Eastern Germany still haunted by far-right violence
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- Category: World News
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-24 11:04 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
The former East Germany is still grappling with the legacy of a wave of far-right racist and political violence in the 1990s, known as the 'baseball bat years'. France 24 reports that this period continues to have a lasting impact on the country.
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