Across Europe, mayors and local councilors are facing a sharp rise in harassment, threats and violence

In recent years, an alarming trend has been observed across the continent: mayors, local councilors and other elected representatives of local government are increasingly becoming the targets of harassment, threats, disinformation campaigns and even physical violence. This warning comes from the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), the Congress…

The biggest scandal in the history of the Bundeswehr: dozens of soldiers accused of extremism

One of the most serious scandals in the history of the modern Bundeswehr is unfolding in Germany. According to local media reports, more than 50 soldiers from Fallschirmjägerregiment 26 (a parachute regiment in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate) are under investigation for numerous cases of right-wing extremism, Nazi symbolism, anti-Semitism, and sexual violence….