Tag: Brandenburg
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Compensation now finances police wiretapping centre: Leipzig-based company Ipoque causes years of delay
25 people are already employed at a German surveillance centre that has been unused for years. They are now being financed through compensation. It remains unclear when it will start operating. After further massive delays in setting up a bugging…
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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…
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The first civil rescue ship in the Mediterranean was financed by millionaires, the second by families from Brandenburg
Exactly ten years ago, the “Phoenix” set out to rescue refugees on their way to Europe by sea, followed a year later by the “Sea-Watch”. The approaches behind them could not be more different. “Heroes at sea” was the title…
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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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Flag stress among Brandenburg physicists and fears, that Israeli military could benefit from German technology
The DESY research centre in Zeuthen is working on an Israeli observation satellite with an unprecedented wide angle. Employees criticise the one-sided positioning in the Gaza war. In three years’ time, a flying telescope could revolutionise space observation: A rocket…
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Tracking corona infections: German Luca app in a downfall
Five Länder no longer renew their contracts with culture4life, the company’s new business model could also run into turbulence So far, 13 German federal states have used the Luca app to warn of Corona infections, but at least five governments…
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More German state police forces introduce tasers for patrol police
Four out of 16 federal states are now introducing electric pulse weapons across the board. The right-wing conservative police union DPolG has declared itself to be the mastermind and is sponsored by a manufacturer. Whether the officers will use less…
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Germany: Many “silent SMS” at federal and state level
Inquiries in parliaments and under the Freedom of Information Act show the amount of secret text messages to find out the whereabouts of telephones and their owners. Police use the method in real time for arrests, while secret services create…