
German University Excludes Chinese Students for Fear of Spying
Though no evidence of espionage exists, Western European universities are following the advice of their intelligence agencies.

Though no evidence of espionage exists, Western European universities are following the advice of their intelligence agencies.

Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, currently under Beijing’s sanctions, called the report “absolutely damning,” and the UK government’s policy on China a “shambolic mess.”

A regional branch of Germany’s domestic spy agency has declared the Alternative for Germany (AfD) youth “right-wing extremists” allowing the government to actively covertly spy on the group’s membership as the AfD reached record highs in new polls.

As multiple civil rights groups are sounding the alarm, Justice Minister Éric Dupond-Moretti tries to allay concerns. The emergence of a surveillance state as described in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, he said, was a “far-off” prospect.

AfD MP Petr Bystron said the spy chief’s statements confirm that the secret service “is being used for the oppression of the opposition in Germany.”

With the new designation, the BfV now has the authority to use all intelligence tools at its disposal to monitor JA, including the use of confidential informants, electronic wiretapping, and covert observations.

Orbán aired his belief that the U.S. represented a significant threat to Hungarian interests in intelligence obtained by the CIA.

‘Spyware,’ created by military experts, has been key in bringing drug lords and mafia leaders to justice but has also been used by governments to spy on its opposition, both civic and political.

This is the only investigation into the spyware business in Europe beyond the PEGA committee so far, though the committee has previously called on law enforcement to get involved.

Last January, Belgian NGO worker Olivier Vandecasteele was sentenced to 40 years in prison on what Brussels has declared as ‘sham’ espionage charges.