of conspiracy theorists who refuse to recognise the modern german state and reject the authority of its government. the authorities here believe there are 21,000 of them scattered across the country, and estimate that 10% are potentially violent. the reichsburger have protested alongside covid deniers, anti vaxxers and followers of qanon. they were there two years ago when a mob tried to storm the german parliament. politicians here were already worried. conspiracy theories including those espoused by the reichsburger have proliferated here in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. that has already led to violence. today, driving home once again just how potentially dangerous such disinformation can be. people here used to dismiss, deride the reichsburger. germany is learning they are far from harmless. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin.
they claim it is occupied by the us, and want to set up a nation modelled on the german empire before world war i. outlandish ideas, but dangerous. translation: it should concern us ithat these people are not stupid. i they are educated people with experience in life. they have access to arms and to information and to important people. this combination makes it particularly threatening and remarkable. this movement has been active since the 1980s, but during the pandemic gained momentum, boosted by anti vaccine covid deniers and conspiracy theorists, inspired by america s qanon. even trying to storm the german parliament in 2020. experts say this latest plot is unlikely to have worked. the movement is small and very fringe, but it is also potentially violent with access to military training and weapons. that s why germany takes this so seriously. damien mcguinness, bbc news, berlin.
wearing a mask and washing my hands. anti zero covid protests have been building all year and, after calls were made for the country s leader xijinping to resign, changes came quickly. the speed with which china is now dismantling its zero covid system has taken most people by surprise. the government says it s because the virus itself has changed, not that it s in response to protests in the streets. well those who were demonstrating won t care how the government spins it, as long as they get the changes. but it will mean more people catching the coronavirus and hospitals like this are going to find it difficult to deal with the big influx of patients, so officials say they re not expanding the capacity of specialist units. pharmacies have become very busy, with people rushing to buy medicine in anticipation of an increase in infections. but the mood here is much more buoyant. finally, there s light at the end
it s believed there are 21,000 of them scattered across the country, and estimate that 10% are potentially violent. the reichsburger have protested alongside covid deniers, anti vaxxers and followers of qanon. they were there two years ago when a mob tried to storm the german parliament. politicians here were already worried. conspiracy theories including those espoused by the reichsburger have proliferated here in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. that s already led to violence. today, driving home once againjust how potentially dangerous such disinformation can be. people here used to dismiss, deride the reichsburger. germany is learning they are far from harmless. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. the bbc s damien mcguinness in berlin gave us more details. idea of a 71 year old minor
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