Tag: Germany press freedom

• Saturday, August 8th 2015 - 10:14 UTC

  Germany rocked by debate on freedom of the press and government influence over the courts

  

  Journalists have been accused of treason; a chief prosecutor fired; and we have witnessed the unedifying spectacle of government ministers scrambling to get out of the firing line after popular outrage. But the scandal rocking Germany's political establishment isn't about sleaze or corruption but rather whether a little-known website can publish documents already publicly discussed.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 07:49 UTC

  German Executive and Judiciary clash over freedom of the press: top prosecutor sacked

  

  Germany's justice minister has sacked the country's top prosecutor, who had accused the government of interfering with a treason investigation. Heiko Maas said he no longer had confidence in Harald Range, dismissing his statements as “incomprehensible”.