SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 17, 2013
Excrement and urine have been splattered on the Munich office of a lawyer representing plaintiffs in Germany's biggest neo-Nazi trial. Police suspect far-right extremists were behind the incident, just one of several apparently intended to intimidate anti-racist and immigrant groups as the trial gets underway. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 16, 2013
It may have begun as a joke, but with the adoption of slogans used by the Nazis, an ongoing feud pitting long-time Berliners against newer residents from southern Germany may have crossed a line. By Charly Wilder more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 15, 2013
Bitter laughter, heckling and loud murmers from the public gallery: the trial of Beate Zschäpe descended into angry, heated exchanges among the lawyers and the judge on its third day on Wednesday. One lawyer even asked the judge to forbid laughter. Nerves are fraying in Germany's biggest neo-Nazi trial. By Gisela Friedrichsen in Munich more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 14, 2013
Germany's biggest neo-Nazi trial resumed on Tuesday after an eight-day adjournment. The prosecutor read out the charges against the main defendant, Beate Zschäpe, who is accused of involvement in 10 murders. She remained impassive as the families of the victims gasped at the details of the crimes. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 13, 2013
Relatives of the victims of the NSU terror cell were furious that the trial was adjourned last week so the judge could consider a defense motion of bias against him. But the victims' lawyers criticized this legitimate instrument. They are giving their clients exaggerated expectations and should know better. A commentary by Gisela Friedrichsen more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2013
The German government has been under fire ever since a murderous far-right terror cell was uncovered in 2011. Now, Chancellor Merkel's justice minister has proposed the establishment of a commission to coordinate the battle against extremism in the country. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 07, 2013
The number of employees at German security firms with ties to neo-Nazis is on the rise, posing a risk to public safety. For the time being, background checks on applicants in the sector are woefully inadequate. But calls for tighter controls are getting louder. By Andreas Ulrich more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 07, 2013
Anti-racism groups and immigrants are hoping the neo-Nazi trial that started on Monday in Munich will launch a broad public debate about racism in Germany. Instead, it has narrowed the focus on Beate Zschäpe, the main defendant. Media commentators warn that expectations of the trial are exaggerated. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 06, 2013
The series of racist murders perpetrated by the neo-Nazi terror trio National Socialist Underground represents a massive failure on the part of German law enforcement officials. But as the trial starts on Monday, editorialists say that German society is also to blame. more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 06, 2013
A massive neo-Nazi trial opened in Germany on Monday seeking to bring justice to the victims of a murder spree that killed 10. Families of the victims want answers that will bring closure: Why were their relatives killed and why did the government fail to detect the true origins of the seven-year crime wave? By Gisela Friedrichsen in Munich more... [ Video | Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 06, 2013
Germany's biggest neo-Nazi trial opened on Monday in the glare of the media as the main defendant, neo-Nazi Beate Zschäpe, faced charges of complicity in a spate of racially motivated murders. But in the sign of how drawn-out the trial is likely to be, it was adjourned after her lawyers claimed the judge is biased. more... [ Video | Forum ]
