Tag: Cologne
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Again incendiary devices and explosions in Cologne, hand grenade discovered under a torched car
After incidents involving incendiary devices and explosives, the police in Cologne are searching again for unknown perpetrators. A similar series occurred two months ago. The investigations were criticised. Following an explosion in a clothing chain shop in the German city…
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German police against Israel protest: Union only wants “small stationary rallies”
Registered protests against Israel’s bombs in Gaza are comparatively small and peaceful in Germany. Nevertheless, they are too much for the police. Discussions are now starting if only “all Germans” are allowed to assemble. In view of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a…
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Report in Germany accuses police of “direct brutality” at protest in Lützerath
The police actions around Lützerath two months ago violated the freedom of assembly on several levels, write 14 observers from the Constitutional Rights Committee in a detailed report on the eviction of the brown coal village. They see a fundamental…
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Laws for “U-Spaces”: More airspace for commercial drones
At an aviation trade fair in Cologne, Deutsche Telekom’s business and the surveillance of commercial drone flights are also on the agenda As in Hamburg, small civilian drones could soon be conducting test flights within a so-called “U-Space” airspace in…
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“Thin Blue Line”: German police divided on extremist iconography
An internal paper of the Bavarian Police problematises a symbol which stands for a conspiratorial community of solidarity. According to the paper, it is widespread in right-wing police circles and could violate the principle of neutrality and lead to disciplinary…