Tag: Left-wing Activism
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Red Aid once again fends off debanking after US sanctions, and thus a “ban on associations by the back door”
The Göttingen savings bank was not allowed to terminate the account of the left-wing solidarity organisation Red Aid, a court has now confirmed in the main proceedings. The bank’s stated reasons, an increased compliance burden after US sanctions, were not…
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Trump plans anti-Antifa summit, may push for EU terror listing – with right-wing Fidesz and AfD warming up
The Trump administration is planning an international summit to counter “Antifa” and other left-wing groups, Reuters reported, citing three sources. The conference, set for June or July, will bring together government officials to discuss strategies. The Trump administration is planning…
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After the fall of a student fraternity member in Graz, right-wing Styria cracks down on the left-wing scene
The Graz police prosecute seven left-wingers as a ‘criminal organisation’ after the right-wing Academics’ Ball. Three are to be deported to Germany. Their defence lawyer sees a criminalisation of anti-fascism. In the early morning of 14 March, a shared flat…
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Press Freedom: Trial against editor of German left-wing radio station comes with nine dates
The District Court in Karlsruhe will start hearing the case against the editor of a Freiburg-based free radio station on 18 April. With the Public Prosecutor’s Office eager to prosecute, the freedom of the press for left-wingers is at stake.…