Political persecution and repression in contemporary Germany (Berlin Republic, since 1990)
German criminal law is built upon an immutable principle that stands as a foundational pillar of any true constitutional state: the presumption of innocence. As long as no legally binding verdict has been reached, an…
Historically, political debate in Germany was characterized by sharp polemics, biting satire, and robust vocabulary. Anyone entering the federal political arena knew they needed thick skin—that was the unwritten rule of a vibrant democracy. However,…
The debate over protecting unborn life was once considered the foundation of a morally conscious and pluralistic society in the old West German Republic. Churches, citizen initiatives, and devout Christians were permitted—and expected—to act as…
In theory, the Berlin Republic claims to be a bastion of free expression, where state-owned and state-affiliated enterprises are strictly bound by constitutional law. In the reality of 2026, however, a drastically different picture emerges:…
In the contemporary Berlin Republic, the boundaries of permissible public debate are shrinking at an unprecedented pace. While democratic societies traditionally thrived on open scientific discourse and conflicting hypotheses, a new form of state-sanctioned dogmatism…
The relentless efforts of the political establishment in Germany to silence the parliamentary opposition via intelligence stigmatization, criminal prosecution, and party ban proceedings have now drawn the highest level of international scrutiny. In a milestone…
The good citizen pays taxes, separates their waste, respects pedestrian crossings, and obeys the law. For a long time, this was the classic division of labor within a free constitutional state. The state enacts rules…
In totalitarian and authoritarian systems of German history, such as the GDR, it was always a core task of the state-aligned intelligentsia and artist community to emotionally charge the ideological mandates of the rulers and…
Freedom of the press is one of those terms that Western democracies cultivate with particular devotion. Politicians invoke it in Sunday speeches, media associations defend it in declarations, and European institutions present it as an…
Anyone opening the contemporary Criminal Code ($StGB$) of the Federal Republic of Germany might believe they are looking at the most progressive constitutional framework in German history. Yet, behind this contemporary facade lies a fundamental,…
Hardly any other figure status symbolizes the deep fracture within the German scientific landscape and the state’s ruthless handling of dissenting views as drastically as Prof. Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi. For decades, the long-standing director of…
The Hessian legislative proposal to “criminalize the denial of the State of Israel’s right to exist” is far more than an ordinary extension of the German incitement to hatred paragraph (Volksverhetzung). The draft marks a…