The first half of 2016 has already seen some 98 far-right musical events in Germany, with some concerts drawing thousands of fans, according to Die Welt. Authorities have warned that such events serve as recruitment tools, Deutsche Welle reported on 20 August 2016. Of that total, around 40 were rock concerts and 49 Liederabende, where right-wing extremist singers […]
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Call-to-arms by German populist right AfD
Populist right-wing AfD party co-leader Frauke Petry has encouraged Germans to carry firearms. She claims the government has lost its state monopoly to protect the public, especially in thinly populated areas, Deutsche Welle reported on 20 August. Petry, who caused an uproar January by suggesting German police could use firearms to deter incoming refugees, on Saturday […]
Germany: New far-right group comes under gaze of state spies
The far-right Identitarian Movement is growing in popularity in Germany to the extent that the main federal intelligence agency has started watching them, The Local.de reported on 12 August 2016. Up until this point, the movement, which has been present in Germany since 2012, had been observed by spy agencies at the state level. “We […]