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The former GDR civil rights activist Gerd Poppe has died. The 84-year-old died on Saturday, as historian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk confirmed to the German Press Agency. According to Kowalczuk, he and Poppe's family were by his side until the end. "The mo ..
Saxony continues to have the highest proportion of fathers receiving parental allowance in Germany. Almost 30 percent of benefit recipients were fathers last year, according to the State Statistical Office. This means that, as in previous years, the ..
Better equal than later! The old saying from the women's movement remains relevant. On International Women's Day on Saturday, politicians, parties and associations called for full equality between men and women in the world of work. According to the ..
Better equal than later! The old saying from the women's movement remains relevant. On International Women's Day on Saturday, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in Saxony is calling for greater focus to be placed on equality between women and ..
Under the name "Peace City Dresden", a citizens' council is to discuss coexistence in Saxony's state metropolis in future and draw up recommendations for peaceful coexistence. For the first time this Friday and on four further meeting days, 50 citize ..
The number of cases of child endangerment identified in Saxony has risen. According to the State Statistical Office, a total of 3,040 cases of child endangerment were identified in 2023. Compared to the previous year, this was an increase of 9.6 perc ..
Multiple associations in Saxony are warning against cuts to gender equality policy. "The progress made in equality policy is the result of decades of continuous work. Savings in this area would not only jeopardize what has already been achieved, but ..
The Anti-Discrimination Office (ADB) Saxony advised more people last year. In 2024, the advice center processed 581 cases of discrimination, according to the ADB. Compared to the previous year, the number increased by eleven percent. There was also a ..
The number of power cuts imposed by energy companies in Saxony's major cities increased in 2024. According to a minor inquiry by the Left Party in the state parliament, a total of 5,531 power cuts were recorded in Chemnitz, Dresden and Leipzig. There ..
Contrary to the national trend, significantly less was donated in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia in 2024 than in the previous year. Together, they donated 292 million euros, 12 percent less than in 2023, according to the "Bilanz des Helfens 2024 ..
Social changes are leading to a change in language - but not to the extinction of dialects. "We see that people on the street speak differently today than they used to," said Leipzig linguist Simon Oppermann on Mother Tongue Day on February 21. "But ..