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AfD employee allegedly spied on critical infrastructure: Jian G. allegedly supplied information about Chinese opposition members to Beijing ...
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AfD employee allegedly spied on critical infrastructure
Quick Glance: Investigation of Possible Payments from China and Russia to Maximilian Krah
  • The General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden has officially initiated investigations against Maximilian Krah due to potential financial flows from Russian and Chinese sources.

  • The AfD lead candidate for the European Parliament elections, Maximilian Krah, is the subject of two preliminary investigations at the General Prosecutor's Office in Dresden.

  • Towards the end of last year, Krah was questioned by the FBI about possible payments from Kremlin-related sources, allegedly carrying a four-digit sum of money at that time.

  • On Monday evening, German authorities arrested Jian G., a close associate of Krah, who is suspected of spying for the Chinese intelligence service in Germany.
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Marco Buschmann in an interview: Protecting the constitutional state from the AfD
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Marco Buschmann in an interview: Protecting the constitutional state from ...
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Protestant church does not award offices to AfD members: Declaring war on right-wing extremism: The Protestant Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian-Upper ...
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Protestant church does not award offices to AfD members
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Clinton says Trump’s threats ‘should scare every American’: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Americans regardless of their politics should fear the ...
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Clinton says Trump’s threats ‘should scare every American’
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AfD is suing the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: What the court case is about
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Julia Navalnaya awarded media freedom prize: Alexei Navalny's widow has been awarded the Media Freedom Prize. CDU leader Friedrich Merz praised Navalnaya as a ...
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Julia Navalnaya awarded media freedom prize
Quick Glance: Yulia Navalnaya Receives German Press Award
  • Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, honored by a German publishing house in Bavaria for promoting media freedom.

  • At the event on Friday, April 19, Navalnaya reaffirmed her unwavering commitment to promoting media freedom and carrying on her late husband's legacy.

  • During her acceptance speech, Navalnaya reiterated her earlier statements alleging Russian President Vladimir Putin's involvement in her husband's death.

  • Yulia Navalnaya, collaborating with publishers to finalize the manuscript, emphasizes that 'Patriot' is a testament to Alexei's life and his commitment to the fight against dictatorship.
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"Under the modern pickelhaube": FAZ criticizes head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution Thomas Haldenwang "as Germany's supreme ...
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AfD in Thuringia: How can the rule of law be protected?: Constitutional lawyers warn that the AfD could soon paralyze the political system in Thuringia - and for ...
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AfD in Thuringia: How can the rule of law be protected?
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More right-wing extremist cases reported in schools: The student representatives of the eastern German states complain about increasing right-wing extremism in ...
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More right-wing extremist cases reported in schools
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Hightech-Spionage für China: Drei Verdächtige in Deutschland verhaftet.: Wie drei mutmaßliche Spione aus Deutschland über eine obskure Firma halfen ...
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Hightech-Spionage für China: Drei Verdächtige in Deutschland verhaftet.
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Germany arrests 3 suspected China spies: Germany's Federal Prosecutor has said three German citizens were arrested for alleged involvement in providing ...
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Germany arrests 3 suspected China spies
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Correctiv: Eleven AfD MPs are convicted perpetrators of violence: Acts of violence, incitement to hatred, possession of weapons: According to Correctiv research ...
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Correctiv: Eleven AfD MPs are convicted perpetrators of violence
Quick Glance: AfD: Convicted Violent Offenders Among Representatives
  • New investigations by Correctiv reveal that at least eleven AfD representatives are convicted violent offenders, with more under scrutiny.

  • Convictions include physical attacks, verbal abuse, and indirect violence such as possession of weapons or abuse of authority.

  • A significant number of convicted politicians are still active in their positions, raising concerns among experts.

