Category: Articles
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German arms exports to Israel should remain uncontested: Constitutional Court rejects lawsuit from Gaza
The Federal Constitutional Court rejects a lawsuit against German tank transmission deliveries to Israel. The legal recourse thus remains blocked for those affected – even if the weapons are used in violation of international law. The German Federal Constitutional Court…
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Repression and sanctions over anti-fascism: Demonstration bans in Hungary, more debanking in Germany
Because Orbán is having protests banned for the “Day of Honour”, organisations are cancelling bus trips to Budapest. The affected VVN-BdA is also under pressure in Germany – presumably because of Trump. A week ago, the Vienna Concentration Camp Association…
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Immigration office wants brothers of Mouhamed Dramé, killed by police, to leave Germany – Supporters demand right to remain
Sidy and Lassana Dramé are to leave Germany – despite possible appeal against acquittal of perpetrator. The immigration office has already confiscated their passports. Now resistance is forming. Sidy and Lassana Dramé face deportation from Germany, even though the legal…
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Frontex doubled number of “returns” in three years: Warsaw centre handles half of all EU deportations
The EU border agency has further increased its involvement in voluntary and involuntary departures of third-country nationals. Frontex provides specialised operational staff and apps for this purpose. The EU border agency Frontex has almost doubled the number of “returns” it…
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Cape Verde now in Eurosur: Frontex gives details for surveillance aircraft in West Africa
Since November, Frontex is for the first time conducting flights to counter migration from an African state. However, the mission began without an agreement on data sharing. In November, the EU border agency Frontex expanded its aerial surveillance to the…
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German Journalists under pressure from right-wing outlets and Israel, Reporters without Borders explain
Physical attacks at protests in Germany, delegitimisation and right-wing campaigns, including from Israel: the new “Close-Up” report by Reporters without Borders raises alarm. The number of attacks on journalists in Germany fell in 2025, but threats to press freedom have…
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1970 arson attack: Munich neo-nazi instead of “Tupamaros” was perpetrator, Federal Prosecutor’s Office says
A deadly arson attack on a Jewish old people’s home in Munich was considered evidence of antisemitism in the radical left for 55 years. Now, earlier indications of a right-wing extremist perpetrator are becoming concrete. For a detonation on 9…
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These are the new plans for Frontex: more tasks and powers, but oversight remains weak
The EU Commission wants to triple Frontex troops. The agency’s appetite for data is also growing. This year, the Commission intends to propose further changes – some details have already leaked. Operations of the European border agency are hardly comparable…