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Police use force to remove anti-coal mining protestors in German forest
- Published at
- 22.10.2018
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- excessive force
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- private sector
- environmental rights
- protest
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Controversy over NetzDG law continues with tech companies beginning to censor social media accounts
- Published at
- 25.01.2018
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- restrictive law
- censorship
- internet restriction
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NetzDG law enacted to combat hate speech but raises fears of censorship
- Published at
- 06.12.2017
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- self censorship
- censorship
- restrictive law
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State under scrutiny for surveillance during G20 Summit
- Published at
- 27.09.2017
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- surveillance
- protest
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Excessive force, protest violence mar G20 demonstrations
- Published at
- 07.08.2017
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- protestor(s) detained
- violent protest
- excessive force
- protest
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As Germany hosts G20, CIVICUS highlights the group's "hidden core of repression"
- Published at
- 06.07.2017
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
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Tensions rise in Germany over growing xenophobia and hate speech
- Published at
- 09.01.2017
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- refugees and migrants
- protest
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Scuffles during Blockupy protest in Berlin
- Published at
- 22.10.2016
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- surveillance
- protest disruption
Proposed Foreign Intelligence Law threatens media freedoms
- Published at
- 23.08.2016
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- access to info. law
- surveillance
- refugees and migrants
Some refugee protests turn violent in Germany
- Published at
- 29.06.2016
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- refugees and migrants
- attack on journalist
- excessive force