Move comes after police computers were found to have been used in unauthorized searches for details of left-wing figures, who subsequently received threatening letters and emails

AfD accused of stoking the kind of anti-migrant sentiment that led to shooting of 9 people in Hanau; senior official refuses to distance himself from faction suspected of extremism

Floats for parades in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz and elsewhere are notorious for their no-holds-barred satire; this year some roasted anti-migrant sentiment

Parade floats in Cologne, Duesseldorf, Mainz feature commentary on hatred, days after German man killed 9 people of foreign background before apparently killing his mother, himself

Following shooting by white supremacist in Hanau, racist abuse in sports league, players, referees to don shirts with the motto 'red card for racism'

Interior minister says police presence will be raised across the country alongside increased surveillance at sensitive locations to counter danger

Thousands rally in cities throughout country amid shock over far-right attack in Hanau that claimed lives of nine people

Town has long been a place of coexistence between people of different origins, but residents are left shocked by shooting that killed nine

Counter-terror prosecutors investigating Wednesday attack say they see 'xenophobic motive' behind it, in latest killings blamed on the far right

Attacker who killed 10 in city of Hanau said to have published online manifesto calling for destruction of entire states in Asia, Africa, and killing their populations