Political Prisoners: Birgit Malsack-Winkemann
The arrest of former Member of Parliament and judge Dr. Birgit Malsack-Winkemann during the “Reuss…
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Show Trial or State Enemy Number One? The Prince Reuss Case and the Instrumentalization of Terror
When one of the largest anti-terror raids in the history of the Federal Republic of…
Case Study: Johanna Findeisen – Criminalizing the Search for Peace and Political Dissent
When the “Patriotische Union” (popularly labeled the Reuß Group or “Reichsbürger” movement) was raided in…
Michael Fritsch: From Police Commissioner to “Enemy of the State”
The case of former police commissioner Michael Fritsch is one of the most significant examples…
Detained by the Stammheim System: Biographies of the “Ulm5” – Political Prisoners Targeted by the Party-State
Since their targeted protest against Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems in September 2025, five young…
Arno van Kessel: The Dutch Resistance Solicitor in the Clutches of Justice – Damaged, but Not Broken in the Vught Fortress
While in the Berlin Republic the trials against critical doctors, investigative journalists, and disagreeable dissidents…
A US Perspective on the Reiner Fuellmich Case and Political Persecution in Germany
A few days ago, American author and civil rights activist Leland Lehrman published an extensive…
Maximilian Eder: From KSK Colonel to Public Enemy – A Life of Resistance Against Systemic Rupture?
Among the dozens of defendants in the largest and most politically charged state protection trial…
Political Prisoners: The Case of Reiner Fuellmich – Kennedy Associate Lehrman Raises Heavy Accusations Against German Judiciary
The arrest and ongoing detention of attorney Dr. Reiner Fuellmich have become a symbol of…
Case Study: Dr. Bianca Witzschel – The Criminalization of Medical Discretion
In a functioning constitutional state, the relationship between a physician and a patient is governed…
Political Prisoners: The Case of Heinrich Habig
The sentencing of the Recklinghausen-based physician Heinrich Habig to several years in prison has caused…
Rüdiger von Pescatore: The “General” Behind the Alleged Coup and the Criminalization of Patriotic Biographies
As the former commander of an elite paratrooper battalion, Rüdiger von Pescatore once stood at…
Heinrich Habig Free: May 14, 2026, as a Symbol of a Hesitant Corona Review
Although the Recklinghausen physician Heinrich Habig made no detailed statements regarding the legal technicalities or…
Kurdish Political Prisoners in Germany: Case Studies of the Berlin Republic
The application of Paragraphs 129a and 129b of the German Criminal Code (StGB) results in…
Political Prisoners: Matthias Hetz
In the shadow of the prominent names in the “Reuss Group” stands Matthias Hetz, an…