Information on political persecution in the GDR (1949 to 1990)
Uncovering the past of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is a significant and often emotional step for those affected and their descendants. The Ministry for State Security (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi, operated an…
Political persecution in the GDR was not a marginal phenomenon, but a central pillar of power maintenance for the SED regime. While the overt physical violence of the early years was later replaced by more…
The German Democratic Republic (GDR), while presenting itself as a progressive socialist state, maintained power through an extensive system of political persecution that touched nearly every aspect of life. From 1949 until its collapse in…