Initial reception center closes

No more independent advice on asylum procedures? The initial reception center for asylum seekers is scheduled to open at the end of the year:inside in Bad Arolsen in northern Hesse. Reason for this is, that fewer and fewer refugees are arriving in Hesse. Upheavals are also imminent in the initial reception center in Fuldatal-Rothwesten near Kassel. After this year for the second time …

Study places for KNDS and Rheinmetall

Die Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) plans until fall 2027 einen neuen Standort in Kassel aufzubauen. In dualen Studiengängen soll dort auch mit Rüstungsproduzenten wie KNDS und Rheinmetall kooperiert werden. Together with other companies, they recently expressed a need for around 60 “practice-integrated” study places. Hessens Wissenschaftsminister Timon

New ice rink under criticism

Millions of tax money for investor project Am 22.06. the Kassel city council decided, that 20 Mio. € will be spent on expanding the South Sports Campus. The money comes from the federal government's special fund for the expansion of municipal infrastructure. The construction of the new ice rink alone should 6 Mio. …

Homophobic attack at Lake Buga

Schwuler Mann bewusstlos getreten In der Nacht des 20. On June 1, three unknown perpetrators attacked a gay man near Lake Buga, allegedly kicking him in the head and knocking him unconscious. Laut Polizei suchte der 51-Jährige Kontakt zu anderen Männern und kam mit den drei späteren

Not on our backs!

Gestern protestierten etwa 200 Menschen vor dem Kasseler Rathaus gegen die geplanten Kürzungen im Gesundheits- and social area. The focus was on the consequences of the savings for people with disabilities, chronically ill and elderly people. Drastic cuts in the health sector were decided in the Bundestag today. Sparpläne wie die

Sexual violence in children's homes

Staatsanwaltschaft weitet Ermittlungen aus Die Staatsanwaltschaft Kassel hat in vier Fällen neue Ermittlungen gegen ehemalige Mitarbeiter des Instituts Lauterbad aufgenommen. It is about the suspicion of mistreatment of those under protection, assault and sexual abuse of children. Bereits im Mai waren durch Recherchen des hr

Used diapers for SPD and CDU

In der Nacht von Mittwoch auf Donnerstag haben in Kassel verschiedene Protestaktionen gegen die Kürzungspläne der Bundesregierung stattgefunden. Educators handed out items in front of the party headquarters of the CDU and SPD:inside and carers:Inside used diapers and put up signs with the words “Maintenance instead of upgrading” on. Am Rathaus wurde parallel

A year ago today – Femizid in kassel

Today marks the first anniversary of Janine's femicide. Her ex-husband murdered the 41-year-old from Niederzwehren shortly after their separation. He had previously told a friend: “If I can’t have her, soll sie niemand haben.“ Im Frühjahr wurde er wegen Mordes zu lebenslanger