Political persecution and repression in contemporary Germany (Berlin Republic, since 1990)
Since reunification in 1990, Germany’s “Berlin Republic” has established itself as a robust democracy with strong constitutional protections and judicial independence. Unlike the systematic political persecution that characterized the Nazi era or the German Democratic Republic, contemporary…
On the morning of September 23, 2025, German police conducted a house search at the Berlin residence of Professor Norbert Bolz, a prominent 73-year-old media scholar and public intellectual. This event represents a significant escalation…
§ 188 of the German Criminal Code (StGB), known as “Politician Insult” (“Politikerbeleidigung”), represents one of the most controversial special offenses in German criminal law. This provision, which provides enhanced penalties for insulting politicians in…
A vehicle belonging to German MP Bernd Baumann (Alternative for Germany – AfD) was set on fire early Monday morning in the Hamburg district of Othmarschen. Authorities are investigating the case as a politically motivated…
In November 2025, the city of Bad Salzuflen drew nationwide attention when the newly elected AfD Deputy Mayor Sabine Reinknecht was removed from office only two weeks after her appointment. The incident sparked a debate…
The protests planned by Antifa groups and allied activists against the founding of the new AfD youth organization in Gießen are being sold as a defense of democracy. In reality, they expose a movement that…
Michael Ballweg, a previously unknown business administrator from Stuttgart, unexpectedly became the face of Germany’s anti-lockdown movement during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, he founded the “Querdenken” (Lateral Thinking) movement, which began as local protests against government…