Following record-level unrest during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bern, the police give numbers. Accordingly, most of them came from other cantons. Twenty-three were minors. After Saturday’s pro-Palestinian protest in Bern, police confirmed that 536 individuals had been temporarily detained for identity checks. Most were Swiss nationals but from outside the canton. Among them were 23 […] Der Beitrag 536 arrests after pro-Palestinian protest in Bern: Canton security chief calls for A...| Matthias Monroy
Newspaper reconstructs controversial police operation at Nazi gathering During protests against the sentencing of Hanna S. in the Budapest complex, police in Nuremberg deployed police horses and batons. There is now a petition against the mounted officers. After the antifascist Hanna S. was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment by the Munich Higher Regional Court, protests […] Der Beitrag Brutal police operation with horses and batons against Antifascists in Nuremberg erschien zuerst auf ...| Matthias Monroy
For three years, Germany and Israel have been deepening their security cooperation. Military personnel train on weapon systems, and police authorities exchange information on investigations. Criticism of war crimes remains without consequence. Military and police collaboration between Germany and Israel has intensified in recent years. This emerges from answers given by the German Government to […]| Matthias Monroy
The firm from Haifa is a global market leader in drones and broadly positioned in the business of military technology. It profits from worldwide rearmament – and from wars such as in Gaza. Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, is Israel’s largest arms company and firmly anchored in the global trade in military technology. The firm […] Der Beitrag Elbit Systems: Israel’s largest arms company sells weapon systems and cyber technology worldwide erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
Jackie Andres on the policy of the Israeli arms company, the campaign ‘Shut Elbit Down Germany’ and criticism of it Why are there protests again this week in front of Elbit Systems in Ulm? Because Elbit Systems is one of the main producers for the Israeli military. Around 80 percent of the drones used there […] Der Beitrag Protest camp in Ulm: ‘Elbit Systems enables the genocide in Gaza’ erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
With multi-billion investments, insurers such as Allianz and Axa fuel Israel’s war in Gaza – and the climate crisis. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine has also drawn attention to this. A new campaign called ‘No Allianz with Genocide’ aims to pressure the Munich-based company Allianz to withdraw completely from business that fuels the war […] Der Beitrag Don’t insure with Allianz: Campaign against Gaza war calls to withdraw from deals with Israel erschien zuerst auf Matthias M...| Matthias Monroy
The Spanish activist Jorge Jiménez has been researching undercover investigators in social movements for years. Now he is himself under investigation – including on charges of breach of secrecy. Since 2022, twelve undercover investigators active in social and political movements have been exposed in Spain. The activist Jorge Jiménez had direct dealings with three of […] Der Beitrag Activist arrested for research on police spies: Jorge Jiménez from Madrid exposed undercover investigator...| Matthias Monroy
The parents of Sammy Baker, who was killed by Amsterdam police officers in 2020, are not giving up: With the help of several expert reports, they want to force criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. On August 13, 2020, 23-year-old Sammy Baker from Gießen was shot dead by police in Amsterdam. His parents have agreed to […]| Matthias Monroy
Five German states are using ‘distance electro-pulse devices’ in patrol duty, with more to follow. The Federal Police are also trialling their introduction in Berlin. In Germany, the police have been using Tasers since the turn of the millennium, but until a few years ago they were deployed almost exclusively by special units. In Baden-Württemberg, […]| Matthias Monroy
A dozen organisations are proposing an EU-led rescue programme in the Mediterranean. The Left Party in the Bundestag had already campaigned for this in 2020. However, there is one obstacle. On the occasion of the vote on the new EU Commission on Wednesday, 14 organisations presented the ‘Mare Solidale’ concept, a European rescue programme to […]| Matthias Monroy
U.S. authorities want to query fingerprints and facial images in a total of 40 states, most of them in Europe. In a twist, the Commission is putting itself at the forefront of talks about this so-called EBSP. A total of 40 countries currently participate in the U.S. government’s Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Washington thus guarantees […]| Matthias Monroy
The EU wants to store fingerprints and facial images of over 400 million people from third countries in a single silo. US authorities already have such a system for around 275 million people. Both sides now want to cooperate more closely on this matter. The European Union is currently merging all databases containing biometric data […]| Matthias Monroy
