Germany's new whistleblower law 'risks return to Stasi era'
Historian warns ‘tip-off points’ for people to snitch on co-workers could create ‘a denunciation culture’ similar to that of the Nazis
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Historian warns ‘tip-off points’ for people to snitch on co-workers could create ‘a denunciation culture’ similar to that of the Nazis
Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Moscow's forces massing on the border, officials in the medieval town of Lutzen, Germany, afforded landmark status to a Soviet-era World War II memorial standing outside a kindergarten in the town centre.
Such monuments have been toppled across Eastern Europe, particularly since Russia invaded Ukraine. But in Germany, they are seen as a way to honor Nazi victims and grapple with history.
CLAIM: A photo shows former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in handcuffs. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered photo. A press photo of Merkel was edited to add the handcuffs around her wrists.
DR HUBERTUS KNABE: When I first wrote about Scholz's youthful collaboration with leading GDR functionaries, several German media outlets refused to publish the revelations.