Target of the Dictatorship: The Fate of Erich Maria Remarque and the Blood Sacrifice of His Sister Elfriede Scholz
When pyres burned across German university towns in May 1933, the works of Erich Maria Remarque were among the very…
Bonn Republic
Articles on political persecution in the Bonn Republic (1949 to 1990)
Rent-a-Crowd and State Violence: Political Persecution by Iran in the Federal Republic of Germany (1967)
June 2, 1967, marks one of the darkest days in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. What began…
The Spiegel Affair and the Authoritarian Spirit of the Strauß Era: Parallels to the Present
It was the moment the young German democracy passed its true test of maturity. What began as a police operation…
Political Persecution in the Bonn Republic (1949–1990): Party Bans and Professional Exclusions
The Bonn Republic (1949-1990) is considered the cradle of German democracy after the war. But behind the facade of the…
The Silent Persecution: How Postwar Germany Continued the Nazi War on Homosexuality
In 1949, with the ashes of the Third Reich still fresh, the newly founded Federal Republic of Germany promised a…