France and Germany have called for “complete openness and clarification” from the United States and Denmark following new reports that the Danish secret service aided the National Security Agency in monitoring German politicians between 2012-2014.
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From Digital Hate to Analog Violence
The Dark World of Extremist Misogyny
Hatred against women is fostered online, but increasingly often, it erupts into real-world violence. The problem extends all the way into German parliament. Some experts describe it as a new form of terrorism.
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The police were already familiar with Stefan B. before he became a murderer. He had spent time in jail on multiple occasions, usually because he had driven without a driver’s license and caused accidents. But there was one area of his activities that police did not look at: the internet. That’s where he is alleged to have committed sexual harassment and incitement to racial hatred along with posting insults. Stefan B. had profiles on various social media platforms and dating sites. His public statements were usually misogynist, right-wing extremist and they glorified violence.
Germany: Hate speech, threats against politicians rise
There was an increase in abuse against politicians across Germany in 2020, new figures show, with extremists more and more willing to resort to violence. Local-level politicians are particularly vulnerable.
Regional governor Walter Lübcke (memorialized on poster, right) was murdered by an extremist in 2019
Statistics released to DW on Monday show that verbal abuse and violence targeting politicians are on the rise in Germany.
Compiled by the Interior Ministry late last year in response to a parliamentary information request from the the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, the unpublished report counted 1,534 crimes against politicians, party members and party property in 2020, a 9% increase on the year before.