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Documentation Centre for State Terror — Federal Republic of Germany

Victims

Journalists, artists, physicians and dissidents — the people against whom the German state apparatus has been deploying its instruments since 2020. Every case is documented with official records.

12
Documented Victims
36
Total Proceedings
34
Perpetrators Involved
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Documented Victims

12 Persons
Brandenburg, Paul
Journalist & Physician
Berlin
33 Proceedings 27 Perpetrators identified

Target of systematic criminal prosecution since 2020 by prosecutor's offices in Berlin, Cologne, Bamberg, Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Göttingen, Aurich, Kiel and Eckernförde. The charges include incitement to hatred, insult, threat, use of unconstitutional symbols and violations of the War Weapons Control Act. All proceedings are documented with official records.

10
Prosecutor's Offices
7
Different Statutes
2020
Persecuted since
Abused Instruments of Power
§ 130 StGB — Incitement to Hatred § 185 StGB — Insult § 188 StGB — Insults against political persons § 241 StGB — Threat § 86a StGB — Unconstitutional Symbols § 126a StGB — Endangering Release of Personal Data War Weapons Control Act
Brands, Gilbert
Professor of Computer Science
4+ Proceedings 4 Perpetrators identified

Target of multiple criminal proceedings in Göttingen, Aurich and Emden. The charges include threat and further offences. All proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 241 StGB — Threat
Neumann, Marita
Office Employee
4+ Proceedings 4 Perpetrators documented

Target of multiple criminal proceedings in Kiel and Eckernförde. The charges include insults against political persons and further offences. All proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 188 StGB — Insults against political persons
Otto, Björn Michael
Patent Attorney
4+ Proceedings 4 Perpetrators documented

Target of multiple criminal proceedings in Munich. The charges include insult and further offences. All proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§§ 185, 194, 52 StGB — Insult
Rosenthal, Simon
Artist
2+ Proceedings 2 Perpetrators documented

Target of criminal proceedings in Bamberg and Munich. The charges include incitement to hatred. All proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 130 StGB — Incitement to Hatred
Fiechtner, Heinrich
Physician
2+ Proceedings 2 Perpetrators documented

Target of criminal proceedings in Stuttgart. The charges include violations of the Art Copyright Act. All proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
Violation of the Art Copyright Act
Hopkins, Christopher Jaynes
Playwright
1+ Proceedings 1 Perpetrator documented

Target of criminal proceedings in Berlin. The charges include use of unconstitutional symbols. The proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 86a StGB — Unconstitutional Symbols
Pielka, Aron
YouTuber
1+ Proceedings 1 Perpetrator documented

Target of criminal proceedings in Cologne. The charges include violations of various statutes. The proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 86a, § 130, § 166 StGB
Bendels, David
Journalist
1+ Proceedings 1 Perpetrator documented

Target of criminal proceedings in Bamberg. The charges include insults against political persons. The proceedings are documented with official records.

Abused Instruments of Power
§ 188 StGB — Insults against political persons
Name confidential
Artist
Southern Germany
2 Proceedings

Criminal proceedings for artistic expressions of opinion. The persecuted individual has requested confidentiality. The underlying records are known to the editorial team.

Identity protected at the request of the persecuted individual
Name confidential
Journalist
Northern Germany
1 Proceedings

Criminal investigation in connection with journalistic reporting. The persecuted individual has requested confidentiality.

Identity protected at the request of the persecuted individual
Name confidential
Dissident
Berlin
1 Proceedings

Criminal proceedings for expression of opinion in public space. The records are known to the editorial team.

Identity protected at the request of the persecuted individual
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