Silencing Dissent: Germany’s Pre-Election Suppression of Free Speech Exposed

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Silencing Dissent: Germany’s Pre-Election Suppression of Free Speech Exposed

A new report has uncovered alarming tendencies in Germany with regard to freedom of speech as the country’s crucial elections draw close.  Authored by Sabine Beppler-Spahl and published by the think tank MCC Brussels, Silencing alternatives–Germany’s war on free speech shows how the German government has resorted to the abuse of its expansive hate speech and defamation laws to target those who oppose establishment policies. The author cites shoc…