US EditionAnti-immigrant Alternative for Germany sues after spy agency labels it an extremist party
- On May 5, 2025, Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany filed a lawsuit in Cologne against the domestic intelligence agency BfV over its extremist designation.
- The AfD initiated legal action after the BfV labeled it a "right-wing extremist" group last week, based on a confidential 1,100-page report citing racist and anti-Muslim statements.
- The AfD, which won nearly 21 percent in February's federal election, denounced the label as politically motivated to marginalize the party and suppress its electoral gains.
- Spokesperson Daniel Tapp said the AfD's court filing included a warning that BfV must "refrain from classifying and/or categorizing" the party as extremist, signaling opposition to state power abuse.
- The classification enables enhanced surveillance powers and has sparked discussions on banning the AfD, while the incoming government prepares to review further actions amid contested domestic and international responses.
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Rule by the people? Not anymore in the Western world
On Friday, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency officially labeled Alternative for Germany — the country’s most popular conservative party — as a “right-wing extremist” organization. The nationalist party surged to second place in February’s federal election, winning 20.8% of the vote. This new designation grants the ruling government expanded powers to surveil Alternative for Germany leaders and supporters and sets the stage for an outright b…
AfD Intelligence Germany Crackdown Sparks U.S. Backlash - American Faith
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-AR) called on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to stop intelligence cooperation with Germany following the country’s crackdown on the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Germany’s domestic intelligence service recently labeled the AfD a “right-wing extremist” group, triggering political and legal actions against its members, including civil servants and police officers…
German far-right party sues national intelligence agency for extremist classification
The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) filed a lawsuit on Monday against the classification by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency as an extremist organization. The legal action was filed in the Cologne Administrative Court and claimed that the intelligence agency classification infringes democratic competition and the AfD’s rights under Article 21 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. Instead, AfD spokespeople Tino…
Germany: officially called ‘far right', AfD delighted to be demonised
Published a few days before Friedrich Merz's inauguration at the Chancellery, the intelligence report, which calls the organisation "right-wing extremist", once again stirred up the debate on his ban.
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