The regional branch of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the state of Saxony-Anhalt has been classified as an extremist organization by the state’s domestic intelligence agency, just days after the party achieved first place in a state-wide poll. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, claimed … Continue reading AfD classified as ‘extremist’ in Saxony-Anhalt, enabling greater powers of state surveillance just days after party tops state poll