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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Berlin reports rise in attacks on refugees amid surge in far-right crime

A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'All refugees are welcome here!', during a protest march in Berlin
A demonstrator holds a placard reading 'All refugees are welcome here!', during a protest march in Berlin in 2023. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA

Berlin has reported a marked increase in attacks on asylum seekers and refugee shelters, amid a sharp rise in far-right crime and a hardening of German migration policy.

Official figures provided at the request of two local Green party lawmakers showed there were 77 assaults on asylum seekers and refugees in 2024 and eight instances of deliberate damage to residences housing them.

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