Einstellung der 129a-Verfahren

Declaration of support: Solidarity with antimilitarists

einstellung — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:22:18 +0200

"We support the call for the acquittal of the three antimilitarists."

Please sign this declaration: Send your name, job and city to us: einstellung [at] so36.net. Thank you.

End the criminalisation of left-wing structures -- for the immediate cessation of the 129(a) investigations!

einstellung — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:54:40 +0200

In the last year four terrorism investigations of left-wing activists have been uncovered, which has led to wide spread criticism of the practices of the investigation authorities. Away from the eyes of the public the investigations in all four cases are still ongoing and with them the surveillance operations of over 40 people.

Detailed overview of the extent of surveillance in these cases (table, German)

Press conference on the anniversary of the G8 searches: Lawyers demand the cessation of the proceedings

Some of those charged in four different §129(a) cases — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:33:47 +0200

On the occasion of the anniversary of the Germany-wide searches before the G8 summit on May 9th 2007, Katja Kipping (member of the German Parliament for the Left Party "Die Linke"), Pedram Shahyar (member of the Attac Coordination group) and the two lawyers Christina Clemm (Berlin) and Alexander Hoffmann (Kiel) demanded the cessation of the §129a proceedings against 40 left-wing activists. The invitation to the press conference was made by those charged in four different §129(a) cases.

New videoclip by Feundeskreis Videoclips about proceedings and support

einstellung — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:03:00 +0200

Freundeskreis Videoclips produced a 7 min clip on the case, German with English subtitles:

Florian L., Axel H. und Oliver R. were arrested after they allegedly tried to set fire on military trucks, made by MAN-AG in Brandenburg/Havel. The same day, Andrej Holm was arrested and flats and places of employment of three others were searched. The constructions that are intended to justify the accusation „Membership of a terrorist organization according to §§129a StGB (‚militant group (mg)‘).” are as adventurous as the paragraph 129a itself.

Download (36mb) | for big screens (222mb) | Flash

24th Chaos Communication Congress: What is Terrorism? And who is terrorising whom?

einstellung — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:49:18 +0100

Lecture of Anne Roth, partner of Andrej Holm, at Chaos Communication Congress Dec 27, 2007:

Life as the partner of a terrorism suspect means living with police and secret service surveillance: phone tapping, video cameras pointing at your doors, plain-clothed police following your every step, e-mail and internet access being monitored etc etc.

Video | Audio

[audio] What is terrorism? And who is terrorising whom? (24C3)

einstellung — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:15:01 +0100

Anne Roth's presentation on the 24th Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, 27.12.2007.

Part I: Download as mp3 (24mb) | Listen
Part II: Download as mp3 (26mb) | Listen

Punk-bands, Eastern German magazines and journalists caught in surveillance grid

einstellung — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:47:23 +0100

Punk-bands, Eastern German magazines and journalists caught in surveillance

einstellung — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:21:53 +0100

Extreme cases of surveillance carried out against punk-bands, members of the "Eastern German magazine" 'telegraph' and other press representatives is raising the degree of uneasiness felt throughout the country. More and more details emerge in relation to the investigations into the authorities' conduct concerning the "militante gruppe" (mg) [militant group] and the suspects associated with it.

Repression in Germany: Editor of Venezuelan Book Incarcerated for Terrorism

einstellung — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The Venezuelan opposition is once again crying about the "terrible repression" the poor rich suffer from the "Chavez regime." Strikingly, they never compare their situation to the pre-Bolivarian period, nor other Latin American countries, nor to the United States, nor to Europe. It's clear why: such a comparison would come out negatively for the opposition. The following is small example of the repression, which has occurred in Germany, a country often serving as "model" of modern bourgeois ideology.

German Court Says Professor Was Wrongly Arrested Under Terrorism Statute, but Retains Charges Against Him

einstellung — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Germany's highest court has overturned the arrest warrant of a Humboldt University academic who was detained for more than three weeks this past summer on suspicion of conspiracy with an alleged terrorist group accused of arson attacks against German military vehicles.

Neil Smith: Gentrification in Berlin and the Revanchist State

einstellung — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:03:44 +0200

Neil Smith, author of the seminal book "The urban frontier" (1996) and countless articles on gentrification, spatial scales, globalization and state revanchism, came to Berlin in May and agreed to answer a few of our questions concerning gentrification in Berlin.

German court frees terror suspect

einstellung — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:51:52 +0200

A German federal court has overturned an arrest warrant for a Berlin-based university professor accused of links to a left-wing terrorist group.

Court Overturns Controversial Arrest of Sociology Professor

einstellung — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:49:35 +0200

Germany's Federal Court has overturned the arrest of a sociologist accused of being a member of an extreme left group. The professor's imprisonment had sparked protest by academics on both side of the Atlantic.

