National Democratic Party of Germany
German neo-Nazi jailed for torching refugee shelter site
A German neo-Nazi was sentenced to eight years jail on Feb. 9 for an arson attack on a sports hall that had been designated to house refugees.
Maik Schneider, 29, a local politician of the far-right NPD party, received an additional term of one year and six months for other xenophobic crimes.
Top German court refuses to outlaw far-right NPD party
Germany's Constitutional Court on Jan. 17 said the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) resembled Adolf Hitler's Nazi party, but ruled against banning it because it presented no threat to democracy.
Syrian refugees rescue German neo-Nazi after car crash: Reports
A German neo-Nazi politician who crashed his car into a tree was rescued by Syrian refugees who happened to be passing, German media reported on March 22.
Stefan Jagsch, 29, a member of the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), was badly injured in the crash last week, local newspapers and national news agency DPA said.
Germany's top court weighs ban on far-right NPD party
Germany's highest court is hearing March 1 a landmark request to ban a neo-Nazi fringe party, more than a decade after a first attempt failed.
The Federal Constitutional Court on March 1 opened three days of hearings on an application from parliament's upper house, which represents Germany's 16 state governments, for a ban on the National Democratic Party.