First the cancellation, then the reversal: ZDFneo brings "Böhmi brutzelt" back to its schedule. Starting July 18, Jan ...

Ever since the comedian Jan Böhmermann read a poem called “Slanderous Criticism” on public television, prompting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to take legal action, German analysts have ...

Twitter has shut down an account that had been posting personal data for weeks. Only the Alternative for Germany party appeared to be unscathed. By Melissa Eddy A civil court has ruled against Jan ...

Prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to charge German comedian Jan Bohmermann for a lewd poem he read on air suggesting the authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had sex with goats.

German chancellor under fire for agreeing to Turkish president’s request for prosecution of Jan Böhmermann Angela Merkel, has been criticised by members of her cabinet after acceding to a request from ...

If found guilty, Jan Bohmermann, whose explicit rhyme mocked the Turkish president, could face prison time. By Scott Roxborough The German government will let Turkey pursue criminal charges against a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. German authorities have dropped criminal proceedings against a TV ...

Satirist Jan Boehmermann told his audience that the contents of the poem were barred under Germany's criminal code A German court has banned a German comic from repeating parts of an obscene poem he ...

The satire was, by the writer’s own admission, unfunny, beyond crude and hardly worthy of the name. Its target was an increasingly despotic political leader, who reacted with predictable rage. But the ...

Satirist Jan Boehmermann told his audience that the contents of the poem were barred under Germany's criminal code A German court has banned a German comic from repeating parts of an obscene poem he ...