UK Disposable Vaping Ban ‘Not Evidence-Based’ Michael Curzon January 30, 2024 Desperate Tory measure could even lead to more people smoking, critic says.
CSU Leader Opposes AfD Ban, But Backs Federal ‘Extremist’ Label Robert Semonsen December 16, 2023 Söder still pushes for the nationwide classification even though it has had no effect on AfD’s popularity in three eastern German states.
Britain: Sunak Pushes Ahead With Smoking Ban Michael Curzon December 7, 2023 Some Tory MPs would let the ban pass so long as their preferred cigars were made exempt.
Orwellian Ban of Demonstrations All Over France Hélène de Lauzun December 1, 2023 French authorities want to prevent any attack on an ‘immaterial public order’ and are hunting down anything resembling thoughtcrime.
Far-Left Activists Target AfD Members in Phishing Scam Chris Tomlinson November 29, 2023 The group behind the website appears to be hunting for evidence to ban the AfD.
Mainstream Parties Finding New Ways to Shut Down AfD Zoltán Kottász November 14, 2023 Taking away funding from the AfD’s foundation is the establishment’s latest attempt to curb the second-strongest party in Germany.
Wagenknecht Criticizes AfD Ban; Praises Orbán’s Sovereigntist Policies Robert Semonsen November 14, 2023 The leading German leftist said “banning unpopular parties because they become too strong is incompatible with a free society.”
‘Hamas Trademark’: Germany Criminalizes Pro-Palestinian Slogan Tristan Vanheuckelom November 14, 2023 “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” would be put in the same category as the swastika and other Nazi symbols.
Germany: CDU MP Seeks Ban on AfD Robert Semonsen October 14, 2023 Marco Wanderwitz says AfD “seriously endangers our free democratic basic order and the state as a whole.”
EU Parliament Designates Surrogacy as Human Trafficking Bridget Ryder October 6, 2023 The move could make the practice illegal throughout the bloc.
