Tag: Solidarity
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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…
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Activists storm headquarters of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit in Germany and damage property
At least five activists have stormed the German headquarters of Elbit Systems, damaging furniture and equipment. They are following the example of the British group “Palestine Action,” which has successfully weakened Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. On Monday, a at least…
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Demand for EU directive for refugees: 15 German organisations criticise persecution as “smugglers”
Human rights organisations are calling on the German government to take a stand against the criminalisation of refugees and solidarity in Europe. They are also calling for safe and legal escape routes. 15 human rights organisations based in Germany, including…
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Mannheim officer pressures solidarity group to remain silent about fatal police violence
Ante P. died in the German city of Mannheim under the knee of a police officer, whose colleague looked on. An initiative is fighting for justice for the victim and is now being pursued by one of the officers. “Move…
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German police has hundreds of Gaza postings deleted, Europol removes content during “action day”
The German government wants all EU states to remove postings on Hamas solidarity from the Internet. Providers of digital services had to delete a lot of content relating to the Gaza war on the orders of the Federal Criminal Police…
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Criticism also of COP 27: Egyptian blogger still on hunger strike
Egyptians in exile are currently protesting for the release of blogger and democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah. A Berlin based solidarity group has also criticised Germany, which is an important trading partner of the regime in Cairo and wants to…