Germany's path to soft totalitarianism - The World Week: The traffic light government wants to combat expressions of opinion “below the limit of criminal ...
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Russia: Kremlin hackers attack German parties: A hacker group with connections to the Russian foreign secret service is apparently targeting German politics ...
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AfD fails with several applications in appeal proceedings: There is a lot at stake for the AfD at the Münster Higher Administrative Court: Can the Office for the ...
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Quick Glance: BR Investigation: Over 100 Right-Wing Extremists in AfD Bundestag
- Discovery of more than 100 right-wing extremists working in AfD Bundestag
- AfD faction dismisses investigation as part of a campaign
- Discussion on tightening rules in the Bundestag following the report
- Calls for protecting the parliament from right-wing extremist activities
Brandenburg's AfD has clearly backed the AfD youth organization Junge Alternative (JA), which has been classified as "assuredly right-wing extremist" by the ... Show more
Disinformation: domestic intelligence agency warns of increased attempts to influence elections
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AfD against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: a test of patience in the courtroom
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Radicalization of a party: "There is every reason to be afraid of the AfD": The lawyer and right-wing extremism expert Hendrik Cremer believes the danger posed ...
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The AfD and democracy: it doesn't fit: While the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is investigating whether the AfD can be classified as "assuredly ...
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AfD against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: right-wing attrition tactics
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In court: AfD against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Ultimately, the question before the Higher Administrative Court of North ...
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Right-wing extremist AfD youngsters: To Höcke's tune: The AfD's federal executive board planned to distance itself from the particularly radical young group ...
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Nancy Faeser | Democracy Promotion Act: Well-intentioned, badly done: Attacks on the democratic system do not justify a distinction between pleasant and ...
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Gray wolves invite you to break your fast in Steinhagen: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is monitoring the activities of the right-wing ...
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Will the garbage be collected by electric trucks in the future?: Your daily DNN Dresden update: In your inbox every morning around 7 a.m.
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AfD soon “secured extremist”? That's what cell politics says: From suspected case to right-wing extremist organization: The Federal Office for the Protection of ...
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Skepticism in the debate about AfD classification by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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Quick Glance: Report: Verfassungsschutz to Potentially Classify Entire AfD as 'Secured Extremist'
- The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is working on a new assessment to classify the AfD as a 'secured extremist aspiration.'
- This would change the current status of the AfD from being a suspected case of right-wing extremism.
- The new assessment will include an evaluation of the AfD's relationship with Russia as a new factor.
- The release of the assessment has been delayed due to an upcoming court hearing.
Bremen wants AfD ban: If not now, then when: Bremen's red-green-red state government wants to campaign for an AfD ban in the Federal Council ...
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Bremen's state government wants to push for an AfD party ban: Germany’s smallest federal state government is pushing to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany ...
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Federal government supports extremist left-wing youth with half a million euros: Is the traffic light coalition blind in the left eye? The AfD says yes and cites ...
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Why the Office for the Protection of the Constitution could soon classify the AfD as "confirmed extremist"
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Office for the Protection of the Constitution: FDP welcomes possible classification of AfD as "assured extremist"
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Söder expects Höcke to take over the AfD: "The far-right Don Corleone": CSU leader Markus Söder is waiting for a "signal" from the Office for the Protection of ...
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parties - AfD in headwind: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is eyeing the AfD. But that's not all. The party's soaring in the polls is over for ...
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German Journalists' Association wants to "readjust" AfD reporting. The board calls for warning labels "like on cigarette packets" - Die Weltwoche
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Better arming the constitutional state against its enemies: Federal Interior Minister Faeser presents a new package of measures to protect democracy and against ...
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AfD youth “secured right-wing extremist”: What follows now: The Cologne Administrative Court has decided that the AfD youth organization can be classified as ...
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Quick Glance: Court: AfD Youth Classified as Extremist
- The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) may classify the AfD's youth organization as an extremist endeavor.
- The Administrative Court in Cologne rejected the AfD's emergency motion.
- The decision from Cologne regarding the Young Alternative is not yet on the agenda of the administrative judges.
