Bias-motivated incidents in Germany

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32 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Jewish man assaulted in Berlin park after being asked if he was Jewish

  A suspect asked a 60-year-old Jewish man in a Berlin park whether he was Jewish, then cursed him, threw and poured beer on him and punched him to the ground, causing minor facial injuries, before fleeing.

  Oct 24 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

• Swastikas and slogans scrawled in gender-neutral toilet at Berlin university institute

  Swastikas and slogans such as 'Love Nazis' and 'FCK Linke' were found scrawled in a gender-neutral toilet at the Institute for Theatre Studies in Berlin-Steglitz, an act the student committee described as queer-hostile and right-wing extremist.

  Oct 23 · BerlinQueer Discrimination1 source

• Bus passenger xenophobically insulted, followed and kicked by two men

  Two men insulted and threatened a 39-year-old passenger with xenophobic slurs on bus line 367 from Backnang toward Aspach, then followed him off at the Sonnenhof stop in Kleinaspach and attacked and kicked him on the way toward Schillerstraße.

  Oct 2 · KleinaspachXenophobia1 source

September 2026

• German town bans new Holocaust memorial stones

  The council of Heidenau, Germany voted to ban the installation of new Stolpersteine memorial stones commemorating Holocaust victims, offering instead to honor victims at a cemetery.

  Sep 24 · HeidenauReligious Discrimination1 source

• Jewish man wearing kippa beaten in Düsseldorf antisemitic attack

  A Jewish man was insulted with anti-Israel slurs and then punched and kicked by two men and two women while walking with his girlfriend on the Rheinuferpromenade in Düsseldorf.

  Sep 22 · DüsseldorfReligious Discrimination1 source

• Jewish woman wearing Star of David stabbed in Berlin

  Two men accosted a 43-year-old woman wearing a Star of David on Torstrasse in Berlin's Mitte district, hurling antisemitic insults before one attacked her with a broken bottle, cutting her hand.

  Sep 11 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

August 2026

• Jewish politician insulted and attacked at Berlin campaign stand

  A Jewish politician was subjected to antisemitic insults and physically attacked by a 68-year-old man at a campaign stand outside a supermarket in Berlin-Südende.

  Aug 31 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

• Jewish man attacked with box cutter at Berlin subway station

  A 37-year-old Jewish man was attacked and injured with a box cutter at Kottbusser Tor subway station in Berlin after expressing pro-Israel views during a conversation with a stranger.

  Aug 22 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

• Police shoot 14-year-old of Kurdish descent in Munich

  A police officer in Munich's Schwabing district shot and seriously wounded a 14-year-old boy of Turkish nationality and Kurdish descent who was carrying a realistic-looking softair pistol.

  Aug 17 · MunichRacism1 source

• Indian woman says restaurant host yelled at her in Rostock, Germany

  An Indian content creator and her friend were allegedly yelled at, taunted and accused of lying by a host at a Peter Pane Burger Grill outlet at Warnemünde Beach in Rostock, Germany.

  Aug 16 · RostockRacism1 source

• Two people pepper-sprayed after homophobic and transphobic slurs in Munich

  Two young people sitting on a park bench at Stephansplatz in Munich were verbally insulted with homophobic and transphobic terms and then sprayed with pepper spray by a group of men.

  Aug 2 · MunichQueer Discrimination1 source

• Hamburg mall security blocks people carrying Pride flags during CSD parade

  Security guards at the Europa Passage shopping centre in Hamburg turned away or asked at least six people carrying Pride rainbow symbols to roll up their flags during the city's Christopher Street Day parade.

  Aug 1 · HamburgQueer Discrimination2 sources

July 2026

• Terrorist attack on Berlin Christopher Street Day targets queer community

  A terrorist attack struck Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin on Saturday evening, targeting the queer community.

  Jul 25 · BerlinQueer Discrimination2 sources

• Vehicle attack on Berlin Gay Pride kills one, injures 29

  A vehicle-ramming attack targeted Berlin's Gay Pride, killing one person and injuring 29 others.

  Jul 25 · BerlinQueer Discrimination2 sources

• Mosque prayer-times sign in Penzberg sprayed with black paint

  A sign showing the mosque and Friday prayer times of the Islamic Community of Penzberg was defaced with black spray paint.

  Jul 24 · PenzbergReligious Discrimination2 sources

June 2026

• Swimming area in Halle bans people who do not understand German

  The operator of a natural swimming area at Heidesee in Halle introduced a rule barring entry to people who cannot sufficiently understand German, saying staff at the entrance will decide who may enter.

