Tag: Berlin
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German government overthrows Jürgen Elsässer: Interior Minister bans far-right magazine “Compact”
“We simply want to overthrow the regime,” declared the founder of “Compact” last year. Nancy Faeser has therefore banned the publication under the law on associations. But there is also criticism. On Saturday, an alliance of anti-fascist groups mobilised once…
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Bringing back Maja T. is legally impossible: German extradition to Hungary causes criticism in Berlin legal committee
Despite an instruction from the Federal Constitutional Court, the judiciary in Dresden had a person from the left-wing scene wanted on a warrant handed over to the Hungarian police. Now there is a threat of a repeat offence. Despite instructions…
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Call for solidarity with Israel: Open letter from 72 German professors against “Jew-hatred” at universities
German professors express their solidarity with Jewish students and Israeli institutions. A student now complains with a similar tenor. In an open letter, 72 German professors speak out against anti-Semitism and the marginalisation of Jewish students. “We will do everything…
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The list gets longer: Head of the German Ministry of Education ignored warning about violation of fundamental rights
The transparency platform “Frag den Staat” published further emails from the Ministry of Education led by the liberal FDP. The ministry took offence at the criticism of “police violence”. Following an open letter on the eviction of a pro-Palestinian university…