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Alternative for Germany

Tens of thousands of demonstrators fill Munich’s Ludwigstraße, one of the cities main boulevards, in protest against recent revelations about a meeting between members of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Protest
‘I’m here to fight for democracy’: Tens of thousands protest against the far-right in Germany
Three elections posters show Social Democratic top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, Christian Democratic top candidate Armin Laschet, center, and top candidate of the Greens Annalena Baerbock in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. 
Elections
Dubious voting fraud claims in Germany spread online ahead of elections
a German flag waves and a protester holds up a sign that says "tolerance Nazi"
Extremism
Is there a ‘Nazi emergency’ in the German city of Dresden?
A mural of a white bird, chain and rose painted on the Berlin wall and a person walking by it
Arts
Artists in Germany fear backlash after far-right party wins big
a protest in east germany with lots of people
Conflict
Anti-immigrant protesters chant ‘Resistance!’ in German city after killing
A man who identifies himself as a migrant takes a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside a refugee camp near the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015.
Conflict
For many Germans, this election is about refugees
Christa Schmidt at the table in her apartment in Traunreut where she tutors refugees in German. Schmidt’s parents were German refugees from Romania.
Conflict
A small German city finds it’s not easy welcoming hundreds of Syrian refugees
Robert Timm has been active with the Identitarian Movement in Berlin since April 2016.
Global Politics
Meet the identitarians, Europe’s ‘new right’
Activists pose on a "United To Stop Trump" cardboard wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany to urge Americans abroad to vote, on Sept. 23.
Global Politics
Trump’s win: The view from Berlin