Tag: Germany
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German police are racist: New study on structural discrimination in everyday police work presented
Police officers tend to take harsh action against certain groups of people. This is not only due to individual prejudices, a study from Lower Saxony has now shown. Reports from those affected have shown for years that police officers in…
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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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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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More and more countries are negotiating mutual swaps of police data, while the US is pushing for a ring exchange with EU systems
The EU will soon be putting two new, huge information systems for travellers into operation. The personal data stored there is arousing the US government’s interest. In police databases, authorities store facial images, fingerprints and other identification information of both…