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Man in Mannheim shot by police: Officers allegedly prevented relatives from trying to calm him down
An initial post-mortem examination has been carried out on the police fatality in Mannheim on 23 December. A trial will soon begin in the city in another case of fatal police violence. Ertekin Özkan, who died in the German city… Further reading
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Possibly two G20 trials against police in Germany after all, but brutal racist cop still faces no consequences
Following “unabated critical reporting”, Hamburg’s public prosecutor’s office reopened some investigations into assaults on police officers. However, a racist from Baden-Württemberg has yet gone unpunished after disciplinary investigations. A police officer from Baden-Württemberg who attracted attention as particularly brutal at… Further reading
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Bundeswehr spying from space: A Musk rocket has launched the last two SARah satellites
The German military wants to use a new radar spy system to spy through trees and camouflage nets from space. Secret service agents could also benefit from this. On Sunday, the German Armed Forces launched two more satellites from their… Further reading
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Attack against helpers of refugees: New EU package criminalises aiding and abetting of “smuggling”
The EU Commission wants to take stronger action against “smugglers” with two new laws. The proposals jeopardise NGOs and the refugees themselves. The package is unlikely to be adopted before 2025. The agreement reached by the Council and Parliament on… Further reading
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German police has hundreds of Gaza postings deleted, Europol removes content during “action day”
The German government wants all EU states to remove postings on Hamas solidarity from the Internet. Providers of digital services had to delete a lot of content relating to the Gaza war on the orders of the Federal Criminal Police… Further reading
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Digital police problem: German authorities pool millions of dubious data records at the BKA
The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany stores millions of facial images and fingerprints, as well as tens of thousands of people with stigmatising categories. The police forces in all 16 German states maintain their own databases, including for incident… Further reading