Category: Articles
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German left-wing association uses trade mark rights against Nazis but receives no registration for HKNKRZ
An ad firm helps left-wingers to register trade mark rights for Nazi codes. These may then no longer be used free of charge. The Hamburg-based association “Laut gegen Nazis” (“Loud against nazis”) has registered relevant Nazi codes as trade marks…
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New German fundamental right: Civil rights group wants right to life without digitalisation enshrined in Basic Law
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law, the Digitalcourage association is calling for a fundamental right not to have to use digital devices. A petition is to convince the Bundestag. The now widespread digitalisation of…
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Right-wing offences in Germany remain at all-time high: Anti-Muslim offences triple, anti-Semitic double
Every day, an average of nine people become victims of right-wing, racist or anti-Semitic violence in Germany. However, the Federal Criminal Police Office counts fewer cases. Independent advisory centres criticise this as a “serious underreporting”. The German Federal Criminal Police…
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Momentum in Hungary, stubbornness in Germany: News on the Antifa trial in Budapest
Two activists from Germany are also threatened with extradition to Hungary for alleged attacks on neo-Nazis. Several lawyers’ associations are warning against this and citing good reasons. Last week, the Court of Appeal in Budapest ruled that the Italian left-wing…