Sat, 06 Jun 2026 Berlin 23:22 DE / UKR / EN

Court Bans Minister from Calling Booksellers Extremists

German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer has been temporarily barred from describing the operators of a Berlin bookshop as extremists, following a court injunction.

Court Bans Minister from Calling Booksellers Extremists
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The court granted an urgent motion filed by the booksellers. A final ruling on the main issue is still pending, according to Zeit.

Weimer had publicly referred to the shop’s operators in Berlin as “political extremists.” The exact background of the dispute has not yet been fully clarified.

Source: www.zeit.de