Published time: 26 Aug, 2017 18:49 German Chancellor Angela Merkel was confronted by whistling and screaming protesters during a campaign speech for the second time in a little more than a week. The defiant chancellor told the anti-refugee hecklers Berlin still welcomes asylum-seekers. Merkel, who is seeking a fourth term as the leader of Germany […]
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After losing Patreon account, crowdfunded anti-refugee ship is adrift—literally
Enlarge / The Generation Identity crowdfunded ship C-Star broke down off Libya’s coast this morning. (credit: Sea-Eye) A right-wing “European identity” group called Generation Identity crowdfunded enough to hire a ship in order to intercept refugees from North Africa trying to reach Europe. But as the effort cast off in July, Patreon cancelled an account being […]
Germany saw up to 10 anti-refugee assaults a day in 2016 – official figures
More than 2,500 refugees were attacked in Germany last year, with roughly 10 assaults a day, according to a report by the interior ministry seen by AFP. Read more The attacks left 560 people injured, 43 of them children, the interior ministry revealed in a written reply to a parliamentary question, AFP reported, citing the […]