Germany

Powerful solidarity with refugees in Austria and Germany
International

Powerful solidarity with refugees in Austria and Germany

Anti-racists from Austria and Germany joined forces at the border town of Passau
17 September 2018
Anti-racists organise in Germany after attack
International

Anti-racists organise in Germany after attack

Christine Buchholz, MP for left party Die Linke, spoke to Socialist Worker about how to confront the far right
04 September 2018
Chemnitz—A warning from Germany
Features

Chemnitz—A warning from Germany

Several thousand Nazis went on the rampage against migrants and left wingers in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on the August bank holiday weekend. Gabi Engelhardt from Aufstehen Gegen Rassismus (Stand Against Racism) Chemnitz spoke to the Marx21 socialist magazine about what’s fuelled the far right—and how to push it back
31 August 2018
State racism fuelled German Nazi attacks
News

State racism fuelled German Nazi attacks

Nazis went on the rampage in Chemnitz, Germany, over the bank holiday weekend.
28 August 2018
International round up: Did Macron cover up for bodyguard?
International

International round up: Did Macron cover up for bodyguard?

Plus section of German left turns against refugees
24 July 2018
Is the world going back to the 1930s?
Features

Is the world going back to the 1930s?

The growth of right wing populism and fascism provokes fears of a re-run of a disastrous decade
15 July 2018
Socialist Review Archive

Fighting racism in Germany

Left wing German group Marx21 interviewed Nora Berneis, spokeperson for Stand Up against Racism, about the campaign which is taking on the country’s far-right party Alternative for Germany.
02 July 2018
Reviews & Culture

In the Fade

Set in contemporary Germany and Greece, In the Fade, the latest film from Hamburg-born filmmaker Fatih Akin, is a chilling exploration of European neo-Nazism as seen through one woman’s insufferable bereavement. Katja Sekerci (Diane Kruger), who is white and German, marries her Kurdish-German husband Nuri (Numan Acar) while he is in prison for drug dealing....
04 June 2018
Germany: 70,000 anti-racists protest against far right AfD in Berlin
International

Germany: 70,000 anti-racists protest against far right AfD in Berlin

The protests were supported by over 120 organisations including the Labour-type SPD, Die Linke, the Greens, trade unions, Muslim organisations, refugee groups and cultural groups.
27 May 2018
Fascists can’t sing—banned songs a hit at Gate Theatre
Reviews & Culture

Fascists can’t sing—banned songs a hit at Gate Theatre

A new musical collaboration between a west London theatre and the English National Opera sticks two fingers up to the Nazis, says Jasmine Fischer
21 May 2018
Kathe Kollwitz—powerful images of loss and struggle
Reviews & Culture

Kathe Kollwitz—powerful images of loss and struggle

KAthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)lived through some of the most turbulent years of the 20th century. They were years of great hope and terrible tragedy.
24 April 2018
Socialist Review Archive

Germany’s grand coalition boosts right

The Nazi-led Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) is poised to become Germany’s main opposition party thanks to the political bankruptcy of leaders of the country’s Social Democratic Party (SPD). The SPD reached a deal with Conservative CDU leader Angela Merkel last week, reviving the “grand coalition” of the previous four years, which was a prime reason...
26 February 2018