Germany Bans Far-Right Compact Magazine, Conducts Nationwide Raids

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser cites incitement of hatred and threats to democracy as reasons for the ban and coordinated searches.

Authorities raided properties linked to Compact magazine in four German states, seizing assets and evidence.
Compact magazine, associated with the far-right AfD party, has been accused of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Editor-in-Chief Jürgen Elsässer condemned the ban as an attack on press freedom and vowed to challenge it legally.
The ban extends to Compact's subsidiary, Conspect Film, and prohibits any continuation of their activities.
Germany's domestic intelligence agency had labeled Compact a right-wing extremist outlet since 2021.