mail online: Groped between the legs and a firework thrown into a hoodie: Victims reveal horrifying details after attacks by Cologne 'African and Arab' sex mob as police say they are gang of distraction

*Two more Cologne victims describe being sexually assaulted and attacked
*One, Jenny, suffered severe burns when a firework was shoved in her hood
*Similar attacks also occurred on New Year's Eve in Hamburg and Stuttgart
*Police have admitted they fear it was part of a known criminal enterprise
*Fear it was a professional gang who sexually assault women as distraction
*Cologne town centre has been called a 'no-go area' by its own city council
*There are now fears the upcoming carnival will be scene of similar assaults [more...]

the guardian: Cologne attacks: mayor lambasted for telling women to keep men at arm's length

Henriette Reker urges women to avoid being in close proximity to strangers to prevent sexual harassment [more...]

sueddeutsche: Übergriffe auf Frauen: "Eine völlig neue Dimension der Gewalt"

In Köln hat es in der Silvesternacht zahlreiche Übergriffe auf Frauen gegeben.
Die Gewerkschaft der Polizei spricht von stark alkoholisierten Tätern, die "völlig enthemmt gewaltvoll" vorgegangen seien.Am Sonntag wurden fünf Männer festgenommen. [mehr...]