Germany is experiencing a dangerous escalation of political aggression, as seen by the sharp rise in attacks against politically active people, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser charged in a guest article. “We must stop this spiral,” the Social Democrat (SPD) politician wrote in her article for the Sunday edition of Germany’s Welt newspaper. Last year, 3,691 offences were recorded against public and elected officials and party representatives, including 80 violent offences. That is an 85% rise over the 1,994 offences seen in 2022 and a nearly 20% increase in violent crimes from the 67 seen in 202…