Germany's Freedom of Speech Problem

In this Article, Mt. Kander discusses Germany's most severe law that was passed on speech since reunification in 1990.

Germany's Freedom of Speech Problems

Since the time between the first and second World Wars, Germany has been struggling with how to maintain freedom of speech. The Third Reich was infamous for burning books, and all forms of communication including literature, music, newspapers, public events, mail and private conversations were either censored or an attempt was made to censor them. East Germany, while under communism, censored all literature and any public news or speech protesting communism, the German Democratic Republic, or any Soviet governments. After the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990, all citizens were guaranteed the right to free speech, the press, and opinion...continue reading on MTK