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Germany designates AfD as right-wing extremist organization, citing threat to democracy (www.euronews.com)

submitted 4 days ago by remington@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] randomname@scribe.disroot.org 7 points 3 days ago

Quick remainder that the AfD is supported by foreign countries like Russia and China (and Trump and Musk).

A former aide to an AfD politician is being charged of espionage for China

Germany's federal prosecutor's office on Tuesday pressed espionage charges against the former aide of Maximilian Krah, a far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician, and a Chinese national, both of whom are accused of working for Chinese intelligence agencies.

Simultaneously, three more people were arrested in the western city of Düsseldorf and the town of Bad Homburg, near Frankfurt, also on suspicion of spying for Beijing.