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Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther (CDU)

Germany’s Free Speech Row Deepens After CDU Leader Backs Media Bans

Zoltán Kottász January 9, 2026

Calls by CDU premier Daniel Günther to ban critical media are not an aberration but a symptom of a political culture in which dissent is treated as a problem to be eliminated.

Victory for Freedom of the Press! Court Overturns Compact Magazine Ban

TEC News June 24, 2025

The ruling is a humiliating defeat for the German liberal elites.

Compact owner and editor Jürgen Elsässer and wife Stephanie at Compact magazine event

Press Freedom at Stake (Again): Germany Weighs Ban on Right-Wing Mag

Zoltán Kottász June 10, 2025

Government-critical Compact was initially banned on the grounds of “combatively and aggressively” striving to topple the democratic order.

German Interior Minister Refuses To Quit After Court Overturns Her Magazine Ban

Zoltán Kottász August 16, 2024

Politicians who celebrated the ban on right-wing Compact have suddenly gone very quiet.

Court Lifts Ban on German Right-Wing Magazine

Zoltán Kottász August 14, 2024

“Democracy defeats dictatorship,” the magazine’s editor-in-chief posted on X.

German Government Wants Power To Conduct Secret Police Raids on Homes

Zoltán Kottász August 14, 2024

Proposed anti-terrorism measure could be used to target political opponents.

Germany: Banned Right-Wing Compact Magazine Returns As Näncy

Zoltán Kottász August 6, 2024

“Read here what you are not allowed to read,” the new publishers wrote.

Scholz Praises Press Freedom While Saying Some Opinions Are “Forbidden”

Zoltán Kottász July 25, 2024

German chancellor contradicts himself in comments on right-wing magazine ban.

Conservative News Outlet Sues German Interior Ministry

TEC News July 19, 2024

Mainstream media’s apparent tip-off on Compact raids contrasts with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s subsequent refusal to respond to press queries.

Former Spy Chief Condemns German Ban on Right-Wing Magazine

Zoltán Kottász July 18, 2024

Leftist media association is calling for a press boycott of the anti-globalist AfD party.

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Germany’s Free Speech Row Deepens After CDU Leader Backs Media Bans

Victory for Freedom of the Press! Court Overturns Compact Magazine Ban

Press Freedom at Stake (Again): Germany Weighs Ban on Right-Wing Mag

German Interior Minister Refuses To Quit After Court Overturns Her Magazine Ban

Court Lifts Ban on German Right-Wing Magazine

German Government Wants Power To Conduct Secret Police Raids on Homes

Germany: Banned Right-Wing Compact Magazine Returns As Näncy

Scholz Praises Press Freedom While Saying Some Opinions Are “Forbidden”

Conservative News Outlet Sues German Interior Ministry

Former Spy Chief Condemns German Ban on Right-Wing Magazine

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