US EditionFreedom of the press in Germany: number of attacks more than doubled in 2024
- In May 2024, a rejected asylum seeker went on a stabbing rampage in Mannheim, injuring far-right activist Michael Stürzenberger and killing a police officer.
- Online searches for 'Michael Stürzenberger stabbed' surged before the attack, raising concerns about a possible link to Russian involvement.
- Former BND officer Gerhard Conrad stated that the internet searches indicate an 'initial suspicion in intelligence terms' that warrants investigation.
- Green Party MP Konstantin von Notz supported the call for an official investigation into the internet searches related to the attack.
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Four Years On: Renewed Calls for Justice in Giorgos Karaivaz Murder Case
The murder of Karaivaz “continues to cast a dark shadow over the Greek media and press freedom landscape.” Public Domain International media freedom and journalist organizations marked the fourth anniversary of the murder of Greek crime reporter Giorgos Karaivaz in April 2021 with a renewed call for justice and an end to ongoing impunity. Organizations including ARTICLE 19 Europe, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Free Press Unlimited (F…
The shadow of Moscow behind the attacks in Germany: 'Precise searches from Russian addresses before the attacks'
For the first time in Germany, the hypothesis is explicitly made that a Russian director was behind the pre-election attacks. The clues and anomalies, from online searches to contacts between the Islamist world and Moscow's intelligence
The US Sun
Mysterious Russian web searches for terror attack BEFORE it happened
RUSSIANS were reportedly searching online for information about a terror attack before it happened, sparking fears that Putin knew what was coming. Far-Right activist Michael Stürzenberger, 59, was seriously injured and a German police officer was killed after a rejected asylum seeker went on a stabbing rampage in Mannheim last May. ReutersA rejected asylum seeker went on a stabbing rampage in Mannheim last year[/caption] YouTubeFar-Right activi…
Number of attacks on the press in Germany doubled
Beats, kicks, pepper sprays: Almost 90 attacks on media professionals were counted by the organization Reporters Without Borders in the previous year. Especially Middle East demonstrations were a dangerous place of deployment.
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