Germany s federal police have found that over 1,000 sexual crimes were committed across germany on new year s eve. Germany warns against targeting migrants for new years. New years eve assaults renew german tensions over migrants. What happened after 1,000 women were sexually assaulted in. Migrants protest in german cities after revenge attacks. Even the simplest calculation of 300,000 migrants per year means over 12 million new arrivals by 2060 to complement germany s population of 81 million. Colognes mayor calls crisis talks with police after about 80 women reported sexual assaults and mugging by men on new year s eve. The reports of assaults on new year s eve in cologne set off a national outcry after the police described the attackers as young men who appeared to.
New years eve in berlin migrants fire guns in public youtube. Thousands were packed into the citys main square when the attacks occurred. German protesters angry about the new year s eve mob sex attacks and muggings in cologne, germany, clashed with police on saturday. Authorities now think that on new year s eve, more than 1,200 women were sexually assaulted in various german cities, including more than 600 in cologne and about 400 in hamburg. At least cases of sexual assault were reported in germany s capital on new year s eve despite the citys creation of a safety area for women to celebrate the arrival of 2018 near berlins. Parallels police in cologne are investigating reports of sexual assaults that occurred during new year s eve. Muslim migrants shoot at police and set school on fire in. Merkel facing further pressure for a cap on migrants. What happened after 1,000 women were sexually assaulted.
German chancellor angela merkels popularity has dropped after sexual assaults in cologne on new year s eve that have been blamed on migrants, and. The reports of assaults on new year s eve in cologne set off a national outcry after the police described the attackers as young men who appeared to have a north african or arabic background. Over 1,200 women assaulted in germany on new year s eve. Germany s merkel toughens tone on migrants after new year s eve assaults serial offenders who repeatedly rob or repeatedly affront women must feel the full force of. Sexual assaults reported in berlin despite safety area. Germany takes steps to guard women against sexual assault.
Germany shocked by cologne new year gang assaults on women. The men behind new year s eve assaults on women in cologne were almost exclusively of north african and arab origin, an official report says. Germany warns against targeting migrants for new year s eve sex assaults chancellor angela merkel demanded that the perpetrators be found and brought to justice, regardless of their origin or. Germanys merkel toughens tone on migrants after new year. Of the 500 attacks which were filed in detail with the police, only 17 appear in the police crime statistics. Cpd shotspotter picks up more than 300 rounds new year s eve into new year s day duration. Reports of new year s eve sexual assaults feed into german debate over migrant crisis witnesses describe perpetrators as middle easternlooking men. Footage shot outside colognes main station on new year s eve and into the early parts of new year s day shows the chaotic celebrations that took place as revellers saw in 2016. German police report that sexual offence complaints at the towns carnival have quadrupled since. There were similar incidents at the public celebrations in hamburg, dortmund, dusseldorf, stuttgart, bielefeld and frankfurt.
Cologne attackers were of migrant origin minister bbc news. New years eve party in berlin to have safe zone for. For all of germany, police estimated in a document. The chancellors traditional new year s eve address. Opposition to merkels refugee policies builds after. Refugees in germany colognes aftershocks europe the.
New years sex assaults add fuel to refugee debate in germany. Hundreds of women were groped and assaulted by mainly north african migrants in cologne on new year s eve 2016. Germany takes steps to guard women against sexual assault as they ring in new year. Reports of attacks on women in germany heighten tension. An outbreak of sexual violence across germany during new year s revelries is being popularly blamed on asylum seekers and migrants. Merkel facing further pressure for a cap on migrants entering germany after allies call for limit on excessive number of newcomers. Germany s chancellor, angela merkel, has proposed tougher laws that would make it easier to deport migrants after a wave of sex attacks in cologne that. Cologne sexual assaults at new years eve coordinated. Parallels police in cologne are investigating reports of sexual assaults that occurred during new year s eve celebrations. A spate of sexual assaults allegedly by middle eastern and north african men on new year s eve in cologne has sparked a political firestorm in germany. Reports of new years eve sexual assaults feed into german. One new year s eve party in berlin will include a safe zone for women staffed by the german red cross to act as support after reports of sexual assault at last year s celebrations.
Migrants protest in german cities after revenge attacks over new year s eve wave of assaults on women thousands of people rally in cologne and stuttgart against farright violence. During the 20152016 new year s eve celebrations, there were mass sexual assaults, 24 alleged rapes and numerous thefts in germany, mainly in cologne city center. The twoway in berlin, authorities are taking extra security measures ahead of new year. A police report from the german federal police bka in july revealed that across germany on new year s eve in cologne, stuttgart, and other cities over 1,200 women were sexually assaulted. Police in cologne are investigating reports of sexual assaults that occurred during new year s eve celebrations. The german city of cologne is reeling at revelations a series of hundreds of violent sexual assaults on new year s eve on local women were coordinated. A string of sex assaults and robberies during new year s celebrations in germany has fuelled debate about the countrys ability to integrate large numbers of refugees after police said that men. Angela merkel seeks tougher laws to deport migrants after. New years eve assaults put heat on germanys angela. New year s eve assaults renew german tensions over migrants. She is pictured giving her new year s eve message left. The aftershocks spreading from allegations of new year s eve assaults by migrants in german cities have provoked the biggest challenge to chancellor angela merkel since she threw open germany. Germany s migrant crisis has reached new levels of violence and anger in cologne as hooligans attacked foreigners as revenge for mass sexual assaults in the city on new year s eve.
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