Anti-war groups protest 60th annual Munich Security Conference
Activists said the conference was a gathering of NATO warlords. Palestine solidarity activists displayed a large banner containing the names of thousands of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in Gaza
Farmers’ protests surge in Germany against cuts in subsidies and tax increases
The traffic light coalition government in Germany decided to cut subsidies to farmers and increase energy taxes while funding to imperialist wars goes uninterrupted
German workers across sectors protest fall in real wages
Trade unions have demanded a 10.5 % increase in wages in the public sector to cope with the soaring inflation
Progressives march in Bavaria, Germany, denouncing 48th G7 summit
The three-day summit of the Group-7 (G7) countries is being held from June 26-28 in Krun in the Bavarian Alps with around 20,000 security personnel present in the region
Train drivers organize two-day strike in Germany for better pay and benefits
Train drivers under the leadership of the Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) have demanded a pay rise of 3.2% by 2022 and a one-time COVID-19 allowance of EUR 600 (USD 706)
Close US bases and scrap plan to buy bombers, demands German left
Amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic and the socio-economic crisis inflicted by it, Germany’s federal government is set to acquire new combat bombers and contribute around 53 billion Euros (62.34 billion USD) this year to the NATO war alliance
German communists resist attempt at ‘cold ban’
German authorities are seeking to prevent the German Communist Party (DKP) from contesting election on bureaucratic pretexts. The party says it is a bid to drive it into financial ruin
Police violence against protesters in Dusseldorf, Germany condemned
On Saturday, hundreds of people including journalists were injured in police action in Dusseldorf against those who were opposing a law mooted by the North Rhine-Westphalian (NRW) State government which would penalize certain kinds of protest
Palestine solidarity demonstrations witnessed across Europe
Demonstrators in several cities across Europe expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and called for an end to Israeli occupation and aggression
The pandemic and the rise of the right in Germany
Luca Schaefer from the International Board of the Socialist German Workers’ Youth (SDAJ) speaks about the impact of COVID-19 in Germany and the state of the left
Police attack demonstration commemorating Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in Berlin
Police in Berlin tried to disrupt a rally attended by more than 3,000 people in memory of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht who were murdered on January 15, 1919. Protesters were injured due to police violence on Sunday and many were arrested
Progressives in Germany denounce racist ‘hygiene demos’ and anti-lockdown protests
Far-right groups in Germany have been organizing anti-lockdown demonstrations and racist “hygiene demos” targeting Jews and immigrant communities
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