In 2024, Germany's then Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, banned the right-wing magazine 'Compact' citing its incitement against Jews, ethnic minorities, and democracy. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) classified the magazine as a tool for the extremist scene, reporting it maintains ties with groups like the Identitarian movement. Its publications often promote conspiracy theories and agitate against the government. Faeser emphasized the importance of constitutional protection for all individuals in Germany, regardless of ethnicity, against extremist narratives perpetuated by such media.
"It's a central mouthpiece for the right-wing extremist scene. This magazine incites against Jews, people with ethnic migrant backgrounds and against our parliamentary democracy in the most abhorrent way."
"The main feature of many of its published articles is agitation against the federal government and against the current political system."
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