“Conviction of Alleged Left-Wing Extremist Sparks Nationwide Protests and Riots in Germany”

2023-05-31 22:04:28 After the conviction of the alleged left-wing extremist Lina E., there were demonstrations in several German cities by supporters of the convicts. Sometimes there were riots. The Dresden Higher Regional Court had sentenced Lina E. to five years and three months in prison for several attacks on right-wing extremists. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old student … Read more

East German textile industry is desperately looking for new skilled workers (nd-aktuell.de)

Managing Director Nico Teutsch is in the winding department of OTEX Textilveredlung GmbH. The company with 90 employees produces special yarns for medical products and technical textiles. Photo: dpa/Jan Woitas The textile companies in East Germany have an image problem. Heike Illing-Günther, Director of the Saxon Textile Research Institute in Chemnitz, notices this when she … Read more