Tag: Munich
-
Germany imprisons Kurdish grandmother with multiple health conditions as alleged PKK member
The Kurdish woman Zübeyde Akmese is being held in German custody on suspicion of supporting terrorism due to risk of absconding – even though the ailing 71-year-old has lived in Munich with her children and grandchildren for 40 years and…
-
Berlin aims to become a new drone metropolis – the chancellor and his deputy are helping with start-up funding
The Berlin Senate wants to make the capital a centre for drone technology. Companies such as Stark, Rheinmetall, Germandrones, and Quantum Systems have long been established there – and are now receiving local and federal backing. Jule Meier and Matthias…
-
1970 arson attack: Munich neo-nazi instead of “Tupamaros” was perpetrator, Federal Prosecutor’s Office says
A deadly arson attack on a Jewish old people’s home in Munich was considered evidence of antisemitism in the radical left for 55 years. Now, earlier indications of a right-wing extremist perpetrator are becoming concrete. For a detonation on 9…
-
Don’t insure with Allianz: Campaign against Gaza war calls to withdraw from deals with Israel
With multi-billion investments, insurers such as Allianz and Axa fuel Israel’s war in Gaza – and the climate crisis. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has also drawn attention to this. A new campaign called ‘No Allianz with Genocide’ aims…