Skip next section Police in Bavaria arrest 3 far-right Reichsbürger suspects
08/07/2025August 7, 2025
Police in Bavaria arrest 3 far-right Reichsbürger suspects
Three people suspected of belonging to the have been arrested, the Bavarian state criminal police in southern Germany said Thursday.
Authorities accuse the suspects of being members of a terrorist organization that aimed to violently overthrow Germany’s constitutional order.
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Skip next section Germany to extend border checks, increase deportations — Dobrindt
08/07/2025August 7, 2025
Germany to extend border checks, increase deportations — Dobrindt
German Interior Minister has said Germany will maintain its border controls beyond September and step up efforts to deport people who do not have permission to reside in the country.
He told the podcast “Table Today” that people would also continue to be turned away at the border.
The previously sporadic checks at Germany’s borders were tightened by order of Dobrindt on May 8, shortly after the current conservative-led coalition government took office.
The minister, who is a member of Bavaria’s , the sister party to Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s , also gave orders at the time that even if they applied for asylum, something that many see as
The border controls, which have , have drawn criticism from neighboring countries as going against the idea of open borders as enshrined in the Schengen agreement.
Dobrindt also said that the government was “working on organizing additional and also to .”
Human rights activists consider deportations to both countries problematic in view of
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage08/07/2025August 7, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
is now well into what is called the “Sommerloch” (“summer hole”) in German — often known as the “silly season” in English. It’s known as a time where there is a lack of newsworthy stories.
However, DW still has a comprehensive range of important stories from Europe’s biggest economy for you here in this Germany updates blog.
On Thursday, the coalition government’s stricter migration policies are once more in focus as the interior minister announces an extension of border controls.
And there have been more arrests connected with the “Reichsbürger,” or “Reich Citizens,” group. The “Reichsbürger” reject the legitimacy of the modern German state.
Stay tuned for more throughout the day!
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