  Jun 26 · HalleRacismXenophobia4 sources

• 21-year-old man spat on and pelted with stones in anti-LGBTQ+ attack

  A 21-year-old man was subjected to anti-LGBTQ+ insults, spat on, struck by a teenager on an electric scooter, and had stones thrown at him by a group of youths in Wiesbaden-Biebrich.

  Jun 22 · Wiesbaden-BiebrichQueer Discrimination1 source

• Rabbi assaulted in Hesse by attackers blaming Israeli government

  A rabbi in the German state of Hesse was struck in front of his children and had his mobile phone stolen by attackers who held him responsible for the actions of the Israeli government.

  Jun 17 · HesseReligious Discrimination1 source

• German hotel refuses Israeli family's booking, saying 'no Jews allowed'

  A hotel near the Czech border in Germany rejected a booking request from an Israeli family, sending a message stating that Jews were not allowed in the hotel.

  Jun 2 · ChamReligious Discrimination1 source

May 2026

• Brazilian woman insulted with racist slurs at Frankfurt airport

  A German woman at Frankfurt airport insulted a Brazilian woman and her friends with racist slurs after hearing them speak Portuguese and seeing a Brazilian flag.

  May 8 · FrankfurtRacismXenophobia1 source

• Anonymous letters at Halle art university target Jewish community group

  Anonymous open letters posted on the campus of an art university in Halle called for ending cooperation with the local Jewish community organization and for it to be disinvited, accusing it of being a 'racist and Zionist organization.'

  May 7 · HalleReligious Discrimination1 source

• Politician and partner attacked in homophobic assault in Berlin park

  Two men, including an FDP politician and his partner, were insulted with homophobic slurs and physically assaulted by an unknown man in Schustehruspark in Berlin-Charlottenburg.

  May 7 · BerlinQueer Discrimination1 source

• Antisemitic graffiti calling for killing of Jews painted in Berlin

  Three words spray-painted on a large wall in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, called in English for the killing of all Jews.

  May 7 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

April 2026

• Jewish student leader harassed in Berlin after Bundestag event

  The president of the Union of Jewish Students was followed by a car in Berlin's government district after leaving a Bundestag discussion on antisemitism; the occupants shouted slogans and made obscene gestures at him and another union member.

  Apr 30 · BerlinReligious Discrimination1 source

• Unknown attackers smash windows of Israeli restaurant in Munich

  Unknown perpetrators broke windows at an Israeli restaurant in Munich's Maxvorstadt district and threw fireworks inside, causing several thousand euros in damage.

  Apr 10 · MunichReligious Discrimination9 sources

March 2026

• Anti-racism posters in Tübingen damaged and stolen

  About half of 50 anti-racism posters put up by the Tübingen Integrationsrat across the city were damaged, torn down or stolen overnight.

  Mar 23 · TübingenRacism1 source

• Campaign posters of mayor-elect defaced with red crosses in Neufahrn

  An unknown perpetrator painted red crosses on campaign posters and a display case of newly elected mayor Ozan Iyibas, as well as on the mailbox at his parents' house, in Neufahrn.

  Mar 22 · NeufahrnRacism1 source

• Children chant xenophobic slogans at Falkenberg disco

  At a nightclub in Falkenberg hosting an event for children aged 11 and up, a group of children and teenagers chanted xenophobic slogans including 'Germany for Germans, foreigners out'.

  Mar 21 · FalkenbergRacism1 source

• Holocaust memorial in Hanover defaced with antisemitic graffiti

  Unidentified individuals spray-painted antisemitic slogans directed against Jewish people on the Holocaust memorial in Hanover, Germany.

  Mar 18 · HanoverReligious Discrimination1 source

• Trans woman insulted and punched in Bremen city centre

  An unknown man verbally insulted a 30-year-old trans woman homophobically and then punched her in the face in Bremen city centre before fleeing with a companion.

  Mar 16 · BremenQueer Discrimination1 source

January 2026

• Arson attack on Brandenburg antisemitism commissioner's home near Berlin

  An arson fire nearly destroyed the home of Andreas Büttner, Brandenburg's commissioner against antisemitism, near Berlin while his family was inside; a red inverted triangle, a Hamas symbol, was found at the scene.

  Jan 4 · BerlinReligious Discrimination5 sources

December 2025

• Female streamer hit with firecrackers during live New Year's Eve broadcast

  A German streamer was struck on the head twice with firecrackers and insulted while walking through central Cologne during a live New Year's Eve broadcast.

  Dec 31 · CologneSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

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