German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to inaugurate a new memorial site on Thursday commemorating those incarcerated in the notorious Hoheneck women's prison in the former communist East ...

A documentary tracking how German unification affected the lives of nine East German women who took part in a beauty pageant just before the Berlin Wall fell offers a glimpse into 19 years of ...

Hilde’s latest task is to “liberate” the housewives of Soviet-occupied Germany from kitchens, children and church. Red Hilde’s family law proclaims the equality of men and women, says that ...

"Among women who grew up in East Germany before reunification, we see fewer negative effects than among women from West Germany," Herold stated.

With a rapidly ageing population, Germany is urgently looking at how it can get more work from a labour force that enjoys the most ample leisure time in the rich world. But analysts say it is ...

Before 50 people crowded into the back room of a corner beer hall in Communist East Berlin, a Socialist from West Berlin made a violently anti-Communist speech last week. "The U.S.S.R. has not ...

Why east Germany is such fertile ground for extremists The Alternative for Germany is set for record-breaking performances in coming state elections ...