
Press Freedom at Stake (Again): Germany Weighs Ban on Right-Wing Mag
Government-critical Compact was initially banned on the grounds of “combatively and aggressively” striving to topple the democratic order.

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

“The agency’s mandate is to protect the constitutional order—not to carry out political vendettas.”

“Two losing parties form a coalition, despite the fact that Germans have voted to have a right-wing government. To me, this is profoundly undemocratic.”

Keeping the report secret was not intended to protect the domestic spy agency from external threats, but to conceal the investigation’s weak foundation from public scrutiny.
The government pledges reform, though early decisions hint at business as usual.

The editor-in-chief faces seven months probation for posting a meme with the interior minister holding the sign: “I hate freedom of expression.”

Desperate calls to ban the AfD show how scared mainstream parties are of populists—and by extension their voters.

In yet another phase of the witch hunt against its political rivals, the left-liberal government resorts to intimidation of those it accuses of undermining the constitutional order.

As Vienna makes plans to deport thousands, Berlin says “the situation is still too confusing and volatile”.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser filed a criminal complaint over a photo that was obviously a work of satire.