Tag: Germany
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What did Bavaria’s secret service knew about plans for anti-Semitic double murder in 1980?
Prosecutors review new investigation into murder of Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke, as the secret service may have been aware of plans by the radical right-wing “Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann” to murder Shlomo Levin and Frida Poeschke 43 years ago. This is…
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Significantly more suicides in German prisons: Intelligent video surveillance to detect “suicide plans”
Most people in German prisons take their own lives while in custody. The Ministry of Justice wants to prevent this with intelligent video surveillance. In 2019, 144 people died in German prisons, and by 2021 the figure had risen to…
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German police under critique for training mass murderers in Saudi Arabia
Germany and the U.S. may have trained mass-murdering border guards in Saudi Arabia. The Bundeswehr was also involved in some measures. The government lies about details of trainings. Under a 2009 “security agreement” between the German government and Riyadh, the…
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Sea rescue at its limits: Italy is blocking ships and wants rescued people to be disembarked in Tunisia
Four civilian rescue ships are currently blocked in Italian ports. Dozens of organizations have therefore issued an “urgent warning”. Citing the so-called Meloni Decree, Italy is blocking four civilian ships conducting search and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean. The…