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Germany: Two policemen suspended over Nazi salute
September 3, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany: Two policemen suspended over Nazi salute

Police in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria are investigating two officers suspected of performing the illegal Hitler salute. The German constitution makes it a crime to exhibit Nazi symbols and the incident is likely to feed into a heated debate about racism and the rise of the far right after a record influx of mainly […]

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Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing
August 29, 2018 By Faith Matters

Germany: Far-right protesters clash with leftists after Chemnitz stabbing

Far-right groups spread “fake news” on social media to mobilise their supporters for violent protests targeting migrants after the fatal stabbing of a German man, said officials in the eastern German state of Saxony where they took place. German police have arrested a 22-year-old Syrian man and a 21-year-old Iraqi man over Sunday’s stabbing in […]

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