DPA/AFP via Getty Images/ via JTA)

July 9, 2020, 3:20 pm

Germany sees rise in number of right-wing extremists

Spike of nearly 8,000 mainly due to inclusion of members of far-right Alternative for Germany party; number of far-left and Islamic extremists each up by some 1,500

By AP

Illustrative: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center in red, addresses the Bundestag ahead of a EU summit in Berlin, Germany, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

July 1, 2020, 7:24 pm

German parliament warns against annexation, but doesn’t threaten sanctions

Non-binding motion proposed by ruling parties says unilateral move would ‘jeopardize Israel’s identity as a Jewish and democratic state’; far-right AfD signals tacit support

By Raphael Ahren

Andreas Kalbitz of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, September 2, 2019. (AP/Michael Sohn, File)

June 20, 2020, 6:20 am

Court halts German far-right figure’s expulsion from AfD party

Regional leader of Alternative for Germany, Andreas Kalbitz, retains rights in political faction after its national leadership voted him out due to undisclosed ties to extremists

By AP

June 15, 2020, 8:23 pm

German police place regional chapter of far-right AfD under surveillance

Brandenburg official says ‘important factual indications’ indicate party branch in the state is ‘striving against the free democratic order’

By AFP

AfD Federal Chairman Alexander Gauland delivers a speech during the official beginning of the far-right Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) state election campaign in Arnstadt, Germany, on September 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

May 7, 2020, 8:59 am

German far-right politician slammed for calling Nazi defeat ‘an ambivalent day’

Alternative for Germany’s Alexander Gauland says end of conflict marked a ‘loss of the possibility to shape things’ and should not be made a holiday

By AP