GERMANY: Muslims Targeted Again
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By Julio Godoy
BERLIN, Oct 12 (IPS) – Immigrants and foreigners were again targeted through the election campaign last month by right-wing politicians looking to win votes through racist statements.
The campaign is over, but the debate on the German management of immigration goes on, fuelled [...]
GERMANY: Opposition Builds Up Over Afghanistan
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN, Aug 14 (IPS) – German writers and philosophers have begun to condemn military intervention in Afghanistan as an "invasion", a "mistake", and a "delusion".
In an essay titled ‘Cowardice before our own people’ last week in Der Spiegel weekly, philosopher and writer [...]
GERMANY: Nuclear Power Fails, And Nobody Notices
Global Analyst Online – Global News Blog / IPS
By Julio Godoy
BERLIN, Jul 31 (IPS) – Seven German nuclear plants have failed to generate any electricity this month due to technical breakdowns. They have about half the production capacity of Germany’s 17 nuclear reactors, but Germany did not suffer any power shortages.
The plants have between them [...]