Arrest warrant against Andrej H. overturned. Lawyers demand an end to the §129a proceedings

Coalition for the Immediate End to the § 129a Proceedings — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:30:32 +0200

Yesterday the German Federal Court announced its decision in the case of Berlin-based Andrej H. The Court has decided that at no point there was any immediate suspicion that would have necessitated his detainment. The arrest warrant against the activist and researcher was unlawful from the beginning and has thus been overturned.

Coalition launches international competition

Coalition for the Immediate End to the 129a Proceedings — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:36:02 +0200

No terror before four -- or: what exactly is an after-work terrorist?

The Federal Prosecution is after it. The red-green coalition is trying to redefine it. The Federal Court has to evaluate it and our friends are to be charged because of it.

The Phantom Called "Terrorism"

Delay of Federal Court decisions, Appeal lodged against custodial remand

Coalition for the Immediate End to the 129a Proceedings — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:01:21 +0200

Appeal lodged against the continued custodial remand of Axel H., Oliver R. and Florian L. - Federal Court to take no decisions before 18th October

Federal Prosecution subpoenas witnesses in the 129a case "militant group"

ZeugInnengruppe / EA — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:01:21 +0200

Since Wednesday 10th October the Federal Prosecution has issued more than ten people with a subpoena to act as witnesses in the 129a case against Florian, Axel, Andrej and three other accused individuals.

Greetings from prison

einstellung — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:21:17 +0200

Olli greets the participants of the anticapitalist bloc at the demonstration on september 22nd in Berlin.

Urgent Action to support the affected

einstellung — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:05:17 +0200

The group wegmit129a has started an urgent action of solidarity with the imprisoned an accused. Support them by sending protest letters to the authorities.

Stasi 2.0

einstellung — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:58:27 +0200

This report was made at the recent demonstration in Berlin against increased surveillance, data retention and repressive anti-terror activity by the German state.

Crime by association - Terrorist law used to criminalise critical research

einstellung — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:26:24 +0200

Over the past years, political opposition and investigative journalism have come under attack by police and secret services in Germany. In line with a general erosion of civil liberties in Europe, exacerbated by the "war on terror" and egged on by shady secret service activities, investigative journalists have been spied on (see Statewatch Bulletin vol 16 no 1), G8 protesters have been criminalised (see Statewatch Bulletin vol 17 no 2), and most recently critical social scientists have been accused of membership of a terrorist organisation for being associated with social movements and using words such as ‘gentrification', ‘precarisation' and ‘Marxist-Leninist' in their publications; words that also appeared in letters by a group claiming responsibility for arson attacks against cars and buildings in and around Berlin since 2001. Next to the social scientists, one of whom was also arrested, three activists were arrested and accused of having attempted to set fire to military vans on an industrial terrain near Berlin.

Terror laws hit German left

einstellung — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:09:27 +0200

The past few months have seen a wave of repression unleashed in Germany. Houses, offices, social centres and bookshops have been raided by police and several people accused of ‘membership of a terrorist organisation’ – sometimes for as little as having written academic texts about ‘gentrification’. Frank Meyer reports from Hamburg.

American Political Science Association: Drop the § 129a charges

einstellung — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:17:30 +0200

The urban section of the American Political Science Association (worldwide membership: over 15.000) passed a resolution to condemn the charges against Andrej and the others.

EI protests against arrest of German academic

einstellung — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:30:35 +0200

EI which represents the voice of educators worldwide, including professionals in the higher education and research sector, condemns the arrest of German academic, Andrej Holm.

Scientists find out: gentrification is bad for you

einstellung — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:00:57 +0200

Gentrification is bad for you. How bad? Just ask a group of German researchers who find themselves accused of belonging to a "terrorist organization," largely because they published on the subject.

German GWOT Misfire

einstellung — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:37:24 +0200

The signs from Europe on the antiterrorism front look increasingly ominous, less because of any discernible upswing in terrorist activity than because of European governments' attempts to criminalize opposition.

"Thanks" from Andrej to supporters

einstellung — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:06:34 +0200

A brief "thank you" from Andrej to all individuals and groups who expressed support during the last weeks.

Sociologist Remains Free. Federal Prosecution postpones the decision to revoke temporary release

Coalition for the Immediate End to the §129a Proceedings — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:56:22 +0200

Yesterday afternoon the Third Criminal Division of the Federal Court of Justice declared that the decision over the appeal against Andrej H.'s temporary release from custody has been postponed until October.

Committing critically engaged social science in Germany - an act of terrorism?

einstellung — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:39:07 +0200

The past three weeks have been extremely worrying for Germany's intellectuals. Under § 129a of German penal law, a number of people, among them university-based social scientists, have been accused of membership in a terrorist association, several were arrested.

Berlin Struggles to Define 'Terror'

einstellung — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:14:05 +0200

IVORY TOWER ARSON ARREST - Who can be defined as a terrorist? It is a question Germany is wrestling with after a Berlin sociology professor was imprisoned for terrorism after allegedly helping leftists torch cars.