Germany, France Crack Down on Right-Wing Groups

Germany and France acted in sync as Berlin reportedly put right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance over alleged extremism and Paris banned far-right group Generation Identitaire BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th March, 2021) Germany and France acted in sync as Berlin reportedly put right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) under surveillance over alleged extremism and Paris banned far-right group Generation Identitaire. This is not the first time the AfD has been at loggerheads with the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution (or BfV). In 2018, the party was classified as a "test case", while in March 2020, the BfV launched a probe into the party's...