- The BfV announced in April 2023 that indications had emerged from the suspicion observation that there were signs of endeavors against the liberal democratic order within the AfD youth organization Young Alternative (JA).
Head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution Haldenwang: "We see right-wing extremism as the greatest threat to our democracy" - Die Weltwoche
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Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of North Korean hackers
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The danger from right-wing extremism, but also from the so-called New Right, is increasing, says President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution ... Show more
The head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution sinks his teeth into the AfD: Nancy Faeser likes it
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Values Union founded: Maaßen wants to fill the gap between the CDU and AfD: Maaßen and the CDU, that's history. The former president of the Federal Office for ...
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Media report on AfD young people: Participants in the Junge Alternative hike are said to have told stories about ghettos for Jews and work camps
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Maaßen and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Classification truly deserved
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Quick Glance: Maaßen Collection: Verfassungsschutz Insights
- The Verfassungsschutz collects insights about Hans-Georg Maaßen in the extremism sector.
- Maaßen is stored in the BfV's intelligence information system in the area of right-wing extremism.
- The response to Maaßen's request reveals gathered insights so far.
- Maaßen operates various social media pages and accounts.
Faeser's left-wing ideological state: The interior minister wants to turn over every stone in Germany to search for right-wing extremists - Die Weltwoche
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AfD ban? Politicians and lawyers point out the risks: "AfD ban" can often be read on banners and posters at demonstrations these days. But the three ...
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Legislative initiative by Interior Minister Faeser: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution should be able to better investigate right-wing extremist ...
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Russia: G7 foreign ministers demand full clarification of the circumstances of Navalny's death
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The current issue of "Compact" magazine casts doubt on climate change and advertises a series of events organized by the AfD with the motto "The Blue Wave is ... Show more
Defensive democracy: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution, useless since time immemorial
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"Put in a ghetto": camp fantasies among the Junge Alternative in Saxony: At an event organized by the AfD youth organization in Saxony, ideas of labour camps or ...
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Right-wing extremism: Station booksellers take “Compact” magazine out of sale: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution classified “Compact” as ...
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Hans-Georg Maaßen is officially right-wing extremist: committee of inquiry now: The former head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ...
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From scandal to scandal to heading the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: The career of Hans-Georg Maaßen
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Prantl's view: The AfD ban must now be examined.: Human dignity needs personal protection: That is why the constitution requires the exclusion of Björn Höcke ...
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Union faction deputy rules out cooperation with BSW: Cooperation between the CDU and CSU and Sahra Wagenknecht's alliance? Andrea Lindholz thinks that's out of ...
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The Office for the Protection of the Constitution rejects involvement in the report on “secret plan”.
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“It would be desirable if the silent majority of our population took a clear position against extremism and anti-Semitism ... Show more
Demos against the right: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Haldenwang welcomes clear positioning
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Demos against the right: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Haldenwang welcomes clear positioning
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Quick Glance: Large Protests Against Right: Current Participation Numbers
- Over 1 million people demonstrate against right-wing extremism
- An exact count revealed a total of at least 1,031,000 participants in the cities.
- In addition, many more people in dozens of cities participated in demonstrations with fewer than 5000 participants.
- People took to the streets in all 16 federal states from Friday to Sunday – including in the eastern German states.
Green politician in the Maaßen case: Check the legal consequences: The chairman of the Parliamentary Control Committee of the Bundestag believes that the duties ...
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Criticism of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: authority for distortion of competition
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Maaßen: Union of Values is open to AfD initiatives: Collaboration with the AfD is taboo for the CDU, but not entirely taboo for the Union of Values ...
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AfD youth organization “Junge Alternative”: “They could ban Ms. Faeser”: There is great skepticism as to whether legal action can be taken against the AfD ...
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Morning situation in Saxony: Office for the Protection of the Constitution + Misogyny + Country Doctors
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According to a report on meetings between AfD and Identitarians: outrage, concern and maximum distance
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Quick Glance: Conspiracy Against Germany
- A prominent figure of the New Right, Martin Sellner, is the main speaker at a meeting organized by Gernot Mörig.
- Goal: To expel people from Germany based on racist criteria, regardless of their passport ownership.
