German Court Punishes Facebook Insult With €2,000 Fine Zoltán Kottász June 3, 2026 Fines for insulting Chancellor Friedrich Merz on social media have renewed criticism of Germany’s Section 188 law.
Political Justice in Germany: On the Prosecution of Stefan Niehoff John Rosenthal July 3, 2025 The Nazi propaganda chief is famously supposed to have said “we decide who is Jewish!” When it comes to AfD supporters or sympathizers, the not dissimilar attitude of current German authorities would appear to be: “We decide who’s a Nazi.”
Germany: Police Target 170 People for Insulting Politicians Online Tamás Orbán June 25, 2025 If you call Chancellor Merz a “drunk” or Green leader Robert Habeck an “idiot” in Deutschland you could get a visit from law enforcement.
