Tag: Foreign Office
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Maja T. transferred to prison hospital in Hungary, decision on immunity of MEP Ilaria Salis postponed
Maja T.’s hunger strike entered its fifth week on Friday and they are now been hospitalised. The father of the non-binary person is drawing attention to this with a march to Berlin. Maja T. has now been starving in prison…
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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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Germany does not investigate deaths of its citizens despite Israel’s crimes under international law
Several Germans were killed by Israel in Gaza. Even though these are criminal offences, the German government does not want to prosecute them. International lawyers and the Left Party group in the Bundestag are criticising this. Since the attack by…
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Stolen colonial objects in Germany: Little movement on restitution
Academics fear that the German government could reduce a programme for the restitution of stolen colonial assets. The responsible green ministry denies this. The German government is falling short of its announcements on the return of stolen colonial objects from…
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Questionable narrative on coast guard in Tunisia: Theft of engines allegedly served for sea rescue
The Tunisian National Guard takes engines away from refugee boats and lets them drift in the sea. Human rights activists accuse the German government of complicity. The EU and individual member states have been supporting the Tunisian coast guard with…
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Humanitarian aid: After Austria and EU, Germany might also stop projects in Palestine
Several politicians are calling for the end of German-Palestinian development cooperation. Following this logic, the Federal Police would also have to be withdrawn from the West Bank and Gaza. After the large-scale attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel, the…