- Gernot Mörig, a former dentist from Düsseldorf, is in his late 60s and has been active in the far-right scene for a long time.
- Sellner divides the population into those who should live undisturbed in Germany and those for whom this basic right does not apply.
Head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns: Haldenwang: "Silent majority must wake up"
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AfD protests: For civil protection of the constitution: The population must not outsource the protection of democracy to the judiciary and politics ...
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Woidke on AfD ban discussion: “Doesn’t help us at all in the political debate”: According to reports, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution ...
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Semi-finals in the bfv Rothaus Cup: advance sales started: SV Sandhausen meets association league team FV Fortuna Heddesheim in the semi-finals of the ...
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How North Korea's hackers are attacking the defense industry Warning as download: The Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns Germany's defense ...
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After embassy closures: North Korean hackers focus on information gathering: North Korean hacker groups are apparently increasingly working on secret services ...
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Warning about North Korean cyber spies in the defense industry: The online edition of the Austrian daily newspaper Die Presse.
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How does the Office for the Protection of the Constitution work? Interview with Hattorfer
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Secret meeting in Potsdam: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution provides new information | Remigration
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Calls in online networks: Authorities warn of infiltration of farmers' protests by extremists
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AfD ban: how does it work - and would it make sense?: Since its foundation, the AfD has become increasingly radicalized and moved to the right ...
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Quick Glance: AfD Ban Debate: Key Questions
- Reasons behind the debate on an AfD ban
- Political stances on banning the AfD
- Complexities of initiating a ban procedure
- Impact of the NPD ban process
Classification by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Right-wing extremist association in distress
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AfD under observation: Where the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is looking closely
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AfD: Söder opposes a ban - classification as certain right-wing extremist "would help"
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AfD Saxony: "Roots in historical National Socialism": The AfD is the third state association to be classified as definitely right-wing extremist by the Office ...
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Quick Glance: Verfassungsschutz: AfD Saxony Classified as Extremist
- The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Saxony has classified the regional branch of the AfD as confirmed extremist.
- The State Office for the Protection of the Constitution observed the Saxon AfD for four years and classified it as a suspected case since February 2021.
- The youth organization of the Saxon AfD was already classified as confirmed extremist in April.
Hamas arrests in Germany: weapons depot and attack plans: Four suspects are said to have searched for weapons in an underground depot for Hamas and thus helped ...
stern.de/panorama/verbrechen/hamas-festnahmen-in-deutschland--waffendepot-und-anschlagsplaene-34289222.html
Quick Glance: Arrest of Hamas Members in Berlin for Attack Planning
- Security authorities have arrested four suspects in Berlin and Rotterdam who are members of Hamas.
- They are suspected of planning attacks on Jewish facilities in Europe.
- A total of four alleged members of the Islamist Hamas have been arrested in Germany and the Netherlands for planning attacks.
- The Bundesanwaltschaft in Karlsruhe confirmed three arrests in Berlin and one in Rotterdam.
Islamists in Germany: Religious fanatics and their propaganda war: Since the Hamas massacre in Israel, the Islamist scene is back on German streets - Fanatics ...
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Middle East conflict: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns of terrorist attacks
welt.de/politik/deutschland/article248776770/Nahost-Konflikt-Verfassungsschutz-warnt-vor-Terroranschlaegen.html
Attack planned in Germany: young people arrested on suspicion of terrorism: The police have arrested two young people in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg ...
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Consequences of the Middle East war: According to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the threat of terrorism is higher than it has been for a ...
n-tv.de/politik/Terrorgefahr-ist-laut-Verfassungsschutz-hoch-wie-lange-nicht-article24566058.html
Terrorism: Hamas targets Europe: So far, the terrorist organization has only attacked Israel. However, after the arrest of four members in Berlin and Rotterdam ...
augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/terrorismus-die-hamas-nimmt-europa-ins-visier-id68819441.html
Terror threat in Germany: Two teenagers allegedly planned attack on Christmas market
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Islamism: Two young people suspected of terrorism: The police arrest a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old. They are said to have planned an attack together in the ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/terror-islamismus-is-jugendliche-festnahme-1.6311610
AfD: Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is examining the party as a suspected case - This is the reason
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