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Former lawmaker's arrest over suspected coup plot highlights Germany's extremism problem

Until recently, Berlin judge Birgit Malsack-Winkemann was giving speeches in the German parliament. This week she was arrested in a raid as part of a group suspected of plotting to violently overthrow the German government.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Germany: Judges confirm arrest of 23 alleged coup plotters

German authorities say judges have confirmed the arrest of 23 people suspected of planning to topple the government, while the extradition of two others detained abroad is being sought

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

German security forces loyal to constitution - interior ministry

Germany is confident in the loyalty of its own security forces, the interior ministry said on Friday, responding to claims that a far-right group with suspected plans to overthrow the state had sought to recruit soldiers and police officers.

Reuters · Dec 9, 2022

Germany’s far-right AfD headquarters searched by prosecution officials

The searches were linked to an investigation against the chairman and former treasurer

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2022

Fascism: It's really back this time

A neofascist party will likely take power in Italy — and if economic collapse continues, there will be more

Salon · Sep 27, 2022

Far-right German politicians accused of pro-Putin ‘propaganda trip’

Five AfD politicians currently in Russia and planning to travel to occupied Donbas in eastern Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

Will France fund DRC wildlife park where alleged Batwa atrocities were committed?

RFI has received testimony suggesting the government-funded French Development Agency is preparing to take over funding of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kahuzi-Biega Park from Germany. The alleged murder, rape and immolation of Batwa people living in the park was recently documented in a report by the NGO Minority Rights…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2022

German far-right elects new leaders after co-chair quits

The far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday elected two prominent figures to lead the party for the next two years, after one of its co-chairs quit in January saying it had become too radical

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022

Top German court backs far-right party over Merkel comments

Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the election of a state governor with the party’s support must not be allowed to stand

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022

Chat group leak reveals far-right fantasies of Germany’s AfD

Among tens of thousands of posts is talk of jailing Angela Merkel, calls for armed resistance, and homophobia

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2022