Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
domestic security agency of Germany
Germany Launches Helpline for Exiled Dissidents
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution launched a helpline for immigrants and refugees from authoritarian countries such as Russia, China, and Iran who face intimidation, surveillance or abduction, to help document threats and counter repressive strategies while seeking expanded intelligence powers amid cyber and hybrid threats.
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About Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency. Together with the Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz (LfV) at the state level, the federal agency is tasked with intelligence-gathering on efforts against the liberal democratic basic order, the existence and security of the federation or one of its states, and the peaceful coexistence of peoples; with counter-intelligence; and with protective security and counter-sabotage. The BfV reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior and tasks and powers are regulated in the Federal Constitutional Protection Act.
Everything about Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution →- Country
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Cologne, Cologne
- Inception
- November 7, 1950
- Website
- https://www.verfassungsschutz.de/