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COVID jails: Germany clamps down on quarantine violators In Germany, some local authorities have set up accommodation to lock up people who refuse to abide by coronavirus quarantine rules. But will these "prisons" actually be used, or just act as a deterrent? Quarantine violators may end up in this accommodation On the outskirts of a small town in northern Germany, the unused annex of a juvenile detention center has been granted a new lease of life — as a "COVID jail." Six rooms have been set up to house those who refuse to abide by coronavirus quarantine rules. "The isolation of suspected ...

Print this page Violent far-right groups are using rising frustration with pandemic lockdowns in their recruitment efforts, German officials fear.  Germany's domestic intelligence agency is closely monitoring protesters of coronavirus restrictions, worried that the influence of militants, including Nazi admirers, ultranationalists and Holocaust deniers, is growing.   While Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has seen a precipitous slump in its poll ratings since the pandemic struck — the party was polling at just 9% of support last month — officials say violent right...

InfoMigrants By Benjamin Bathke Published on : 2021/01/18 According to a media report, the majority of Germany's 16 states favor deporting Syrian nationals deemed to pose a risk to security in Germany. While states with conservative-led interior ministries are in favor of deportations in individual cases, those led by Social Democrats and The Greens are against the contentious practice. Germany is apparently moving closer to becoming the first EU country to deport people to war-torn Syria. According to research by German newspaper W...