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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam European Community affairs correspondent

More than half of black people surveyed in Germany report racism

A Black Lives Matter vigil at Alexanderplatz square
A Black Lives Matter vigil at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin on 6 June 2020. Photograph: Omer Messinger/EPA

More than half of black people living in Germany have experienced racism, with nearly 20% saying they have been subjected to repeated threats or harassment, a first-time survey of more than 21,000 people across the country has revealed.

The findings, published this week by the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM), also showed that about 13% of Muslims and 12% of Asians experienced threats or harassment at least several times a year.

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