Tag: Administrative Court
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Gaza drones: German government was entitled to rely on assurances from Israel, court rules against a Palestinian
A Palestinian spent nearly two years fighting to force Berlin to restrict Israel’s use of two German-leased drones – and lost. The Higher Administrative Court in Münster confirmed a ruling by the Cologne Administrative Court, finding that the conditions for…
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Ruling in favour of free radio in Germany: Searches due to linking to Indymedia were unlawful
The German Constitutional Court rules that the search of Radio Dreyeckland and the home of one of its editors was unconstitutional. The broadcaster is now calling for consequences. The raids on the home of editor Fabian Kienert and on the…
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Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç in German prison on PKK charges – while the party lays down its arms
On Tuesday, Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç was arrested for alleged PKK activities. While the organisation announced its disarmament, Germany is holding on to the terror label – and playing for time. On Tuesday, the German Federal Criminal Police Office arrested…
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Refusal of entry for Ghassan Abu-Sittah was unlawful: German Police must lift his Schengen ban immediately
Internet postings do not justify an entry ban to the Schengen area. The British-Palestinian doctor Abu-Sittah should be silenced, criticises his lawyer. The Potsdam Administrative Court has ruled in summary proceedings that an entry ban issued by the Federal Police…