Right-wing violence in Germany hits highest level since 2016

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2026-05-01

Berlin (dpa) - German police recorded the highest number of right-wing motivated violent offences last year since 2016, according to a government response to a question from the opposition Left Party. The response, seen by dpa, showed that Germany's federal states had reported a total of 1,598 such offences for 2025 to the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) by the cut-off date of January 31, 2026. In most cases, investigations were launched on......

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