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Violence Against Refugees Increasing in Germany

After rising numbers of violent attacks against refugees in Germany in 2014, the trend continues in 2015. A chronicle published by Antonio Amadeu Stiftung and PRO ASYL reports that through mid-April of this year,...

by JUMEN - Juristische Menschenrechtsarbeit in Deutschland
Photo: Gustave Deghilage - Flickr/CC content

After rising numbers of violent attacks against refugees in Germany in 2014, the trend continues in 2015. A chronicle published by Antonio Amadeu Stiftung and PRO ASYL reports that through mid-April of this year, there have been 25 attacks against refugee accommodation centers, 25 attacks against refugees and 41 anti-refugee demonstrations. One recent example of anti-refugee violence is the arson attack against a house that was planned for future refugee accommodation in Tröglitz.

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