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Germany

German government registered 506 antisemitic crimes in the fourth quarter of 2022

The federal German government said in response to a parliamentary question that in the fourth quarter of 2022 it registered 506 antisemitic crimes, including 17 violent acts.

Last known survivor of WWII White Rose Nazi resistance group dies at 103

Traute Lafrenz, the last known survivor of a German group known as the White Rose that actively resisted the Nazis, has died. She was 103.

Frankfurt cancels Roger Waters performance due to his antisemitism

The German city of Frankfurt has canceled a show by former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters due to his antisemitism.

Number of participants in neo-Nazi demonstrations in Germany doubled in 2022

According to the Bundestag, the number of participants in Nazi marches more than doubled. In 2022,15,700 people would have taken part in rallies of the extreme right, in 2021 there were 7,745.

German Minister of Justice wants to free laws from Nazi language

Existing laws from the Nazi era are to be freed from the language of National Socialism according to Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann. 

Felix Klein: “AfDs motion to ban religious slaughter in Germany is a fundamental attack on Jewish life”

German government's antisemitism commissioner Felix Klein has criticized AfD 's intention to ban religious slaughter in Germany.  "The motion by the AfD parliamentary group to ban religious slaughter in Germany is a fundamental attack on Jewish life in Germany" said Klein.

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