Victims of the communist party that ruled the former East Germany are set to receive improved financial support following a decision by Germany's Bundestag, the lower house of parliament. The measure, ...

Theories that the AfD has more support in former East German states than in the country’s west have recently been debunked by recent opinion polls: According to nationwide surveys, the party now ...

The former castle grounds were used as a prison from 1864. In 1950, the facility was turned into the largest women's prison in East Germany. Around 24,000 women, including 8,000 political ...

Hidden in the forests of eastern Germany are relics of the Cold War. This documentary follows experts as they search for clues and uncover secrets in the bunkers of the former East Germany.

“The Purple Witch” for her brightly dyed hair, was a feared hardliner who overhauled school curriculum to include communist doctrine and military training. A small funeral was held in Chile ...

In the former East Germany, picturesque medieval villages, storybook castles and palaces, stunning landscapes with forests, parks and gardens and a thousand-year history beckon. While most ...

The study came days after more than 40 gravestones were overturned in a Jewish section of the town cemetery of Köthen, in the former East German state of Saxony-Anhalt. (JTA) — A new survey by ...

Frauke Petry, a former leader of Alternative for Germany ... Lorenz Haase, a prosecutor in the east German city Dresden, said the case is unlikely to proceed quickly. Until the federal elections ...

Chemnitz now aspires to revitalize itself as a cultural and hospitality destination, transitioning from its former East German identity as Karl Marx City to European Capital of Culture 2025.