Tag: Linksunten
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Press freedom wins in Germany: Acquittal for editor of Free Radio Dreyeckland from Freiburg
Fabian Kienert did not support a forbidden organisation by posting a hyperlink to a static website. In his verdict, the judge endorses journalism. “Banning a medium because it publishes criminally relevant content is roughly the same as a journalist being…
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Indymedia Linksunten: German Police can’t decrypt MacBook and has to return it
After the recent Linksunten raids, around 180 evidence files remain with the LKA. Two of the persons concerned were dismissed after the incident – presumably because the police contacted their employers. In August, the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office struck…
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New raids in Germany because of Indymedia: Suspects allegedly uploaded an archive of Linksunten
Police in Baden-Württemberg have struck a new blow against old suspects. The public prosecutor’s office wants to investigate who put the archive of the website, which was banned in 2017, online. Freiburg police on Wednesday carried out house searches at…
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Slap in the face for public prosecutor: Linking to “Indymedia Linksunten” legal
Linking is part of journalistic duties and therefore cannot constitute support for a banned criminal association, according to a court ruling on a raid and indictment. It dismisses charges against a radio editor and orders compensation. The Karlsruhe Regional Court…
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Raid on journalists of “Radio Dreyeckland” in Germany
The Freiburg radio station wrote about the discontinuation of a criminal investigation and linked to “Indymedia Linksunten”. It is the first police crackdown since the founding of the former pirate media 35 years ago. Police in Freiburg searched “Radio Dreyeckland”…
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German Investigations dropped: Indymedia platform was not a criminal association
The German linksunten.indymedia, founded in 2008, was banned under the Associations Act, and the entire technical infrastructure and funds of a left-wing center were confiscated. Seized storage devices apparently could not be decrypted. Almost five years after the ban of…