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Brandenburg Reinstates AfD as "Securely Right-Wing Extremist"
Following the AfD's withdrawal of an urgent legal challenge, Brandenburg's Interior Ministry will release on August 14th a memorandum classifying the AfD as "securely right-wing extremist" due to its anti-constitutional positions, xenophobia, and racism, particularly against Muslims. The AfD's conti...
Brandenburg Reinstates AfD as "Securely Right-Wing Extremist"
Following the AfD's withdrawal of an urgent legal challenge, Brandenburg's Interior Ministry will release on August 14th a memorandum classifying the AfD as "securely right-wing extremist" due to its anti-constitutional positions, xenophobia, and racism, particularly against Muslims. The AfD's conti...
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48% Bias Score
Germany's AfD Dilemma: Balancing Past Overreach with Present Threat
Germany's reluctance to counter the AfD's growing influence stems from the 1972 Radical Decree's overreach, which vetted millions of civil servants for left-wing extremism. This caution now hinders addressing the AfD's increasingly radical positions, despite court rulings protecting individual right...
Germany's AfD Dilemma: Balancing Past Overreach with Present Threat
Germany's reluctance to counter the AfD's growing influence stems from the 1972 Radical Decree's overreach, which vetted millions of civil servants for left-wing extremism. This caution now hinders addressing the AfD's increasingly radical positions, despite court rulings protecting individual right...
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60% Bias Score
Hanau Arson Case: Seven-Year Sentence for Insurance Fraud
A Pakistani man in Hanau, Germany, was sentenced to seven years for arson and fraud after setting fire to his own home on Christmas 2023 to claim insurance money, initially disguising the act as a right-wing extremist attack.
Hanau Arson Case: Seven-Year Sentence for Insurance Fraud
A Pakistani man in Hanau, Germany, was sentenced to seven years for arson and fraud after setting fire to his own home on Christmas 2023 to claim insurance money, initially disguising the act as a right-wing extremist attack.
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48% Bias Score
German Court Allows Anti-Extremist Music Festival to Proceed
A German court overturned restrictions on the Jamel rockt den Förster music festival, allowing it to proceed with alcohol sales, after the local government sought rent for land use and subsequently imposed restrictions.
German Court Allows Anti-Extremist Music Festival to Proceed
A German court overturned restrictions on the Jamel rockt den Förster music festival, allowing it to proceed with alcohol sales, after the local government sought rent for land use and subsequently imposed restrictions.
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36% Bias Score
Chlorinated Dioxide Misinformation Prompts Child Endangerment Investigation
German authorities are investigating Ines for child endangerment after she gave her children a chlorinated dioxide solution, a practice promoted by Andreas Kalcker, a self-proclaimed biophysicist with ties to extremist groups, despite warnings from health experts and a past legal case in Argentina l...
Chlorinated Dioxide Misinformation Prompts Child Endangerment Investigation
German authorities are investigating Ines for child endangerment after she gave her children a chlorinated dioxide solution, a practice promoted by Andreas Kalcker, a self-proclaimed biophysicist with ties to extremist groups, despite warnings from health experts and a past legal case in Argentina l...
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56% Bias Score
German Courts Criticize Actions Against Students Over Right-Wing Extremism
Two court cases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern criticized police and school actions against students suspected of right-wing extremism, raising concerns about due process and prompting a controversial debate in the state parliament, with the AfD drawing parallels to GDR-era school policies.
German Courts Criticize Actions Against Students Over Right-Wing Extremism
Two court cases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern criticized police and school actions against students suspected of right-wing extremism, raising concerns about due process and prompting a controversial debate in the state parliament, with the AfD drawing parallels to GDR-era school policies.
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44% Bias Score
Record-breaking German Pride Demonstrations Reflect Resistance to Far-Right Rise
Amidst Germany's tense political climate and the rising influence of the far-right AfD in 2025, LGBTQ+ Pride events witnessed record-breaking attendance, with over 13,000 participants in Mainz, signaling a strong show of allyship and resistance against attacks on democratic freedoms.
Record-breaking German Pride Demonstrations Reflect Resistance to Far-Right Rise
Amidst Germany's tense political climate and the rising influence of the far-right AfD in 2025, LGBTQ+ Pride events witnessed record-breaking attendance, with over 13,000 participants in Mainz, signaling a strong show of allyship and resistance against attacks on democratic freedoms.
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40% Bias Score
Decrease in Reported Right-Wing Extremist Incidents in Brandenburg Schools, Despite Overall Increase in Politically Motivated Crime
Brandenburg schools reported 195 right-wing extremist incidents between January 1 and May 31, 2025, a decrease of 33% compared to the same period in 2024; however, police recorded a 33% increase in politically motivated crimes at schools in 2024, with right-wing extremism accounting for a 30% increa...
Decrease in Reported Right-Wing Extremist Incidents in Brandenburg Schools, Despite Overall Increase in Politically Motivated Crime
Brandenburg schools reported 195 right-wing extremist incidents between January 1 and May 31, 2025, a decrease of 33% compared to the same period in 2024; however, police recorded a 33% increase in politically motivated crimes at schools in 2024, with right-wing extremism accounting for a 30% increa...
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36% Bias Score
German Court Allows Anti-Extremism Festival to Proceed
A German court overturned restrictions on the Jamel rockt den Förster anti-right extremism music festival, rejecting an alcohol ban and other county-imposed limitations due to a lack of evidence of a threat to public order, following a dispute over parking fees.
German Court Allows Anti-Extremism Festival to Proceed
A German court overturned restrictions on the Jamel rockt den Förster anti-right extremism music festival, rejecting an alcohol ban and other county-imposed limitations due to a lack of evidence of a threat to public order, following a dispute over parking fees.
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36% Bias Score
Foiled Far-Right Eurovision Attack: 12-Year Sentence Demanded
Luxembourgish authorities foiled a far-right extremist attack on the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest planned by a Swedish national, Alexander H., and a Dutch accomplice, involving cyanide, ricin, chlorine gas, and explosives; materials were seized, and a 12-year prison sentence was requested.
Foiled Far-Right Eurovision Attack: 12-Year Sentence Demanded
Luxembourgish authorities foiled a far-right extremist attack on the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest planned by a Swedish national, Alexander H., and a Dutch accomplice, involving cyanide, ricin, chlorine gas, and explosives; materials were seized, and a 12-year prison sentence was requested.
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24% Bias Score
Far-Right Campaign Blocks Constitutional Court Nomination
A coordinated online campaign by anti-abortion groups and far-right actors successfully blocked the nomination of jurist Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to Germany's Constitutional Court, highlighting the growing influence of such groups on political decision-making.
Far-Right Campaign Blocks Constitutional Court Nomination
A coordinated online campaign by anti-abortion groups and far-right actors successfully blocked the nomination of jurist Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to Germany's Constitutional Court, highlighting the growing influence of such groups on political decision-making.
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56% Bias Score
Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Among Berlin Youth
Right-wing extremist groups in Berlin, such as "Jung & Stark" and "Deutsche Jugend voran," are attracting increasingly younger adolescents, leading to a surge in counseling requests due to multiple underlying issues like school avoidance, substance abuse, and family problems. Recruitment happens pri...
Rise of Right-Wing Extremism Among Berlin Youth
Right-wing extremist groups in Berlin, such as "Jung & Stark" and "Deutsche Jugend voran," are attracting increasingly younger adolescents, leading to a surge in counseling requests due to multiple underlying issues like school avoidance, substance abuse, and family problems. Recruitment happens pri...
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44% Bias Score
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