A police snitch is said to have infiltrated far-left and ecological groups in France, Germany and Belgium for over three years. At times, he was in contact with his handlers on a daily basis. For at least three years, a snitch is said to have operated within various far-left contexts in France. This is stated […] Der Beitrag Snitch in left-wing movements in France exposed: He is said to have operated in Germany and Belgium as well erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
On September 26, the verdict will be delivered against Hanna S. The charges related to attacks on neo-Nazis in Budapest range up to attempted murder. Yet there are significant doubts about her guilt. In the trial against Hanna S. before the Higher Regional Court (OLG) in Munich, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office on Monday demanded a […] Der Beitrag First German trial on the “Budapest Complex” nearing its end with a martial demand: Hanna S. might face nine years in prison erschien zuerst...| Matthias Monroy
At least five activists have stormed the German headquarters of Elbit Systems, damaging furniture and equipment. They are following the example of the British group “Palestine Action,” which has successfully weakened Israel’s largest arms manufacturer. On Monday, a at least five activists forced their way into Elbit’s Ulm offices, breaking down doors, smashing windows, and […] Der Beitrag Activists storm headquarters of Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit in Germany and damage property ...| Matthias Monroy
The Grimme Support Association revoked a prize awarded to Judith Scheytt for her criticism of German Middle East reporting. Jurors distanced themselves from the decision. The Grimme Institute also admitted mistakes. In January, the Association of Friends of the Adolf Grimme Prize awarded Judith Scheytt the “Donnepp Media Award” – as a “special honour”. At […] Der Beitrag A-level student first honoured for criticism of German Gaza War reporting – then cancelled with AI erschien z...| Matthias Monroy
The European Commission wants to negotiate an agreement that would allow US authorities direct access to police-stored fingerprints and facial images in Europe. Potentially, all travelers could be affected by such queries – and people in need for protection. At the end of July, the European Commission presented a proposal for a mandate to negotiate […]| Matthias Monroy
Mehmet Çakas is to be deported to Turkey before serving his German prison sentence – even though criminal proceedings are ongoing against him there. This would be a precedent case. The Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas is to be deported to Turkey on August 28 from Germany correctional facility. According to his defense attorney Björn Elberling, […] Der Beitrag Despite ongoing proceedings: Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas faces rushed deportation to Turkey erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
Some rival states are currently building visually similar flying wing kamikaze drones. The origins of the technology lie in a development by Dornier in the 1980s. Initially, only Israel pursued the concept further. A US company has presented the Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a new cost-effective wing-only drone that was developed to compete […]| Matthias Monroy
The German Armed Forces want to procure combat drones with a range of over 1000 kilometres by 2029. Airbus, Rheinmetall and the start-up Helsing are vying for the billion-euro deal. The German Armed Forces are about to embark on a new armament project: according to the German newspaper ‘Handelsblatt’, the air force wants to procure […]| Matthias Monroy
The Gaza war is also a testing ground for increasingly automated systems. A German-Israeli ‘Cyber and Security Pact’ could ensure the transfer of technologies. Gaza has long served Israel as a testing ground for disruptive military technologies. At the turn of the millennium, the army tested its first armed drones there. Following this came land […]| Matthias Monroy
Three members of the Bundestag visited anti-fascist Maja T., who is being held in Hungary. They are calling for a political reappraisal and her return to Germany. An inter-party delegation of three members of the German Bundestag – Sebastian Roloff (SPD), Helge Limburg (Greens) and Luke Hoß (Die Linke) – visited the Thuringian anti-fascist Maja […]| Matthias Monroy
The EU border agency Frontex wants to extend its surveillance flights to the Atlantic. This would be a milestone in the externalisation of European migration defence. According to Frontex, it is holding talks with the Cape Verde authorities about possible aerial surveillance in the sea area off the island. The aim is to detect boats […] Der Beitrag Frontex wants to send surveillance planes to the Atlantic and negotiates with Cape Verde on operations off West Africa erschien zuerst auf Matth...| Matthias Monroy
A Netanyahu adviser is said to have leaked military documents to the German tabloid ‘Bild’ in order to influence public opinion. Israel’s Prime Minister has a post for such favours from the Springer Group. The Attorney General of Israel wants to charge Jonathan Urich, a close advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, subject to a […]| Matthias Monroy
