The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution cited the “extremist character” of the party, known as AfD, and said it “disregards human dignity” — in particular by taking aim ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist entity that threatens democracy, a move enabling it to better monitor the ...

The party known as AfD, which placed second in national elections in February, took action at an administrative court in Cologne, where the intelligence service has its headquarters. The decision ...

The German domestic intelligence service BfV on Friday classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a right-wing extremist group, citing numerous instances of the party trying to "undermine ...

Alice Weidel, joint AfD leader, said the decision was a "severe blow against German democracy" Germany's Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been designated as right-wing extremist by the ...

The announced pause comes after the party, known as AfD, filed a lawsuit in the western city of Cologne against the move by the intelligence service and the party's supporters alleged a ...

The report found that AfD, which traffics in Euroskeptic and anti-immigrant rhetoric, is a racist and anti-Muslim organization. The head of an umbrella organization for German Jews voiced ...

Germany's decision to label AfD as a "proven right-wing extremist endeavor" makes it easier for the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Germany's spy agency, to conduct some types ...

(FILE) The AfD logo is seen at the election campaign launch of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Halle, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025. EFE/EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE Germany’s far-right AfD branded a ...

A cameraman silhouettes against a wall with the AfD logo during a congress of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD - Alternative fuer Deutschland) party in Dresden, eastern Germany ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency formally classified the Alternative for Germany as a right-wing extremist movement, meaning authorities will have enhanced powers to monitor the party as a ...

FILE PHOTO: The AfD logo is pictured on stage before an election campaign rally of Bjoern Hoecke, leader of the Alternative for Germany in Thuringia, the state in east Germany where polls say his ...