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A man who identifies himself as a migrant takes a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside a refugee camp near the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 10, 2015.

For many Germans, this election is about refugees

September 19, 2017
Conflict

Germany's upcoming election on Sept. 24 is partly a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel's handling of the refugee crisis over the past two years.

For many Germans, this election is about refugees
Christa Schmidt at the table in her apartment in Traunreut where she tutors refugees in German. Schmidt’s parents were German refugees from Romania.

A small German city finds it's not easy welcoming hundreds of Syrian refugees

July 20, 2017
Conflict
A small German city finds it's not easy welcoming hundreds of Syrian refugees
Robert Timm has been active with the Identitarian Movement in Berlin since April 2016.

Meet the identitarians, Europe's 'new right'

December 19, 2016
Global Politics
Meet the identitarians, Europe's 'new right'
Activists pose on a "United To Stop Trump" cardboard wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany to urge Americans abroad to vote, on Sept. 23.

Trump's win: The view from Berlin

November 9, 2016
Global Politics
Trump's win: The view from Berlin

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