Even a cardiac arrest could no longer be ruled out: Maja T. ended their refusal to eat in a Hungarian prison hospital. The German Foreign Minister announced a new initiative to speak with Hungary. After 40 days without solid food, the German citizen Maja T. has ended their hunger strike in Hungarian custody. ‘I don’t […] Der Beitrag Maja T. stops hunger strike: Following 40 days, their state of health was life-threatening erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
An ‘internal’ handout from the Buchenwald Memorial wrongly categorises several Palestinian symbols as ‘anti-Israel’. The document was also sent to court presidents in German states. The German debate about allegedly anti-Semitic depictions in Palestine solidarity has taken another turn: Two months ago, the Thuringian memorial to the former Buchenwald concentration camp produced a guide that […] Der Beitrag Philo-Semitism from Buchenwald: German KZ memorial categorises Kufiya and dem...| Matthias Monroy
The Europe-wide known architect of a solidarity-based refugee model in Italy is to be deposed. Right-wing extremist Matteo Salvini was one of the people behind the move. However, there is a last chance. Domenico ‘Mimmo’ Lucano is perhaps best known to German audiences for Wim Wenders’ film ‘Il Volo’. It tells the story of the […] Der Beitrag Riace to lose its mayor: Mimmo Lucano announces resistance to judgement – and would give up seat in EU Parliament erschien zuerst auf Matth...| Matthias Monroy
Maja T.’s hunger strike entered its fifth week on Friday and they are now been hospitalised. The father of the non-binary person is drawing attention to this with a march to Berlin. Maja T. has now been starving in prison in Budapest for four weeks. Now the non-binary detainee in Hungary’s capital has been transferred […] Der Beitrag Maja T. transferred to prison hospital in Hungary, decision on immunity of MEP Ilaria Salis postponed erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
25 people are already employed at a German surveillance centre that has been unused for years. They are now being financed through compensation. It remains unclear when it will start operating. After further massive delays in setting up a bugging centre for the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Brandenburg, Thuringia and Berlin, high compensation payments are […] Der Beitrag Compensation now finances police wiretapping centre: Leipzig-based company Ipoque causes years of delay erschien zuers...| Matthias Monroy
Marjan Jamali was deprived of her liberty for 598 days and was even separated from her child for seven months. She experienced particular solidarity in a political mountain village in Calabria. On Monday, the criminal court in Locri in southern Italy completely acquitted Marjan Jamali, a young woman of Iranian origin, of the charge of […] Der Beitrag Freedom for Marjan Jamali: Iranian refugee in Italy acquitted of charges of migrant smuggling erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The renowned journalist Peter Scholl-Latour, who died in 2014, was listed as a source by the German foreign secret service for decades and received commissions. The German Federal Secret Service (BND) used journalists as sources for decades – sometimes even paid them – and thereby violated its own regulations. The extent of this co-operation became […] Der Beitrag Journalist Peter Scholl-Latour worked for German foreign secret service, archive files prove erschien zuerst auf Matthias Mo...| Matthias Monroy
The German Luftwaffe is aquiring three more Israeli long-range drones, with a total of six then being stationed in Schleswig-Holstein. Israel’s wars in Gaza and Iran make training for German crews more difficult. The German Armed Forces are apparently planning to procure three more long-range Heron TP drones from Israel. To this end, the budget […] Der Beitrag Bundeswehr buys more huge strike drones from Israel and transfers training to Germany erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The RIAS organisation is considered the first port of call for documenting anti-Semitic incidents in Germany. This has been criticised from a Jewish-diasporic perspective A theatre piece that was celebrated in Tel Aviv – and is considered ‘Israel-related anti-Semitism’ in Germany. T-shirts printed with ‘Free Palestine’ – evidence of hatred of Jews. A speech by […] Der Beitrag Distorted picture of anti-Semitism: Study accuses German ‘reporting centres’ of one-sidedness and la...| Matthias Monroy
Member states receive almost 1,100 hits from the Schengen Information System every day. The number of people searched has risen by more than 50 per cent in four years. France, Germany and Italy are power users. The Schengen Information System (SIS II) saw a further increase in entries and searches in 2024. According to the […] Der Beitrag Schengen Information System: 41 million daily searches in Europe and a increase in manhunts for persons erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
On Tuesday, Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç was arrested for alleged PKK activities. While the organisation announced its disarmament, Germany is holding on to the terror label – and playing for time. On Tuesday, the German Federal Criminal Police Office arrested the Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç in his Bremen flat. The Public Prosecutor General’s Office accuses […] Der Beitrag Kurdish politician Yüksel Koç in German prison on PKK charges – while the party lays down its arms ersch...| Matthias Monroy
