Rote Hilfe e.V.

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Rote Hilfe e.V.
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Rote Hilfe e.V. ("Red Aid," abbreviated RH) [1] is a German far-left prisoner support group. RH was founded in 1975, although localized groups calling themselves "Rote Hilfe" had begun to appear at the end of the 1960s. [2] [3] The group views itself as a successor to the Weimar-era Rote Hilfe. In the 1970s, it worked on behalf of Red Army Faction prisoners, and a few RH members went on to join the RAF or similar groups (e.g., Angelika Speitel and Hans-Joachim Klein). [4] [5] Today half of Rote Hilfe's budget is spent paying the legal fees, fines, and expenses of left-wing prisoners. [3] It also publishes a quarterly journal, Die Rote Hilfe ("Red Aid"), and other publications, organizes events, etc. [3] RH is headquartered in Göttingen [6] and, as of 2023, had about 13,700 members. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution considers it a "left-wing extremist" organization. [3]

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  1. ↑ "e.V." is an abbreviation for "eingetragener Verein," or "registered association."
  2. ↑ Aust, Stefan, The Baader-Meinhof complex Translated by Anthea Bell (1987), Random House Group, Ltd., p. 189. ISBN   978-1-84792-045-4. Retrieved July 1, 2010
  3. 1 2 3 4 2008 Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution (PDF) Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany. pp. 159-161 Retrieved July 1, 2010
  4. ↑ Aust, p. 219
  5. ↑ Burleigh, Michael (2008). Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism. HarperPress. p. 244.
  6. ↑ "Juso-Chefin verlässt 'Rote Hilfe'" Der Spiegel (December 1, 2007). Retrieved July 1, 2010 (in German)


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