Overview

• Solingen held official commemorations on the first anniversary, with a midday ceremony at the Fronhof and an evening vigil with bell tolls and candles.
• In Düsseldorf’s high‑security court, the accused Syrian, Issa al H., has admitted the stabbings but has not addressed prosecutors’ allegation of Islamic State membership.
• Federal prosecutors charge him with three counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, citing alleged pre‑attack allegiance videos and noting IS claimed responsibility a day after the killings.
• North Rhine‑Westphalia says much of its roughly €100 million measures package is in place, including broader intelligence powers for covert social‑media monitoring, added personnel, and a planned second deportation detention facility in Mönchengladbach.
• National policy has also tightened, with expanded border controls under the new federal government and some asylum seekers turned back, though researchers question the impact and attribute falling asylum applications largely to developments in Syria.