Concerned about the attacks against immigrants, the German weekly stern initiated in August 2000 the campaign “Stand up against right-wing violence” (Mut gegen rechte Gewalt).

Fostering the democratic culture of the internet: we bring “no-nazi.net – For Social Networks without Nazis” into being.

The lives and achievements of black men and women in Germany have been yet poorly recognised. Now with support of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation various initiatives aim at changing this.

Neo-Nazis often try to use fashion and lifestyle to get their ideologies accepted. Fashion brands popular among neo-Nazis open their stores in the city centres creating familiarity and recognition in the public.

The special obligation of Jews to combat genocide and eliminationist politics, even injustice more generally — by now almost a cliché — is linked to Jews having been the victims of the Holocaust and of a long and bitter history of persecution.

Democrats in Dresden have spoiled the fun of Nazi groups: only 800 members of extreme right groups came to Dresden to stage a mourner's parade, the biggest of a series of parades throughout Europe. And these 800 were prevented from marching. The day was overshadowed by violence.

An eastern German state is so worried about neo-Nazis trying to take over kindergartens that it has ordered teachers to vow allegiance to democracy. But that won't tackle the underlying problem -- the racist youths who assaulted immigrants in the 1990s are now parents intent on rearing little skinheads.

Until her death in 1996, May Ayim was a leading figure in the fight against colonialism and racism in Germany. 14 years later, February 27 saw her being honored through a memorial name-changing ceremony for the formerly called Gröbenufer. The new street sign and memorial plaque in the new Kreuzberger address proudly bears her name in recognition of her life’s work.

Anetta Kahane, founder and chairperson of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, reports on the new forms of right-wing extremism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe since the Fall of the Iron Curtain 1989/90.

The election campaign in Germany took an ugly turn last week when the country's far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) threatened a black member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.

The racist murder of an Egyptian woman in a Dresden courtroom on 1 July 2009 has aroused widespread shock and anger, particularly in the Muslim world. The murdered woman has been dubbed a 'headscarf martyr', and Germany stands accused of Islamophobia. MUT correspondent Karen Margolis surveys the German and international media reaction.

This lecture is an invitation by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation to reflect on interreligious understanding.  The Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi shows where to look for sources for mutual respect within religions and where those sources are to be found in his book "At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden".

A new publication from the Amadeu Antonio Foundation addresses the question of how preventative measures can be made against bigotry and hatred. The answer lies in our short, bilingual pamphlet entitled "Living Equality". Timo Reinfrank explains what it is about.

In everyday life, blaming and insulting Jews seems to have become common in some Muslim communities. How widespread is this trend? And how can it be combated? In February 2009 the Amadeu Antonio Foundation organised a meeting in Berlin's biggest Turkish district to discuss Muslim anti-Semitism.

You want to make a change by supporting young and committed initiatives to stand against racism and neo-Nazism? Why not make a donation to the Amadeu Antonio Foundation?

Hear about the exibition Antisemitismus in the former GDR (MP3 audio, 6 MB) of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation in a feature produced by dw-world.de.