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German woman in neo-Nazi trial calm as emotions flare

Agence France-PresseMay 6, 2013 07:15
As angry anti-racism protesters rallied outside the courthouse Monday, the woman at the centre of a landmark German neo-Nazi murder trial was the picture of calm. As Beate Zschaepe entered the courtroom, arms casually crossed and looking confident, she briefly glanced toward the television cameras, then turned her back on them. The 38-year-old -- best known to the public looking dishevelled in a 2011 police mugshot -- now sported a black pantsuit, pressed white shirt, earrings and a glossy new hairstyle.

German pastor in dock over anti-Nazi protest violence

April 4, 2013 11:46
A German pastor went on trial Thursday for his role in a demonstration against neo-Nazis that turned violent. The 59-year-old Protestant youth minister, Lothar Koenig, stands accused before the district court in Dresden of inciting attacks against police at an anti-skinhead rally in February 2011. Prosecutors say that calls to leftist counter-demonstrators for violence against police officers were heard from the loudspeaker van Koenig was driving at the rally, and that he used the vehicle to try to force a police car from a road.

German court stirs anger over media limits at neo-Nazi trial

March 27, 2013 12:16
By Alexandra Hudson BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians, media and the country's Turkish community accused a German court of gross insensitivity in failing to guarantee Turkish reporters access to a trial of suspected neo-Nazis blamed for a racist killing spree. With the trial for the murder of eight Turks and a Greek due to start on April 17, the court allocated 50 guaranteed seats to media on a first-come-first-served basis. Reporters would have to queue for a further 50-60 places each day, the court said.

Greece arrests three neo-Nazis for attacks, arms posession

February 15, 2013 13:45
Greek police have arrested two neo-Nazi sympathisers for illegal arms possession and a third person suspected of involvement in an attack that left three Pakistani migrants hospitalised, a police source said Friday. The arrests come as Greece is increasingly coming under pressure by human rights groups and its European neighbours to fight its growing neo-Nazi tendencies and widespread xenophobic violence.

Austrian police say arrest neo-Nazi gang members

January 24, 2013 09:16
VIENNA, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Austrian police have arrested 10 suspected members of a neo-Nazi crime gang accused of arson attacks, weapons and drugs dealing, illegal prostitution, assault and other crimes. Police said on Thursday the gang maintained a reign of terror for years over red light districts in Upper Austria, costing businesses at least 3.5 million euros ($4.6 million). Some leaders of the gang, which called itself "Objekt 21", were known to police as neo-Nazis, a police spokeswoman told Reuters.

Austrian man gets 9 years for neo-Nazi website

January 11, 2013 07:30
VIENNA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - An Austrian court has sentenced a leading neo-Nazi figure to nine years in jail for his role in launching an extreme-right website that glorified Nazism. Gottfried Kuessel, 54, had denied any wrongdoing and told the court he had turned over a new leaf since serving a previous jail term for neo-Nazi activity, which is banned in Austria.
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