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Survey: Racism experiences widespread
The fact that people in Germany are discriminated against due to their belief or skin color is relatively common. In this way, those affected report it in a representative survey.
A good half of all people in Germany who feel belonging to ethnic or religious minorities regularly experience racist discrimination. As the results of a representative survey for the current issue of the national discrimination and racism monitor show, this is the case for 54 percent of the people that are described as “racist” in technical jargon.
According to the study, 62 percent of black men and 63 percent of black women reported that they had experienced everyday discrimination at least once a month in the past twelve months. In more than four out of five cases, the skin color was the reason for discrimination.
Over 60 percent of Muslims experience discrimination
The proportion of Muslim women (61 percent) was similar in the survey between August 2024 and January 2025, which felt discriminated against at least once a month. For comparison: 32 percent of people who, according to their counterparts are not perceived by their counterpart, experienced discrimination at least once a month within a year – for example because of their gender, age or other characteristics or attributions.
According to the study, 23 percent of the German population believes that ethnic and religious minorities made too many demands for equality. 22 percent of the approximately 9,500 respondents between the ages of 18 and 73 also believed that these minorities had benefited economically more in recent years than they were entitled to.
The national discrimination and racism monitor is created by the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DEZIM) and live through the federal program “Democracy!” of the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth.
Migration election campaign has left traces
From the perspective of the Turkish community in Germany (TGD), social cohesion in the past Bundestag election campaign has been badly damaged. The Federal Chairman of the umbrella organization, Gökay Sofuoglu, explained this week: “For people with a history of migration, the permanently negative discourse on migration and diversity, driven by right -wing extremists, is the largest stress test in recent history.”
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Source: Stern
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