One in five people in Germany personally experiences racism: study

BERLIN, May 5 (Xinhua) -- One in five people in Germany, or 22 percent, said they had experienced racism, according to a study published by the German Centre for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) on Thursday.

Overall, two-thirds of Germany's population had come into contact with racism, through their own experiences, observations or descriptions of their immediate environment, according to the study based on a representative survey of 5,000 people.