Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

The Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Democracy’s Enemy Within

Sabine Beppler-Spahl September 12, 2025

A court pushback against the German agency’s overreach offers a symbolic win—but leaves the core threat of its existence untouched.

Germany: Politicized Spy Agency to Label Entire AfD as ‘Right-Wing Extremist’

Robert Semonsen February 27, 2024

“These ‘constitutional protectors’ are … taking the next step in their desperate battle against the strongest true opposition force in the republic,” Joachim Kuhs, MEP for AfD, said.

Germany: Interior Minister Looks to Ban Private Gatherings of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

Robert Semonsen February 23, 2024

Nancy Faeser’s government colleagues say her plans are more dangerous to the constitutional order than the ‘right-wing extremists’ she claims to be fighting.

Germany: Court Blocks Intel Agency from Spying on AfD in Bavaria

Robert Semonsen October 28, 2022

The court’s ruling is a symbolic victory for the AfD, and it comes one week after the party won a similar case in Hessen, where the state’s administrative court ordered BfV to cease all of its covert investigations into the AfD.

Germany: Politicized Domestic Intelligence Agency Given Green-Light to Spy on AfD

Robert Semonsen March 18, 2022

Germany’s highly politicized domestic intelligence agency has been given the green-light to conduct mass surveillance against the non-conformist, anti-globalist Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), a move which is being viewed as a circuitous attempt to stigmatize and destroy the party.

Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Chief Brands COVID Critics ‘Enemies of the State’

Robert Semonsen January 18, 2022

During a weekend interview, Thomas Haldenwang, the president of Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, called anti-lockdown protesters, vaccine skeptics, and so-called ‘lateral thinkers,’ “enemies of the state” who “fundamentally reject the democratic state.”

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The Office for the Protection of the Constitution: Democracy’s Enemy Within

Germany: Politicized Spy Agency to Label Entire AfD as ‘Right-Wing Extremist’

Germany: Interior Minister Looks to Ban Private Gatherings of ‘Right-Wing Extremists’

Germany: Court Blocks Intel Agency from Spying on AfD in Bavaria

Germany: Politicized Domestic Intelligence Agency Given Green-Light to Spy on AfD

Germany’s Domestic Intelligence Chief Brands COVID Critics ‘Enemies of the State’

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