🔴THREAD on #shrinkingspace for civil society in #Germany:
1) The Union of Persecutees of the Nazi Regime/Federation of Antifascists #VVNBdA has had its non-profit tax benefits status revoked by German financial authorities, after @Attacd & @campact
dw.com/en/german-holo…
@Attacd @campact @EuCivilsociety @CitizensforEu @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @EESC_SOC @wemoveEU @ADS_Bund 2) @OlafScholz, German Finance Minister, stated he wanted to revoke the non-profit status of organisations if they get 'too political':
spiegel.de/plus/olaf-scho…
@Attacd @campact @EuCivilsociety @CitizensforEu @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @EESC_SOC @wemoveEU @ADS_Bund @OlafScholz 3) This not only heighten concerns of #shrinkingspace for civil society. The ruling comes at a time of rising right-wing extremist violence and increased support for far-right parties.
@Attacd @campact @EuCivilsociety @CitizensforEu @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @EESC_SOC @wemoveEU @ADS_Bund @OlafScholz 4) The existence of #VVNBdA , Germany’s oldest and biggest anti-fascist organisation, is threatened.
What does this mean for people at the receiving end of racist & neo-fascist hatred and violence?
@Attacd @campact @EuCivilsociety @CitizensforEu @AmnestyEU @HRW_Brussels @EESC_SOC @wemoveEU @ADS_Bund @OlafScholz 5) Holocaust survivor & member of #VVNBdA Esther Bejarano has criticised the ruling in an open letter stating 'the house is on fire and you exclude the fire fighters'
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