A Hessian company is developing an army of remote-controlled cockroaches that can be dropped from the air. Unlike with mammals, such research with electrical impulses is not prohibited for insects. The idea sounds bizarre: a squad of soldiers throws a suitcase full of cockroaches into an embattled building – or lets them crawl out of […] Der Beitrag Cockroach cyborgs by drone: German start-up develops remote-controlled insects for war and rescue missions erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
With a commitment to co-operate with the military, German wind farms will become legitimate military targets. Submarine cables are to be docked with secret harbours for underwater drones. The Bundeswehr has been authorised to install and operate fixed installations such as transmitters and receivers on energy production facilities in the North and Baltic Seas. This […] Der Beitrag Maritime militarisation makes companies nervous: Offshore facilities and sea cables turned into surveillance er...| Matthias Monroy
Palestine solidarity groups in Germany allegedly use a well-known symbol to recall the lynching of Israeli soldiers. Experts vehemently contradict this narrative. To what end is it being spread? At the end of April, the Jewish Community of Frankfurt sharply criticised a poster for the ‘Make Freedom Ring’ benefit concert in St. Catherine’s Church, which […] Der Beitrag Red hands conspiracy: Decades-old protest symbolism is smeared to be anti-Semitic in Gaza context erschien zuerst auf ...| Matthias Monroy
Following an anonymous threatening letter, Berlin Chief Inspector Oliver von Dobrowolski has seen an increase in intimidation. He was insulted in as a ‘colleague pig’. At the beginning of April, Berlin police chief inspector Oliver von Dobrowolski received an anonymous threatening letter with a live 9-millimetre ammunition. He has now publicised the incident on his […] Der Beitrag Police critical police inspector in Berlin receives letter with bullet to his protected address erschien zu...| Matthias Monroy
A new form of surveillance requires telephone providers to scan the internet behaviour of all customers. Further details are secret. In September, the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk uncovered a previously little-known surveillance method: IP catching. On Tuesday, netzpolitik.org published internal investigation files that show how this technology is used. Internet access providers are obliged by […] Der Beitrag New surveillance method revealed: German authorities let IP addresses...| Matthias Monroy
A demonstration was held in Oldenburg on Friday over the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Lorenz A. The Fundamental Rights Committee warns against accepting police accounts without checking them. The 21-year-old who was killed by a police officer in Oldenburg on Easter Sunday was hit from behind by at least three shots. This was announced by […] Der Beitrag Fatally shot from behind: German Police chased young man into side street and killed him erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
Israel’s largest armaments company also produces in Germany. A protest camp in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, is campaigning for the closure of the sites and demanding a stop to all arms exports to Israel. Anton Benz and Matthias Monroy It was a different kind of concert: on Wednesday morning, a small string orchestra blocked the entrance to […] Der Beitrag Anti-Elbit protest in Germany: ‘Blood, blood, blood on your hands’ erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The EU border agency is spending another quarter of a billion on Israeli long-range drones. This unmanned aerial surveillance is being expanded with expensive high-flying technology. The EU border agency Frontex has significantly expanded its drone surveillance for migration control in the Mediterranean. While 3307 flight hours were registered in 2023, the number rose to […] Der Beitrag Frontex significantly expands drone operations: Number of flight hours increases by 50 per cent erschien ...| Matthias Monroy
Conservative-led federal states want to introduce technology from a Trump supporter across Germany. The future CSU Federal Ministry of the Interior could help. When the German Federal Council recently voted in favour of a joint data analysis platform for the federal and state police forces, many media interpreted this as a green light for the […] Der Beitrag German dissent on Palantir: Several federal states oppose the US software for the police erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The incoming government hands over the Federal Ministry of the Interior to the Conservatives. The coalition agreement proclaims a ‘turning point’ in internal security. Stricter surveillance measures and laws are planned. With the new coalition agreement published on Wednesday, the German Social Democrats will lose the Federal Ministry of the Interior – it will once […] Der Beitrag Grand control coalition: German conservatives and social democrats call for ‘zero tolerance’ on inter...| Matthias Monroy
