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Germany G

1 Jun 2022

of the central government of the Russian Federation took the decision to liquidate…Khangoshvili in Berlin.” 2 Even before the The German government demonstrates high levels of verdict was rendered, suspicions about Russia’s involvement awareness of transnational repression through government led Germany to expel two Russian diplomats,3 and Krasikov’s reports, offering police protection to at-risk. [...] Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) and the report also identified Egyptians in Germany as potential Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) are targets of Egyptian intelligence.11 responsible for issues related to security at the national level, though the country’s federal structure requires a degree of coordination with subnational offices and law enforcement. [...] Government awareness and Viewing tactics of transnational repression as a subset of national security priorities existing national security priorities—specifically, terrorism and While certain German authorities demonstrate a relatively high radicalization—rather than as a standalone threat to safety and level of awareness of the of tactics transnational repression, the human rights limits the Ger. [...] The Turkish government Over the last 10 years, Germany has expelled diplomats in is one of the most prolific perpetrators of transnational relation to three instances of transnational repression that repression globally and is active in Germany. [...] It also frames recruitment of refugees to act on efficiency and protection for at-risk individuals The BAMF behalf of the foreign state as one of the goals of espionage, divides asylum seekers among the 16 federal states, with which is a separate issue from transnational repression and a percentage of asylum seekers assigned to each state.42 frames targeted refugees as potential security threats,.
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