East Germany

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

German opinion divided along east-west lines over Russian energy

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

A recent survey shows there is a divide on willingness to turn down the heating or drive less

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Study of forced adoptions in former East Germany to start this summer

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/10/22

Forced adoptions were usually carried out on people the ruling communist party considered disloyal to the regime, for example after an escape attempt, or because of so-called anti-social behaviour

World

FAR RIGHT

German intelligence: Neo-Nazis moving from West to East Germany

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/23/22

Neo-Nazis are buying cheap property in the east of the country and putting on concerts or founding new groupings

World

ESPIONAGE

Last spymaster of East German foreign intelligence dies at 92

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/29/22

He called his agents operating in the West "scouts of freedom"