Germany has recorded&nbsp;that climate activists from the Last Generation or Letzte Generation have allegedly committed 580 criminal offences, reported German weekly Bild am Sonntag, citing the country’s interior minister, on Sunday (June 11). This comes weeks after the German police carried out raids across seven states targeting activists from the climate advocacy group.&nbsp;

<h2>What can the activists&nbsp;be accused of?</h2>

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the German weekly that the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office in its first-ever report of the situation has said 580 criminal charges can be assigned to the Last Generation since the beginning of last year. This comes as some 740 people have “come to the attention of the police,” Faeser told Bild.&nbsp;

The climate activist group has been using controversial methods of protest in Germany which have included glueing themselves on the road. Faeser also told Bild that most of the potential charges are “mainly about coercion and property damage”.&nbsp;

<h2>Interior minister criticises group’s methods of protest&nbsp;</h2>

During the interview with the German newspaper, the interior minister spoke about how it is unacceptable for the activists to “violate the rights of others”.&nbsp;

Speaking about their methods of protest, Fraser also said it is not helping climate protection and on the contrary activists are “massively damaging” their chances of being accepted or raising awareness.&nbsp;

However, the Last Generation activists have previously said that their rights are being violated by companies, lawmakers, and people who are not doing enough to protect the environment.&nbsp;

The group has been making headlines in different countries with protests like road blockades to throwing soup on famous artworks, steps which have garnered both support and criticism. Additionally, last week, a member of the climate advocacy group was charged a $430 fine for damage to property after a protest at the Audimax of Hamburg University.&nbsp;

<h2>Police crackdown last month</h2>

The police in Germany, in late May, conducted raids shortly after the group’s street blockades which aimed at investigating seven people aged between 22 to 38, for allegedly supporting or attempting to create a criminal organisation. In a statement, the police said that the suspects have been accused of “organising a fundraising campaign to finance the criminal acts committed” by Last Generation.&nbsp;

It added that they were “propagating these acts on their website and collecting a sum of at least 1.4 million euros ($1.5 million) in donations”. According to environmentalists in the country, the lawmakers in Germany have put their climate policies on the back burner as Europe was grappling with an energy crisis.&nbsp;

Speaking of their demands from the German government, Last Generation told WION, shortly after the raids, that there is a need for a “social council that leads us out of the climate crisis in a socially just way.”&nbsp;

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Germany has recorded that climate activists from the Last Generation or Letzte Generation have allegedly committed 580 criminal offences, reported German weekly Bild am Sonntag, citing the country’s interior minister, on Sunday (June 11).

Germany has recorded that climate activists from the Last Generation or Letzte Generation have allegedly committed 580 criminal offences, reported German weekly Bild am Sonntag, citing the country’s interior minister, on Sunday (June 11). This comes weeks after the German police carried out raids across seven states targeting activists from the climate advocacy group. What can the activists be accused of? Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the German weekly that the country’s Federal Criminal Police Office in its first-ever report of the situation has said 580 criminal charges can be assigned to the Last Generation since the beginning of last year. This comes as some 740 people have “come to the attention of the police,” Faeser told Bild. The climate activist group has been using controversial methods of protest in Germany which have included glueing themselves on the road. Faeser also told Bild that most of the potential charges are “mainly about coercion and property damage”. Interior minister criticises group’s methods of protest During the interview with the German newspaper, the interior minister spoke about how it is unacceptable for the activists to “violate the rights of others”. Speaking about their methods of protest, Fraser also said it is not helping climate protection and on the contrary activists are “massively damaging” their chances of being accepted or raising awareness. However, the Last Generation activists have previously said that their rights are being violated by companies, lawmakers, and people who are not doing enough to protect the environment. The group has been making headlines in different countries with protests like road blockades to throwing soup on famous artworks, steps which have garnered both support and criticism. Additionally, last week, a member of the climate advocacy group was charged a $430 fine for damage to property after a protest at the Audimax of Hamburg University. Police crackdown last month The police in Germany, in late May, conducted raids shortly after the group’s street blockades which aimed at investigating seven people aged between 22 to 38, for allegedly supporting or attempting to create a criminal organisation. In a statement, the police said that the suspects have been accused of “organising a fundraising campaign to finance the criminal acts committed” by Last Generation. It added that they were “propagating these acts on their website and collecting a sum of at least 1.4 million euros ($1.5 million) in donations”. According to environmentalists in the country, the lawmakers in Germany have put their climate policies on the back burner as Europe was grappling with an energy crisis. Speaking of their demands from the German government, Last Generation told WION, shortly after the raids, that there is a need for a “social council that leads us out of the climate crisis in a socially just way.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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Germany expects Russia to seek to influence its general election on September&nbsp;24, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Tuesday, adding that data stolen in a 2015 hack of the lower house of parliament could surface in the coming weeks, AFP reports.

Hans-Georg Maassen, Germany&#39;s domestic intelligence agency head, said at the same news conference that there were no indications Russia would back any particular party.

&quot;A large volume of data was taken during the 2015 Bundestag hack,&quot; de Maiziere said. &quot;We expect some of that information could emerge in coming weeks.&quot;

 
Other recent&nbsp;election hacks by Russia

US intelligence agencies agree that Russia deliberately interefered with the US election in order to help elect Donald Trump. Several investigations are underway, including a criminal one against Donald Trump, aiming to determine what exactly Russia did, and whether or not the&nbsp;Trump administration actively colluded with Russia.&nbsp;

Russia denies this charge. Trump has repeatedly called &quot;the whole Russia thing&quot; &quot;a hoax&quot;, and &quot;Fake News&quot;, but has also said &quot;regarding&nbsp;the hacking, I think it was Russia&quot;.

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Hackers with connections to the Russian government played a role in the effort to damage Emmanuel Macron&#39;s presidential campaign by leaking emails and documents in advance of the election, <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-russia-idUSKBN1852KO" target="_blank">Reuters </a>reported, citing two US intelligence officials.

Last week Ukraine&nbsp;blamed Russian security services for a cyber attacked that started in that country&nbsp;and spread around the world. Ukraine maintains that Russia&#39;s aim was to destroy important data and spread panic.&nbsp;Massen, the German domestic intelligence head , said his agency has no reliable evidence that it was carried out by Russia.

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There is a fear that data stolen in 2015 will resurface, though an intelligence head said there is no indication which party Russia would support

Germany expects Russia to seek to influence its general election on September 24, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said on Tuesday, adding that data stolen in a 2015 hack of the lower house of parliament could surface in the coming weeks, AFP reports. Hans-Georg Maassen, Germany's domestic intelligence agency head, said at the same news conference that there were no indications Russia would back any particular party. "A large volume of data was taken during the 2015 Bundestag hack," de Maiziere said. "We expect some of that information could emerge in coming weeks." Other recent election hacks by Russia US intelligence agencies agree that Russia deliberately interefered with the US election in order to help elect Donald Trump. Several investigations are underway, including a criminal one against Donald Trump, aiming to determine what exactly Russia did, and whether or not the Trump administration actively colluded with Russia. Russia denies this charge. Trump has repeatedly called "the whole Russia thing" "a hoax", and "Fake News", but has also said "regarding the hacking, I think it was Russia". Hackers with connections to the Russian government played a role in the effort to damage Emmanuel Macron's presidential campaign by leaking emails and documents in advance of the election, Reuters reported, citing two US intelligence officials. Last week Ukraine blamed Russian security services for a cyber attacked that started in that country and spread around the world. Ukraine maintains that Russia's aim was to destroy important data and spread panic. Massen, the German domestic intelligence head , said his agency has no reliable evidence that it was carried out by Russia.

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