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Freedom is fast disappearing in Germany where a high court judge just ruled that the Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party constitutes a “suspected case” of so-called right-wing extremism. As long as AfD is considered to be an invalid entity despite widespread popularity among the German people, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution […]

By Thomas Escritt MUENSTER, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) demanded on Wednesday to know if security services had planted agents in its leadership, unleashing a flurry of court filings that threatened to halt ...

MUENSTER, Germany -The far-right Alternative for Germany party made repeated attempts to delay a court hearing on whether it should be treated as a suspected extremist organisation, accusing judges... -March 12, 2024 at 07:04 am EDT - MarketScreener

The right-wing party is appealing against its classification as a "suspected case of far-right extremism" by the domestic intelligence agency. The designation makes it easier to investigate or surveil AfD members.

HUNDREDS of runners have started the new year by getting fit and active at Colchester’s Parkrun.

The COVID-19 booster shot is a lot more accessible in Mississippi. It’s now available at all county health department clinics.

Reopened Portland Art Museum offers rare opportunity to see work of activist-artist Ed Bereal Updated 7:51 AM; Today 7:51 AM Ed Bereal is shown in 2019 with his holographic installation, “Exxon: Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”  Photo courtesy of David Scherrer and the Whatcom MuseumDavid Scherrer and the Whatcom Museum Facebook Share By Alex V. Cipolle | For The Oregonian/OregonLive The year is 1962 and, in a garden-level San Francisco apartment, legendary activist-artist Ed Bereal sc...

Art conservator Eva Matysek SHARE Art conservator Eva Matysek in Poland, restoring murals The rejuvenating touch by Bondo Wyszpolski In 1929, two years after he’d designed the murals for Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, John Gabriel Beckman was commissioned by William Wrigley, Jr., to create the murals for the Avalon Theatre inside the Catalina Casino. The auditorium is spacious; it was built to accommodate nearly 1,200 patrons. In 1994, as part of an extensive restoration, which i...

Welcome to impeachment week, in which we grow increasingly concerned about the fate of our fragile republic — but also the aesthetics of Sen. Ted Cruz’s haircut. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, here with your weekly dose of culture news — and hamburger dispatches: Artistic legacies Shortly after abandoning her religious vows in 1968, Corita Kent produced a series of 29 prints called “Heroes and Sheroes” that honored political an...