Learn more

Germany’s intelligence services may classify the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a suspected extremist group, a higher regional court ruled on appeal on Monday. Germany’s intelligence services had classified both the party and its youth organization, Junge Alternative (JA), as suspected right-wing extremist groups. According to the court, there is a well-founded suspicion that “the political objectives of at least a significant part of the AfD are in line with granting German citizens with a migration background a legally devalued status,” it said in its statement. According t…

cuu