Interior Ministry bans United German Peoples and Tribes, linked to far-right Reichsbuerger movement which rejects authority of state; firearms, propaganda material seized

After shooting rampage targeting immigrants and last year's anti-Semitic Yom Kippur attack, government is under pressure to act but is struggling to find answers

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

Draft law calls for pressuring social networks like Facebook and Twitter to quickly remove offending content

Noting October targeting of synagogue in Halle, among other incidents, interior minister says hundreds more officers will investigate and prevent nationalist crimes

Interior minister warns there are 24,000 known extremists in country with half of them considered prone to violence; plans to ban six small far-right groups

Changes close loopholes that previously shut out some claimants; second, third, fourth and in some cases fifth generation descendants can apply, says interior ministry

Annual report by domestic intelligence agency shows attacks targeting Jews almost doubled in 2018

Interior minister says killing of Walter Luebcke, who strongly supported welcoming refugees, allegedly by man with history of violent hate crimes, is 'alarm signal'

Felix Klein laments 'increasing social disinhibition and brutality,' says state officials need better education on tackling hatred