Germany: Daily newspaper „taz“ allowed to publish picture of a politician with a stretched out arm
by Ingo Beckendorf The German daily newspaper „taz“ is allowed to show a picture of the German politician and right-wing populist Björn Höcke from the right-wing party “Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)” with his right arm stretched out. Although, the photo may not be shown in combination with the initially chosen headline “Hitler salute in occident”.
Daily newspaper „taz“ allowed to publish picture of a politician with a stretched out arm (Screenshot: taz.de)
That was decided by District Court (Landgericht) Erfurt by verdict of 22nd of June 2016 (r.n. 3 O 554/16). According to the opinion of the…
