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Maritime militarisation makes companies nervous: Offshore facilities and sea cables turned into surveillance
With a commitment to co-operate with the military, German wind farms will become legitimate military targets. Submarine cables are to be docked with secret harbours for underwater drones. The Bundeswehr has been authorised to install and operate fixed installations such… Further reading
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Red hands conspiracy: Decades-old protest symbolism is smeared to be anti-Semitic in Gaza context
Palestine solidarity groups in Germany allegedly use a well-known symbol to recall the lynching of Israeli soldiers. Experts vehemently contradict this narrative. To what end is it being spread? At the end of April, the Jewish Community of Frankfurt sharply… Further reading
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Police critical police inspector in Berlin receives letter with bullet to his protected address
Following an anonymous threatening letter, Berlin Chief Inspector Oliver von Dobrowolski has seen an increase in intimidation. He was insulted in as a ‘colleague pig’. At the beginning of April, Berlin police chief inspector Oliver von Dobrowolski received an anonymous… Further reading
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New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses be “caught” with no clear legal basis
A new form of surveillance requires telephone providers to scan the internet behaviour of all customers. Further details are secret. In September, the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk uncovered a previously little-known surveillance method: IP catching. On Tuesday, netzpolitik.org published internal… Further reading
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Fatally shot from behind: German Police chased young man into side street and killed him
A demonstration was held in Oldenburg on Friday over the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Lorenz A. The Fundamental Rights Committee warns against accepting police accounts without checking them. The 21-year-old who was killed by a police officer in Oldenburg on… Further reading
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Anti-Elbit protest in Germany: ‘Blood, blood, blood on your hands’
Israel’s largest armaments company also produces in Germany. A protest camp in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, is campaigning for the closure of the sites and demanding a stop to all arms exports to Israel. Anton Benz and Matthias Monroy It was a… Further reading