Two left-wing radicals who had gone underground in Venezuela turned themselves in for a deal with the judiciary. Almost exactly 30 years to the day after the act, the negotiated verdict was handed down. In the trial against the left-wing radical activists Thomas Walter and Peter Krauth, the Berlin Higher Regional Court delivered its verdict […] Der Beitrag Probation for planned bomb plot: Berlin court rules in leftist “Easter surprise” from 30 years ago erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The antifascist Rexhino “Gino” Abazaj explains about his arrest, right-wing politics and leftist struggles in Europe Interview: John Malamatinas, Matthias Monroy You were born in Albania, then lived in Italy, and were eventually arrested in Finland. What were you doing there? I grew up in Italy and lived there for 20 years. I consider Italian […] Der Beitrag “The attack is broader, it didn’t start with Budapest nor with the Antifa Ost case” erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
The EU border agency wants to close a “gap” between aircraft and satellites with high-flying platforms. Spain is already using the technology against migration over the Atlantic. A test flight over the Mediterranean will take place this summer. Frontex wants to fly so-called High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) in the stratosphere in future, thereby closing […] Der Beitrag New dimension in border surveillance: Frontex wants to send millions in technology into the stratosphere erschien...| Matthias Monroy
The Graz police prosecute seven left-wingers as a ‘criminal organisation’ after the right-wing Academics’ Ball. Three are to be deported to Germany. Their defence lawyer sees a criminalisation of anti-fascism. In the early morning of 14 March, a shared flat in Graz was stormed by around 30 heavily armed police officers – including members of […] Der Beitrag After the fall of a student fraternity member in Graz, right-wing Styria cracks down on the left-wing scene erschien zuerst auf...| Matthias Monroy
The tourist season on the Balearic Islands is starting – but more and more victims of a deadly escape route across the Mediterranean are washing up on the islands. The holiday season is starting on Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Cabrera. Since January, however, 15 corpses have also been discovered on the beaches of the […] Der Beitrag 15 corpses have been discovered on beaches of the Balearic Islands, and Alarm Phone indicates more to come erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
A German study warns against outsourcing migration defence to third countries. However, the EU is now also open to externalisation. Abolish Frontex is planning to protest. The German government continues to withhold a report on asylum procedures outsourced to third countries, reports the German public broadcaster ARD, quoting from an apparently leaked draft. The report […] Der Beitrag Germany keeps third country report under wraps: Experts see high hurdles for outsourced asylum procedures e...| Matthias Monroy
An EU-funded project is providing the Libyan coast guard with new capacities. After eight years and expenditure of almost €60 million, these should now be ready for use – at least in part. After years of delays, Libyan authorities have apparently installed an official EU-funded Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC). According to information from netzpolitik.org, […] Der Beitrag Externalisation of migration: Fortress Europe now has a watch tower in Libya erschien zuerst auf Matthias...| Matthias Monroy
The Lower Saxony State Criminal Police Office has analysed digital evidence from the alleged RAF militant Daniela Klette using artificial intelligence. This disruptive technology is reminiscent of BKA pioneer Horst Herold. In the 1970s, the then-President of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Horst Herold, introduced electronic data processing. Since then, Germany has maintained […] Der Beitrag Commissioner Computer vs. Daniela Klette: Use of AI in RAF investigations raises qu...| Matthias Monroy
Two people wanted as militant leftists are returning to Berlin this week. Their story is characterised by a long escape and exile in Venezuela. The surveillance by the German police was unprecedented. In October 1994, the ‘K.O.M.I.T.E.E.’ carried out an arson attack on the military replacement office in Bad Freienwalde. It was aimed against German […] Der Beitrag After 30 years in exile: Left-wing radicals stand trial for two major attacks erschien zuerst auf Matthias Monroy.| Matthias Monroy
An analysis shows that government requests for user data from tech companies are increasing dramatically. An email provider specialising in encryption refers to this as ‘surveillance capitalism’. Authorities from EU countries are stepping up their surveillance practices by requesting more and more data from large US internet companies. They received almost fifteen times more user […]| Matthias Monroy
Zaid A. from Nuremberg handed himself in in Cologne on Monday. The Syrian and six other anti-fascists are facing extradition to Hungary. However,they are demanding a fair trial in Germany. Anna Busl is a specialist lawyer for criminal and migration law in Bonn. Together with Göttingen-based lawyer Rasmus Kahlen, she is representing Syrian national Zaid […]| Matthias Monroy
Several Germans were killed by Israel in Gaza. Even though these are criminal offences, the German government does not want to prosecute them. International lawyers and the Left Party group in the Bundestag are criticising this. Since the attack by Palestinian groups on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s subsequent war, the German government […]| Matthias Monroy
