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Protesters take part in a demonstration titled "Unteilbar" (indivisible) against exclusion on August 24, 2019 in Dresden, eastern Germany. (John MACDOUGALL/AFP)
August 24, 2019, 7:00 pm
Thousands march against racism in Germany as far-right AfD surges in local polls
Demonstration takes place in heart of Dresden, which has also become cradle of Islamophobic movement Pegida and a stronghold for AfD
By Isabelle Le Page
Alaa S, right, who is suspected of being responsible for the stabbing of Daniel Hillig in Chemnitz, escorted by a police officer as he arrives for the start of his trial at the court in Dresden, Germany, March 18, 2019. (Matthias Rietschel/AP)
March 18, 2019, 1:31 pm
Syrian in court for killing that sparked German far-right riots
Fatal stabbing of Daniel Hillig in street fight, allegedly by asylum seekers, led to protests in Chemnitz that saw Jewish, Turkish and Iranian restaurants vandalized
By Andrea HENTSCHEL and David Courbet
This July 31, 2007 file photo shows a general view to the river Elbe and the old town district of Dresden, eastern Germany. The area, including the imposing Frauenkirche (center) was completely destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945. (AP photo/Matthias Rietschel)
February 25, 2019, 9:46 pm
German mayor apologizes for posting Nazi-era memorial ad
1945 notice described bombardment of Hildburghausen by Allied forces as a ‘terror attack,’ noted memorial event that included an address by Hitler’
By AP
This picture taken during the night of May 23, 2018, shows a burning spot (C) on the site in Dresden, eastern Germany, where a World War II bomb was found and defused. (AFP PHOTO / dpa / Marco Klinger / Germany OUT)
May 24, 2018, 7:38 pm
WWII bomb defused in Dresden after mass evacuation, fire
Nearly 9,000 people evacuated, including occupants of hospital and two elderly care homes, after corroded aerial bomb discovered during construction work
By AFP
Illustrative: In this Friday, June 26, 2015 file photo protesters demonstrate against accommodation for migrants in Freital, Germany, near Dresden. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)
March 7, 2018, 6:15 pm
Germany imprisons 8 for anti-migrant terrorism
Members of the so-called ‘Freital group’ sentenced for a series of explosives attacks targeting refugees, anti-fascist activists
By Andrea HENTSCHEL and Frank Zeller
Nobel Laureate Gunter Blobel. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 20, 2018, 6:22 pm
Nobel laureate who donated prize to rebuild Dresden synagogue and church dies
Günter Blobel, 81, witnessed Allied firebombing of Dresden as a child and gave $960,000 to city
By David Sedley
Michele Renouf speaking at a far-right rally in Dresden on February 17, 2018. (screen capture: YouTube)
February 19, 2018, 6:00 am
British woman probed for Holocaust denial at German rally
At event marking Allied bombing of Dresden, Australian-born Michele Renouf said Holocaust was perpetrated against German civilians
By AP
Illustrative image of neo-Nazi graffiti in Dresden, Germany. (CC BY Kalispera Dell, Wikimedia commons)
February 13, 2018, 9:57 am
6 neo-Nazis attacked in German city of Dresden
Police believe leftist extremists assaulted group of far-right demonstrators returning from rally
By AP
Illustrative image of neo-Nazi graffiti in Dresden, Germany. (CC BY Kalispera Dell, Wikimedia commons)
November 9, 2017, 9:25 am
Non-Jewish German teen honored for standing up to neo-Nazis
15-year-old Dresden schoolgirl called cops on classmates who gave Nazi salute, praised Hitler and sent anti-Semitic messages
By JTA
This July 31, 2007 file photo shows a general view to the river Elbe and the old town district of Dresden, eastern Germany. The area, including the imposing Frauenkirche (center) was completely destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945. (AP photo/Matthias Rietschel)
August 13, 2017, 2:52 pm
American tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up
Police investigating drunk American man who was punched by locals for making the offensive gesture in downtown Dresden
By AP
People hold candles during a ceremonial march to commemorate the 80th aniversary of the bombing the Spanish northern Basque village of Gernika on April 26, 2017. (Ander Gillenea/AFP)
April 28, 2017, 4:33 pm
Spain’s Guernica marks 80th anniversary of bombing
Sirens symbolically blare across town at precise moment when Nazi warplanes carpet-bombed it during Spanish Civil War
By Adrien VICENTE
Illustrative image of a woman with a headscarf walking past the entrance to the Fatih Camii Mosque in Dresden, eastern Germany, where traces of smoke can be seen after a bomb attack, September 27, 2016. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa/AFP)
December 9, 2016, 12:22 pm
German police detain suspect in Dresden mosque attack
29-year-old linked to xenophobic PEGIDA movement had railed against ‘criminal foreigners’ and ‘lazy Africans’
By AFP
Lutz Bachmann, founder of the far-right PEGIDA movement speaks during a rally in Dresden, April 18, 2016. (AFP/ROBERT MICHAEL)
April 19, 2016, 11:30 am
Head of German anti-Islam group due in court for hate speech
Lutz Bachmann, founder of far-right PEGIDA, charged with inciting racial hatred in Facebook posts
By Coralie Febvre
Demonstrators wave national flags of the Netherlands as members of Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident) protest in central Amsterdam on February 6, 2016. (Remko De Waal/ANP/AFP)
February 7, 2016, 2:19 am
Thousands march across Europe in anti-Islam rallies
Activists in Dresden, Amsterdam, Prague, Dublin warn of Europe’s ‘Islamization’; counter-protesters rail against ‘xenophobia’
By Andrea HENTSCHEL
Supporters of the far-right PEGIDA movement attend a protest rally on October 5, 2015 in Dresden, eastern Germany (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
January 19, 2016, 7:29 pm
German cops seek man with Hitler mustache who assaulted 2 people
Witnesses says man wearing swastika helmet attacked Afghan men in Dresden, gave a Nazi salute, and fled
By Agencies
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