Tag: Berlin
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After 30 years in exile: Left-wing radicals stand trial for two major attacks
Two people wanted as militant leftists are returning to Berlin this week. Their story is characterised by a long escape and exile in Venezuela. The surveillance by the German police was unprecedented. In October 1994, the ‘K.O.M.I.T.E.E.’ carried out an…
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Rheinmetall, Germany’s largest arms company, is converting civilian sites for military technology
The Rheinmetall Group is examining the conversion of sites in Berlin and Neuss to armament production. Elsewhere, the company has already switched to grenade cartridges. The Rheinmetall Group is examining the conversion of civilian production sites to the manufacture of…
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German Foreign Office criticises Hungary’s justice system: Maja T. handcuffed and led into court on a leash
Maja T. is accused of ‘attempted murder’ for allegedly attacking neo-Nazis in Budapest. At the start of the trial, the anti-fascist rejected a deal to reduce her prison sentence. Their father criticises blackmail. Jan Theurich, Matthias Monroy The trial against…
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Extradition to Hungary unlawful: German Constitutional Court upholds Maja T.’s appeal
Germany’s highest court declares the fast-track extradition of an anti-fascist to Budapest unlawful. Their lawyer demands that they are released from prison, while a solidarity group and a left-wing politician demand their return. On Thursday, the Federal Constitutional Court in…
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The K.O.M.I.T.E.E should go on trial: Prosecution 30 years after failed attack on deportation prison in Berlin
While the actual offence and its preparation have long been time-barred, two left-wing radicals living in Venezuela are to stand trial for planning an explosives attack in Berlin. The limitation period runs until 2035. Almost 30 years after a failed…
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At least ten deaths after police used Taser in Germany: Introduction in further federal states to come
Five German states are using ‘distance electro-pulse devices’ in patrol duty, with more to follow. The Federal Police are also trialling their introduction in Berlin. In Germany, the police have been using Tasers since the turn of the millennium, but…