  • Experts are calling for consequences and discussing possible measures to prevent antidemocratic behavior in political offices.
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AfD: Maximilian Krah should explain the popular concept of the AfD: Maximilian Krah recently made a name for himself with racist comments. Of all people ...
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AfD: Maximilian Krah should explain the popular concept of the AfD
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Constitutional law professor Rupert Scholz: Interior Minister Nancy Faeser should have “immediately fired” President of the Federal Office for the Protection ...
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Egisto Ott: "We simply uncover dirty tricks": In his interrogation, Ott, the ex-BVT official suspected of espionage, emphasized that he had not bought or sold ...
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Egisto Ott:
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Live from the OVG Münster: AfD trial against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution continues
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Live from the OVG Münster: AfD trial against the Office for the Protection ...
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Another constitutional protection officer apparently suspended in the Ott espionage case
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Another constitutional protection officer apparently suspended in the Ott ...
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Head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution Haldenwang counters his critics in the FAZ: "Freedom of opinion is not a carte blanche for enemies of ...
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Criticism of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Freedom of expression is not a license for enemies of the constitution
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Criticism of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Freedom of ...
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No more observation: Former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, is suing the Office for the Protection of the ...
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Maaßen takes legal action against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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Maaßen takes legal action against the Office for the Protection of the ...
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Classification as right-wing extremist: Maaßen sues the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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After Maaßen's criticism: intelligence service chief: the domestic intelligence service is not an "opinion police"
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After Maaßen's criticism: intelligence service chief: the domestic ...
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Baerbock calls for strengthening the European NATO pillar: Foreign Minister Baerbock describes NATO as the central anchor for Europe's security ...
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Baerbock calls for strengthening the European NATO pillar
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Global Press Certificate Program
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The Costs of El Salvador’s Crime Crackdown: Bukele Has Reduced Homicides—but Eroded Democracy
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The Costs of El Salvador’s Crime Crackdown: Bukele Has Reduced ...
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Germany's path to soft totalitarianism - Die Weltwoche: The traffic light government wants to combat expressions of opinion "below the threshold of criminal ...
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Germany's path to soft totalitarianism - Die Weltwoche
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182 million flow into the green anti-rights program - now an insider comes clean: The "fight against the right" is right at the top of Family Minister Lisa Paus' ...
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182 million flow into the green anti-rights program - now an insider comes ...
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Report by the security authorities: More cyberattacks on political parties: Parties and politicians are the focus of hackers ahead of the European elections ...
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Report by the security authorities: More cyberattacks on political parties
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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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Russia: Kremlin hackers attack German parties
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AfD and co. as a threat to investors: Bundesbank president sees rising right-wing extremism as a "threat to prosperity"
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AfD and co. as a threat to investors: Bundesbank president sees rising ...
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Austria: On the madness of democracy: What the elections in Innsbruck can teach us about chaos theory - and why a possible federal government of SPÖ and ÖVP is ...
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Austria: On the madness of democracy
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Trial in Münster: What the AfD's legal dispute against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution is about
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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
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Disinformation: domestic intelligence agency warns of increased attempts to influence elections
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Disinformation: domestic intelligence agency warns of increased attempts ...
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How widespread is right-wing extremism and how can we protect our democracy?
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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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Radicalization of a party:
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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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The AfD and democracy: it doesn't fit
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AfD ban: New report could have massive consequences: AfD leaders Tino Chrupalla (left) and Alice Weidel in the Bundestag: The party is threatened with new ...
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AfD ban: New report could have massive consequences
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.
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Hape Kerkeling speaks out in favor of banning the AfD and finds clear words: Hape Kerkeling has spoken out in favor of banning the AfD in an interview ...
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Hape Kerkeling speaks out in favor of banning the AfD and finds clear ...
Quick Glance: Hape Kerkeling: Critique of AfD
  • Hape Kerkeling discusses societal issues and the right-wing shift in Germany.

  • He talks about combating the far-right, engaging with the AfD, and the role of humor.

  • Kerkeling emphasizes the importance of learning from history and advocating for the ban of right-wing parties.

  • He reflects on societal values and the significance of communication in addressing extremism.
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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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In court: AfD against the Office for the Protection of the Constitution
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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 wants AfD ban: If not now, then when
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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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Right-wing extremist AfD youngsters: To Höcke's tune
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Poland’s Post-Populist Rehab: How to Unwind an Illiberal Democracy: How to unwind an illiberal democracy.
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Poland’s Post-Populist Rehab: How to Unwind an Illiberal Democracy
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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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Bremen's state government wants to push for an AfD party ban
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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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Federal government supports extremist left-wing youth with half a million ...
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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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Why the Office for the Protection of the Constitution could soon classify ...
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Corona policy: patient advocates call for reappraisal: Patient advocate Brysch joins the calls for a review of the Corona policy. The focus on those in need of ...
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Corona policy: patient advocates call for reappraisal
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Office for the Protection of the Constitution: FDP welcomes possible classification of AfD as "assured extremist"
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Vindman: Trump has ‘every intention’ to undo American democracy if reelected : Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman suggested Friday that President Trump has ...
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Vindman: Trump has ‘every intention’ to undo American democracy if ...
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Appeal of democracy slipping across much of world: Survey: Strong enthusiasm for democracy has dipped in many countries across the world in the last five years ...
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Appeal of democracy slipping across much of world: Survey
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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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Söder expects Höcke to take over the AfD:
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50.000 em Hamburgo: Dezenas de milhares de pessoas manifestam-se contra a direita
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Quick Glance: Massive Anti-Right-Wing Extremism Rally in Hamburg
  • Thousands protested against right-wing extremism in Hamburg on Sunday.

  • Over 50,000 participants attended, with various organizations and unions joining.

  • Speakers criticized the AfD party and called for unity in standing against extremism.

  • The event concluded with a performance by Deichkind and a march through the city center.
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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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parties - AfD in headwind
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AfD talk with Caren Miosga: Ramelow: "The whole of Germany is scared of Thuringia"
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AfD talk with Caren Miosga: Ramelow:
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Survey: Germans fear fake news: Disinformation threatens our democracy. This is the opinion of eight out of ten Germans. One in three also distrust the ...
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Survey: Germans fear fake news
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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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German Journalists' Association wants to
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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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Better arming the constitutional state against its enemies
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Concern for democracy in Ukraine: It is the second anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The president has become more powerful ...
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Concern for democracy in Ukraine
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Nancy Faeser accuses the CDU/CSU of not doing enough to protect democracy: When it comes to protecting democracy, the principle should apply: "First the country ...
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Nancy Faeser accuses the CDU/CSU of not doing enough to protect democracy