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Russia declares liberal Naumann Foundation undesirable

If Moscow declares an organization undesirable, it is effectively banned in Russia. This also applies to the political education work of the FDP. The FDP-affiliated Friedrich Naumann Foundation has been declared an undesirable organization in Russia. The foundation in Potsdam announced this after the Justice Ministry in Moscow updated its black list the day before. […]

This is how the TV duel between Björn Höcke and Mario Voigt went

Mettbrötchen, racist slogans and chancellor-like gaps in memory: This is how the TV duel between the Thuringian top candidates Björn Höcke (AfD) and Mario Voigt (CDU) went. The country’s best-known right-wing extremist on prime time TV: Rarely has a TV duel received as much attention as the one between the Thuringian AfD right-winger Björn Höcke […]

Mass demonstrations against the right are subsiding

After the media company Correctiv’s revelations about a meeting of radical right-wingers, hundreds of thousands took to the streets. Now it’s getting less. Over, over, checked off? Not quite, say experts. The next few days will continue in Vilsbiburg, Jüterbog and Nienburg an der Weser. People in Buxtehude, Wismar and Roßlau also want to take […]

“Russia has made many enemies”

Vladimir Putin is demanding revenge for the terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow that left more than 130 dead. How will the Kremlin react now? Historian Jan C. Behrends warns of escalation. Russia’s army is on the rise again in Ukraine; Vladimir Putin recently had himself confirmed as President of Russia in sham […]

A clever chancellor that no one can understand

Olaf Scholz wanted to become head of government in a “progressive coalition”. He became a wartime SPD chancellor. A new book looks behind the scenes of his personal turning point. Who is this Chancellor Olaf Scholz? Hardly anyone has probably come closer to the answer to this question than the journalist Daniel Brössler. He has […]

Nationwide entry ban imposed against right-wing extremists

A nationwide entry ban was imposed against the Austrian right-wing extremist Martin Sellner. Sellner is considered a leading figure in the “Identitarian Movement.” The former head of the right-wing extremist Identitarian movement in Austria, Martin Sellner, is no longer allowed to enter Germany. The Brandenburg state capital Potsdam confirmed on Tuesday that it had obtained […]

Success for “Correctiv” in court

The Hamburg Regional Court has made another decision in the dispute over “Correctiv’s” reporting on a meeting of right-wing circles in Potsdam. This time for the benefit of the media company. In the dispute over “Correctiv’s” reporting on a meeting of right-wing circles in Potsdam, the Hamburg regional court rejected an application for an interim […]

Court finds CDU member right on one point

A report from “Correctiv” about a meeting of right-wing and right-wing extremist circles in Potsdam has been making waves for weeks. One of the participants had complained and was now partly right. In the dispute over “Correctiv’s” reporting on a meeting of right-wing circles in Potsdam, the Hamburg regional court issued an interim injunction at […]

Le Pen contradicts AfD leader Weidel

AfD leader Alice Weidel wanted to clear up trouble with the French partner party RN in Paris. Afterwards she raved about the “excellent atmosphere”. But the Le Pen party disagrees. It’s all in vain: After a meeting between Marine Le Pen and Alice Weidel, the French party Rassemblement National (RN) contradicts the AfD leader’s statement […]

AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund has to give up committee chairmanship

Because he took part in the meeting of right-wing extremists in Potsdam, the AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund has to vacate his position as committee chairman. The state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has dismissed AfD politician Ulrich Siegmund as chairman of the social committee after his participation in a meeting of radical right-wing circles in Potsdam. 71 […]