Before today 91 years: Wave of arrests against anti-fascists

Am 23. July 1935 became 20 Members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) arrested by the Gestapo. They were active in the underground and organized resistance against the Nazis in Kassel. Already after the KPD ban 1933 Thousands of party members were imprisoned throughout the Reich. From 1933 to 1945 …

Henschel site: Expulsion of artists?

In an open letter, the Henschel grounds interest group criticizes the planned development plan for the Henschel grounds. The planning suppresses art and culture and subordinates the development of the district to the interests of the arms industry. The letter to Mayor Schoeller was sent by over 20 Initiativen und Vereinen aus Rothenditmold

Pistorius wants arms research at the university

During his visit to Kassel, Boris Pistorius spoke out in favor of opening universities for armaments research. In an interview with the defense company KNDS, he was pleased, that more and more universities are abandoning the civil clause. KNDS boss Florian Hohenwarter added, according to HNA, eine Zusammenarbeit mit Universitäten

Day of remembrance for deceased drug users

Am 21. July are around the memorial stone at Holländischer Platz 30 people came together, to commemorate the deceased drug users. In Kassel there have been memorials since the last day of remembrance 27 People have lost their lives as a result of drug use or its consequences. There was speech- and music contributions, bevor die Namen

War Minister Pistorius in Kassel

War Minister Boris Pistorius visited the Kassel site of the arms company KNDS today. The program included a tour of production and discussions with management, employees and employee representatives. Finally, Pistorius explained, the federal government is sticking to its plans, sich „in welcher Form

Mord and Carlo Giuliani

Before today 25 Years ago, 23-year-old Carlo Giuliani died on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Genoa. For the decentralized one, we spoke to people from Kassel, who were at the protests in Genoa at the time and reported on their experiences. Carlo Giuliani had a carabiniere in the middle …

Sexual harassment against women

Patriarchal violence again in Kassel On Friday morning, a 49-year-old man sexually harassed several women at the Bebelplatz stop. After he undressed and masturbated, the affected women called the police. They took the man into custody and are now investigating him for exhibitionism. In Kassel …

Six bathing deaths in Hesse in the hot month of June

In the hot month of June, there was an increase in fatal swimming accidents in Germany. The German Life Saving Society (DLRG) registered nationwide 99 misfortunes, far more than in previous years. In Hesse alone, six men died from swimming accidents in rivers and lakes such as Lake Bühl in Ahnatal and also …