On February 17, 2026, the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior, led by Daniela Behrens (SPD), officially upgraded the state chapter of the AfD from a “suspected case” to a “proven right-wing extremist endeavor.” As…
The failure of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) before the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) and the expected rejection of their objection by the Bundestag’s Electoral Review Committee (Wahlprüfungsausschuss) – to force a recount of the…
Edward Snowden (1983), a former IT specialist for the CIA and the NSA, triggered the largest espionage scandal in human history in 2013. His fate documents the creeping transition from state secrecy to transnational persecution:…
Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919) was one of the most influential leaders of the international labor movement. Her biography serves as a prime example of how the German Empire (Kaiserreich) used criminal law and “preventive detention” to…
The political persecution of Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) began immediately upon the National Socialists’ seizure of power. As the long-standing Lord Mayor of Cologne and a prominent politician of the Centre Party (Zentrumspartei), he was a…
In the shadow of the prominent names in the “Reuss Group” stands Matthias Hetz, an entrepreneur from Saxony whose incarceration illustrates the extensive reach of state intervention into civilian lives. His case demonstrates how quickly…
In the historical section of politischeverfolgung.de, we look back at a key figure of political resistance: Karl Liebknecht. His fate during the German Empire (Kaiserreich) serves as a timeless example of how a state uses…
Between 1878 and 1890, the German Empire experienced a phase of state repression that is today considered a blueprint for the suppression of political opposition. The “Act against the Publicly Dangerous Endeavors of Social Democracy”—commonly…
The 5-percent electoral threshold (Fünf-Prozent-Hürde) is the most well-known yet omnipresent instrument of the German federal electoral system. Officially cited as a historical lesson designed to prevent parliamentary fragmentation like that of the Weimar Republic,…
The life of Karl Marx (1818–1883) was a decades-long struggle not only against capitalist structures but also against the administrative and police repression of the German Confederation (Deutscher Bund). His biography is a prime example…
The arrest of former Member of Parliament and judge Dr. Birgit Malsack-Winkemann during the “Reuss raids” sent shockwaves through Berlin. Yet, behind the charges of an alleged coup plot lies a volatile question: Is a…
While in the Berlin Republic the trials against critical doctors, investigative journalists, and disagreeable dissidents dominate the headlines, a chilling judicial drama is unfolding in the neighboring Netherlands, entirely exposing the grim face of the…