Many mosques in Germany have received anonymous threatening messages, amid a growing sense of fear and insecurity among growing segments of Muslims, while the security authorities are trying to trace the sources of the threats. In recent years in the states of Osnabrück, Hesse, Bavaria, and Berlin, Muslim communities have received many threatening messages in…
A recent report revealed that immigrant families in Germany have considerable difficulty finding a place for their children in a daycare center. In contrast, the report indicates that German children have easier access to such facilities. According to The Expert Council of German Institutions for Integration and Migration (SVR), which conducted the study, children with…
The German government is racing against the clock to reach immigration agreements with at least six countries, in order to prevent the deterioration of public services that suffer from a large shortage of employees, and at the same time to limit irregular migration. The negotiations include Georgia, Moldova, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, in addition to preparations…
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party proposed deporting members of “criminal” Arab clans even without committing a crime, which sparked widespread controversy in human rights circles. The draft paper notes that “members of organized crime communities” can lose their right to residency “regardless if they have a criminal conviction.” A spokesman…
The Federal Government announced that the number of politically motivated attacks, destruction of property and attacks on refugee shelters in Germany has increased since the beginning of the year. At a time when the number of asylum applications is increasing, new shelters for refugees are being built in Germany. But attacks on refugee centers are…
Media outlets have revealed calls by a major German party to force more than half a million refugees, who receive unemployment benefits, to work, amid human rights criticism calling for considering their conditions. The “Christian Democratic Union” (the largest party in the country) called for forcing refugees to enter the labor market, noting that about…
A right extremist running for the mayoralty in the town of Wittstock, Brandenburg, raises concern of the country’s political circles about extremists’ efforts to penetrate the social fabric, especially after his controversial statements about “beating foreigners.” Right-winger Sandy Ludwig, who runs a tattoo shop, confirmed his pride in his national affiliation, stressing at the same…
While voices came from the Christian Democrats in Germany calling for more border controls to limit the flow of refugees, the German Ministry of the Interior did not see that there was a need to discuss such a measure at the present time. The flow of refugees to Germany has increased recently due to the…
Germany announced the arrest of a Syrian national “on strong suspicion of committing war crimes against humanity in Syria” between 2012 and 2015. German prosecutors said in a statement on August 3 that the suspect identified as “Ahmad H.” worked as a local commander of the “Shabiha” militia integrated into the National Defense Militia in…
An Iraqi couple went through difficult months fearing deportation to refugee camps in Poland, just before the German authorities decided at the last minute to cancel the deportation and consider their requests for church asylum. In an effort to obtain protection, the Kurdish family lived under the roof of the Protestant Church, but their lives…
Mohammed Atef I was petrified after the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the summer of 2014, I knew that it was the end. Some lost hope in the revolution after the massacre of Mohammed Mahmoud in November 2011, others lost it after the massacre of the Cabinet that took place a…
Mohammed Atef Migration and asylum are among the main themes that are always raised in the political arena and in the media scene in Germany. In this article, we briefly present the position of the main German political parties towards that sensitive issue. The Alternative for Germany (AFD) On the far right, there is…
