German judge prohibits intelligence agency from spying on AfD | NOW

German judge prohibits intelligence agency from spying on AfD |  NOW

A court in Cologne has banned stricter supervision of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) political party. German media reported on Wednesday that German intelligence had identified the country’s largest opposition party as a “suspected case” of right-wing extremism. As a result, the service could, among other things, eavesdrop on telephone conversations from members. According to … Read more

Obstacle or help in the election campaign?

Obstacle or help in the election campaign?

March 03, 2021 – 5:30 p.m. Clock – Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – The classification of the AfD as a suspected case by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has sparked violent protests from party representatives from the southwest. The AfD state chairwoman Alice Weidel announced legal steps. “The Office for the … Read more

Heavy guns against corona policies of the governments

Heavy guns against corona policies of the governments

Greding (AP) – The AfD raised heavy artillery against the federal government and in Bavaria on its political Ash Wednesday. The speakers in the Franconian town of Greding focused on the Corona policy in particular. The AfD member of the Bundestag Gottfried Curio said: “To hold the people on the curb for so long that … Read more

Andreas Kalbitz: right-wing extremist without party membership (neue-deutschland.de)

Andreas Kalbitz: right-wing extremist without party membership (neue-deutschland.de)

“Do you still want to have a decision?” Judge Wolfgang Haferranke asks the lawyer Andreas Schoemaker after less than an hour of appeals proceedings at the Berlin Regional Court. He has already indicated that it would not turn out well for him. But Schoemaker wants – and so the decision is made five minutes later: … Read more

Hatred on Twitter: does it help to lock accounts? | Germany | DW

Hatred on Twitter: does it help to lock accounts?  |  Germany |  DW

#AfDRausAusTwitter and #AfDTwitterBanNow – these two hashtags are circulating on Twitter and were used so often at the weekend that they ended up in the trends. Inspired by the blocking of Donald Trump’s Twitter account, there were calls in Germany to delete the accounts of right-wing populist and right-wing extremist members of Alternative für Deutschland … Read more

Do not play off fundamental rights against each other (daily newspaper Junge Welt)

Do not play off fundamental rights against each other (daily newspaper Junge Welt)

To the new resolutions of the federal-state advisory service explained about further measures to combat the pandemic Lawyer and Publicist Rolf Gössner on Wednesday: (…) After all, we learned from the first lockdown that schools, daycare centers and shops with hygiene protection will not be closed again. The fact that sick people, those in need … Read more