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.
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.
German Government Reveals the “Ugly Face of Dictatorship” Zoltán Kottász July 17, 2024 Government banning a media outlet critical of the government “happens in authoritarian states,” constitutional expert says.
