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Germany Threatens Fines as Youth Ignore Call-Up Survey

Thousands of young Germans are refusing to comply with a compulsory survey that could see them called up for military service, forcing the government to threaten fines and even jail time to enforce participation.

Since January, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government has sent more than 200,000 mandatory notices to 18-year-old men under a new system designed to rebuild the Bundeswehr. Recipients must provide details on their health, fitness, and willingness to serve—information that will be used to decide who is selected.

by Blazingcatfur•May 9, 2026May 8, 2026•0•Germany

More than 50,000 pupils expected to strike over German rearmament policy

Tens of thousands of pupils across Germany are expected to boycott the classroom and take to the streets in a nationwide protest organisers say is to stop the government’s rearmament policy turning young people into “cannon fodder”.

Despite threats from teachers’ associations and education ministries, which have said anyone who demonstrates during school hours could risk penalties and even expulsion, organisers say they expect the number of participants at Friday’s school strike to be at least as high as the estimated 50,000 who attended each of the first two.

by Blazingcatfur•May 8, 2026May 7, 2026•0•Germany, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?

Christian YouTubers Prosecuted for Criticizing Islamic Antisemitism in Germany

A criminal investigation in Germany has drawn international attention and reignited debate over freedom of speech and religious criticism. At the center of the case are two Christian YouTubers who spoke out against Islamic antisemitism and are now under scrutiny by prosecutors for it.

The case involves ‘Niko’ and ‘Tino,’ creators of the YouTube channel Eternal Life, where they publish content about Christianity, faith, and social issues. In 2024, they uploaded a video titled “Islam is not peace,” in which they criticized what they described as Islamic antisemitism in Germany.

by Blazingcatfur•May 6, 2026May 6, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Christian Persecution, Germany, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Millions of Syrians Are Returning Home—but Not From Germany

Millions of Syrians are returning home—but of the more than 900,000 living in Germany, very few have shown an interest in leaving, official figures show.

According to figures from the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, reported by Welt, over 1.6 million Syrian refugees have returned since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled in December 2024, most of them from neighboring countries: 634,000 from Turkey; 621,000 from Lebanon; and 284,000 from Jordan.

In the report, Germany is included in a category called “other countries”—with just over 6,000 returnees in total.

Not many from Canada either.

by Blazingcatfur•May 4, 2026May 3, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany, Syria

‘We love our Americans’: the German town rocked by Trump’s plan to withdraw US troops

Despite Donald Trump’s frequent bluster, Nadine Firmont said the US president’s move to pull American troops out of Germany had hit her town like a bombshell.

“I have to tell you I was honestly shocked,” said Firmont, 45, who works at a high school in Landstuhl, south-west Germany, the heart of the largest American military community outside the US.

Even with previous drawdowns and discussions of US redeployments, Trump’s angry outburst carried a blunt menace that startled Firmont and her neighbours.

by Blazingcatfur•May 2, 2026May 2, 2026•0•Germany, USA

US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz

The US Department of Defence plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran.

The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz, who suggested the US had been “humiliated” by Iranian negotiators.

In social media posts on Thursday, Trump said Merz was “doing a terrible job” and had “problems of all kinds”, including on immigration and energy. Trump has also suggested pulling US troops from Italy and Spain.

by Blazingcatfur•May 2, 2026May 1, 2026•0•Germany, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?, USA

New ‘Loyalty’ Guidelines Target AfD-Linked Civil Servants

The minority government of Saxony, led by Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU), has enacted a new code of conduct designed to ensure the constitutional loyalty of the state’s public workforce.

Following the Saxony intelligence agency’s classification of the local chapter of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) as “confirmed right-wing extremist,” the regional interior ministry is mandating heightened scrutiny for civil servants and public employees who maintain ties to the party.

by Blazingcatfur•April 30, 2026April 29, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Top Fritz Weenie

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

The US is being “humiliated” by Iran’s leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran.

Two days ago Donald Trump cancelled a trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A previous round in the Pakistani capital two weeks earlier, when JD Vance, the American vice-president, led the US delegation, broke up without progress.

Merz’s trenchant assessment of the stalled US-Iranian talks, which appeared certain to deepen the severe transatlantic rift between the US and its Nato allies, directly contradicts Trump’s effort to cast the limbo in a positive light.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", Germany, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?, USA, WTF?

Germany’s military expansion won’t convince young people to enlist

Germany has unveiled its first military strategy since the Second World War, and it’s certainly ambitious. By 2039, Berlin wants to command the strongest army in Europe, with a total of 460,000 combat-ready troops. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius argues that this is a historic turning point, and he’s right. But the national effort he’s asking for requires a change in the national attitude toward war, which may be much harder to achieve.

by Blazingcatfur•April 27, 2026April 27, 2026•0•Germany, NATO

Syrians and Afghans in Germany eight times as likely to be suspects of violent crime as locals

Some groups of foreigners in Germany are much more likely to commit violent crimes as Germans themselves, new numbers from the German police show.

According to the Police Criminal Statistics (PKS) for 2025 – which were made public on April 20 – 273 out of 100,000 German men became suspects of a violent crime in the past year.

by Blazingcatfur•April 25, 2026April 24, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany

German Schools Block Students From AfD Work Placements

Schools in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt have barred pupils from undertaking work placements with the regional parliamentary group of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), triggering a row over political neutrality in education.

The restrictions apply to the annual “Girls’ and Boys’ Day” (also known as Zukunftstag), a nationwide initiative that allows students to gain short-term work experience in businesses, public institutions, and political offices.

by Blazingcatfur•April 24, 2026April 23, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

Turkish Association: German Crime Statistics “Racist”

The Turkish Association in Germany has accused the government of promoting a “racist” interpretation of crime statistics.

The criticism follows the release of the latest police crime figures, which show a mixed trend. While overall recorded crime fell by 5.6% in 2025 to around 5.5 million cases—largely due to changes in drug laws—serious offences increased. Murder and manslaughter rose by 6.5%, while rape and other serious sexual offences climbed by 8.5%. Knife-related incidents also remained high, with around 29,000 cases recorded, averaging roughly 80 per day.

by Blazingcatfur•April 21, 2026April 21, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany

Germany: Foreigners vastly overrepresented in violent crimes in 2025 criminal data, 72% increase in rape since 2018

The official crime statistics for Germany have now been released for 2025, and they show a continued “upward trend” in the proportion of non-German suspects, particularly in serious and violent crime categories like murder, rape, and robbery.

by Blazingcatfur•April 21, 2026April 21, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Germany

Germany wants reservists up to 70 as troop shortage bites

The Reservist Association of the German Armed Forces has called for the government to raise the age limit for army reservists from 65 to 70 years.

As Bastian Ernst, the association’s new president, told news agency RND today, this was necessary to counter the army’s manpower shortage problem:

“We should raise the age limit for reservists from 65 to 70. In our view, this makes sense in many respects. After all, the retirement age is rising in other areas too.

by Blazingcatfur•April 21, 2026April 21, 2026•0•Germany

“Stop AfD at Any Cost”: Rule of Law Takes a Back Seat in Germany

Germany’s declining establishment parties are again undermining the very institutions they pretend to defend in order to limit the capabilities of the rising Alternative for Germany (AfD).

In Rhineland-Palatinate, in the southwest of the country, where the populist party recently secured a record election result, the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens are teaming up to alter the constitution. They want to change the rules for parliamentary inquiry committees so as to block the AfD from convening investigative committees of their own.

by Blazingcatfur•April 16, 2026April 16, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party