Country Report: Germany August 2026
By: Alexander Smith Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) wave flags as they take part in an AfD campaign rally in Hohenschoenhausen, Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2025. Image: Reuters/Christian Mang. Germany’s history of genocide began during its colonial rule of German South West Africa (GSWA), which Germany acquired at the Berlin Conference. Settlers forcibly took indigenous lands, massacred those that resisted German rule, established labor camps, and rape
Genocide Watch
Aug 6
60,000 far-right extremists in Germany, government says
By: George Wright June 30, 2026 Right-wing extremists remain the greatest threat to German democracy and their number increased significantly to 58,700 last year, the country's domestic intelligence service says. That number is an increase of more than 8,000 on the previous year, the agency says in its annual report, adding that extreme left-wing violence is also on the rise and is an alarm-call for Germany's rule of law. German democracy was under "practically permanent atta
BBC News
Jul 2
How to deal with the hard-right threat in Germany
As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective governments is getting harder.
The Economist
Sep 5, 2024
German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east
Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic success", with a big victory for the far-right party...
BBC News
Sep 2, 2024
German right-wing politician accused of trivialising Holocaust
AfD politician Alexander Gauland photographed during the 2017 election camapaign Credit: Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP One of the leaders of...
The Telegraph
Jun 4, 2018
