Category: Articles
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Thinning air for conscripts: Berlin is balancing interests of Kiev with human right to conscientious objection
Do conscripted Ukrainians have to return home to renew their passports? The German Federal Ministry of the Interior sees an obligation to do so – actually. Before the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference in Berlin, Development Minister Svenja Schulze ( Social Democratic…
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Against academic freedom: German Ministry led by Liberals wanted to withdraw funding from scientists
The Ministry of Education in Germany considered sanctions against the signatories of an open letter following the eviction of a pro-Palestinian university occupation. These academics complain that open debates are hardly possible any more. After freedom of expression and freedom…
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Surveillance technology from Saxony: Secret facial recognition in five German federal states
In various German states, the police in Saxony have set up a covert camera at the side of the road to identify suspicious persons driving past. Now there are details about the technology, which was first revealed in Berlin. Investigators…
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Press freedom wins in Germany: Acquittal for editor of Free Radio Dreyeckland from Freiburg
Fabian Kienert did not support a forbidden organisation by posting a hyperlink to a static website. In his verdict, the judge endorses journalism. “Banning a medium because it publishes criminally relevant content is roughly the same as a journalist being…