Politics

Tens of thousands of pupils are demonstrating for more climate protection. A youth researcher explains why young people in Germany are so engaged in civic activism.

There have been numerous protest movements in Germany since the end of the Second World War. We present the most important of them.

Who takes in migrants rescued from distress at sea? That is what two EU ministerial meetings this week are about.

The German chancellor said the public has a "duty" to stand up to neo-Nazis just as the resistance faced the dictator.

Historian and protest researcher Philipp Gassert from the University of Mannheim explains how Germany’s culture of protesting has evolved.

To mark the 75th anniversary of Stauffenberg’s attempt to assassinate Hitler on 20 July: resistance to the Nazi regime took place on many levels. We present an overview.

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner explains in our interview how digitisation is driving forward sustainable development, though he also warns about data abuse.

German defence minister would be the first woman to take on the top political post in the European Union.

Carola Rackete has been lauded as a heroine and decried as a criminal for the aid she gives asylum-seekers in the Med.

Committed only to the law: five facts about the occupation of judge in Germany.

The politician Walter Lübcke was shot. Investigators suspect a right-wing extremist motive. Here the most important facts and reactions.

Responding to disasters with a great variety of aid from a united body: How Aktion Deutschland Hilft co-ordinates missions in crisis situations.