PEGIDA

Thousands attend anti-Islam pro-West rallies across Europe

Members of PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans agaisnt the Islamisation of the West) staged anti-Islam ralli...

Feb 08, 2016 09:41 PM EST

Merkel, heckled on visit to refugees, says no to xenophobia

Dozens of protesters shouted at Chancellor Angela Merkel and waved placards with the slogan "traitor...

Aug 26, 2015 09:14 PM EDT

German government to speed up asylum process but puts off aid decision

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government and leaders of Germany's powerful regions agreed on Friday to ...

May 09, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

German anti-euro AfD party loses support after internal row: poll

Germany's anti-euro Alternative for Germany (AfD) party slipped two points to 4 percent in an opinio...

Apr 29, 2015 10:09 AM EDT

German court overturns ban on headscarves for Muslim women teachers

Muslim women teachers can wear headscarves as long as it does not cause disruption in school, German...

Mar 14, 2015 11:00 AM EDT

Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen

Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorati...

Feb 17, 2015 05:40 AM EST

Anti-Islam group PEGIDA holds first Austria march

PEGIDA, the anti-Islam movement born in Germany, drew hundreds of supporters and counter-demonstrato...

Feb 03, 2015 06:32 AM EST

Rock concert, rallies overwhelm Germany's anti-Islam group

Germany's anti-Islam PEGIDA movement was overwhelmed by opponents of the far-right group at a rock c...

Jan 26, 2015 06:47 PM EST

Merkel vows to uphold protest rights after threat halts anti-Islam demo

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had a duty to protect the right to demonstrate in German...

Jan 20, 2015 03:55 AM EST

Merkel says Islam 'belongs to Germany' ahead of Dresden rally

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam "belongs to Germany", in a clear repudiation of...

Jan 13, 2015 03:32 AM EST

German anti-Islamist rally swells after attacks in France

A record 25,000 anti-Islamist protesters marched through the east German city of Dresden on Monday, ...

Jan 12, 2015 09:35 PM EST

Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack

Police are hunting three French nationals, including two brothers from the Paris region, after suspe...

Jan 07, 2015 10:19 PM EST