Part 1 laid out the legal state of play: Three Sentences, Two Courts, No Final Judgment. What that piece could not do: describe the structure behind the investigation — the person, the awards, the money flows. These are not in the operative part of the Berlin ruling, but they explain why the investigation had such outsized impact.
Two months after the Berlin II Regional Court’s ruling against Correctiv, two versions of the same story are circulating. In one, a “painstakingly constructed edifice of lies” is collapsing, prizes must be returned, the democracy rallies were propaganda. In the other, Correctiv has won “a victory for press freedom” and the investigation stands.
The Omas Are Not the Problem. The Omas Are the Friendly Face. # Who the Omas Are # “Omas gegen Rechts” (Grandmas Against the Right) is one of Germany’s most sympathetic political movements. Founded in 2017 in Vienna by Monika Salzer, and in Germany in 2018/2019 by Anna Ohnweiler from Nagold. Older women standing up against right-wing extremism. Knitted hats, placards, rallies in wind and rain.
A Former Nazi Family, Two Federal Ministries, a Campaign NGO, and a PR Consultant. The Network Behind the Organization Demanding Mandatory Real-Name Identification Online. # What HateAid Is # HateAid is a Berlin-based non-profit GmbH, founded in 2018. Official purpose: counseling and supporting victims of digital violence. 54 employees. 143 cease-and-desist letters and 49 civil lawsuits in 2024.
