After plastic explosives and Nazi memorabilia were found at an elite soldier’s home, Germany worries about a problem of far-right infiltration at the heart of its democracy.
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Germany Disbands Special Forces Group Tainted by Far-Right Extremists
For years, far-right extremists were tolerated inside Germany’s most elite military unit. An underground bunker of explosives has woken the authorities to an alarming problem.
Germany’s Coronavirus Protests: Anti-Vaxxers, Anticapitalists, Neo-Nazis
The pandemic marginalized the far right, as Germans rallied behind Angela Merkel. But the reopening has brought them back, and they are preparing to seize new opportunities.
U.S. Will Give Terrorist Label to White Supremacist Group for First Time
The designation of the Russian Imperial Movement reflects growing concerns among U.S. officials about violent white supremacists with transnational links.
Germany Shuts Down Far-Right Clubs That Deny the Modern State
In a first, the federal government banned two clubs with allegiance to the old German Reich. Police raids on members’ homes found weapons, propaganda and narcotics.
‘Slovakia Has Woken Up’: Governing Party Suffers Decisive Election Defeat
The loss paves the way for a new governing coalition after the main opposition group ran a campaign under the slogan “Together Against the Mafia.”
Far-Right Terrorism Is No. 1 Threat, Germany Is Told After Attack
The authorities, long criticized as complacent about the extreme right, promised an increased police presence at mosques, airports, train stations and borders.
Germany Says It’s Broken Up a Far-Right Terrorism Network
After raids in six states on Friday morning, federal prosecutors arrested 12 men, one of them a police employee.
Germans Unnerved by Political Turmoil That Echoes Nazi Era
Germans took to the streets in protest this week when the far right and Chancellor Merkel’s conservatives voted together in a local power struggle. To some, it was like “the Third Reich has been resurrected.”
British Police Said Watch Out for Extremists — Like Climate Activists
The counterterrorism police quickly disavowed a brochure grouping Extinction Rebellion with militant white supremacists and Islamists. A top government official did not.