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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser
GERMAN Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced a 10-point plan to combat far-right extremism today.
Ms Faeser said the government wanted “to destroy far-right networks,” which she identified as the greatest threat to German democracy.
Authorities plan to disarm an estimated 1,500 suspected extremists and tighten background checks for those seeking to buy guns. A crackdown is planned on far-right finance including through targeting merchandise, music festivals and martial arts events.
JOHN GREEN argues that the spreading practice of closing bank account without proof of criminality is an infringement of an elementary human right
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
Paul MacGee of Manifesto Press invites you to a special launch on Saturday August 2.
As the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia rebuilds support through anti-cuts campaigns, the government seeks to silence it before October’s parliamentary elections through liberal totalitarianism, reports JOHN CALLOW