{"id":1092,"date":"2016-01-06T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T02:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/06\/new-years-assaults-spark-fresh-migration-debate-in-germany\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T10:27:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T02:27:00","slug":"new-years-assaults-spark-fresh-migration-debate-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/06\/new-years-assaults-spark-fresh-migration-debate-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#039;s assaults spark fresh migration debate in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Germany-sex-assaults_gilm\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.2.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAxLzA2L2M4L0dlcm1hbnlTZXhBLjNlM2I5LmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/0f49043c\/fe2\/Germany-Sex-Assaults_Gilm.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=New+Year%27s+assaults+spark+fresh+migration+debate+in+Germany&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F05%2Fnew-year-assaults-migration-debate-germany%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F01%2F05%2Fnew-year-assaults-migration-debate-germany%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>A string of sex assaults and robberies during New Year&#8217;s celebrations in Germany has fuelled debate about the country&#8217;s ability to integrate large numbers of migrants, after police said that men who targeted dozens of women in the western city of Cologne appeared to be of &#8220;Arab or North African origin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/09\/11\/hamburg-germany-refugee-crisis\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Not everyone in Germany is eager to welcome refugees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-35231046\">estimated 1,000 men participated<\/a> in the attacks at the city&#8217;s central train station, which has led to more than 90 complaints filed, including one rape charge<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/worldviews\/wp\/2016\/01\/05\/sexual-assaults-blamed-on-arab-men-in-germany-may-inflame-refugee-debate\/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_wv-germany-345pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory\">According to the <em>Washington Post<\/em><\/a>, around a quarter of the complaints filed so far are related to sexual assault or groping <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/01\/05\/new-year-assaults-migration-debate-germany\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/germany\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Germany<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/sexual-assault\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Sexual Assault<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/us-world\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Us World<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/migrants\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Migrants<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/cologne\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Cologne<\/a><br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/jump\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1452047103' target='_blank'><br \/>\n<img src='http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/mash.to\/rss;pos=atf;tag=ad;mtype=standard;type=rss;sz=300x250;ord=1452047103'><br \/>\n<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/z9mFsxNthj8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A string of sex assaults and robberies during New Year&#8217;s celebrations in Germany has fuelled debate about the country&#8217;s ability to integrate large numbers of migrants, after police said that men who targeted dozens of women in the western city &hellip; 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