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Free speech survives in Germany:

Back in May, the ‘right-wing extremist’ label attached to AfD party was removed by the Federal Agency for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) pending an appeal. And now, the Federal Administrative Court ruled that the right-wing ‘Compact’ magazine may continue to be published, finding that its content is covered by freedom of the press and freedom of expression. This overturns the ban by former Liberal-Globalist Interior Minister Nancy Faeser. Welt reported (translated from German): “The right-wing extremist magazine ‘Compact’ can continue to be published. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has lifted the ban issued by the then Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) in the summer of 2024. The federal judges thus confirmed their decision from the summary proceedings last August. At that time, they had temporarily suspended the ban, so that the paper could continue to be published for the time being. Now the competent 6th Senate has made its final decision in the main proceedings. The Leipzig judges are responsible in the first and last instance for lawsuits against bans on associations. […] According to court information, the circulation of the ‘Compact’ magazine is 40,000 copies, the online TV channel reaches up to 460,000 [views].” The court ruled that the media company’s content is covered by freedom of the press and freedom of expression, rather than being anti-constitutional and posing a concrete threat.

Censorship is not progressive...