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Covert video surveillance in Leipzig: German police secretly looking for antifas
In at least two cases, police in Saxonia may have monitored building entrances with cameras hidden in parked vehicles. Apparently, these go to the account of the task force “Linx”. Apparently, in recent months, the police in Leipzig, Saxony, used vehicles that were prepared with hidden cameras. On Wednesday, such a car was discovered in […]
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Faces and number plates: Cars and pedestrians no longer be scanned in German border region
Saxony stops querying faces and license plates in Upper Lusatia. The expense of the pilot project, which cost millions, was too high, he said. All German police agencies have access to a facial recognition system at the Federal Criminal Police Office, which has been in operation there since 2008. However, these photos can only be […]
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German Ministry on violence and expenses for “returns “: €120,000 for mini-deportation of one person
Over 10,000 people were taken out of Germany by the end of June. The cost of each deportation flight runs into the tens of thousands and is covered by Frontex. In the case of African destination countries, it often involves the use of coercive means. Although EU governments and the Commission in Brussels are introducing […]
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Radical thoughts: “Ask the State” publishes court investigation files on the Last Generation
Publishing official documents from criminal proceedings is punishable by law in Germany. “I do it anyway,” says Arne Semsrott. In doing so, he knows the European Court of Human Rights is on his side. On Tuesday, the information platform “Ask the State” (Frag den Staat) put files of the Munich District Court on the proceedings […]
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Church asylum in Germany defended: Deportation of Syrian refugee stopped
A German foreigners authority wanted to deport a Syrian to Malta. 150 people therefore protested at the site of his sanctuary in a church in Darmstadt. The Mainz-Bingen foreigners authority from Rhineland-Palatinate stopped the deportation of 35-year-old Syrian Abderrahman G. from a so-called church asylum on Thursday. After the expiry of a deadline in the […]
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France installs floating barrier on English Channel, such buoys with saw blades in Texas could violate laws
A barrier of floating buoys across the Canche River is designed to prevent departures of inflatable boats to the United Kingdom. Such a construction in the U.S. state of Texas could violate various laws. The responsible authorities of the Pas-de-Calais department in France want to curb crossings of refugees to Great Britain with a swimming […]