Tag: Repression
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Despite PKK self-dissolution and peace process in Turkey: Germany set to keep pursuing Kurds hard
The peace process launched in Turkey with the PKK’s self-dissolution is historic. In Germany, however, the will to prosecute the Kurdistan Workers’ Party remains unbroken. On Monday, the Turkish parliament passed far-reaching amnesty provisions for members of the Kurdistan Workers’…
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Harsh repression against “Ulm 5”: The accused of sabotage at drone manufacturer Elbit remain for their trial in detention
Since September, the “Ulm 5” have been held in pre-trial detention on charges of sabotage at the Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit. A court has issued a preliminary ruling on the matter. An initiative of relatives is criticising the repression. On…
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Repression and sanctions over anti-fascism: Demonstration bans in Hungary, more debanking in Germany
Because Orbán is having protests banned for the “Day of Honour”, organisations are cancelling bus trips to Budapest. The affected VVN-BdA is also under pressure in Germany – presumably because of Trump. A week ago, the Vienna Concentration Camp Association…
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“Times are getting tougher”: Rote Hilfe Berlin on repression by Trump and two German banks
Sparkasse and GLS Bank are terminating all of Rote Hilfe’s accounts in Germany. The more than hundred-year-old left-wing solidarity organisation suspects pressure from the United States: It came after a supposed “Antifa Ost” has now also been placed on a…