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About the Organisation
FragDenStaat presents itself as a platform that "brings light into the darkness of authorities" and helps people in Germany enforce their right to information from politics and administration. The entry lists investigative research, strategic lawsuits and participation campaigns as its methods. The text describes the organisation as non-profit (gemeinnützig).
How Information Requests Work
- A user submits a request, and FragDenStaat forwards it to the responsible authority.
- The user receives an email once the authority responds.
- Responses are published so that they are publicly viewable for the requester and others.
Current Publications and Investigations
- Historical files: Records on Klaus Barbie and Adolf Eichmann and other war criminals who worked for the Bundesnachrichtendienst and Verfassungsschutz after the Second World War, which the text says many Nazis helped to build up in the early Federal Republic.
- Tax havens: The text reports that authorities across Germany are acting against tax havens, and cites the organisation's Steueroasen-Verzeichnis as one reason.
- Internal documents: A "Grenzen-Edition 2026" art print shows internal Interior Ministry documents on rejected border turnbacks, and the text says many pages are fully blacked out.
- AfD assessment: A database of more than 2,000 sources is linked to a new expert opinion by the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte on the AfD being unconstitutional.
Support for Civil Society
- Counter-legal protection: Advises individuals and associations facing abuse of legal processes, arranges legal representation and covers legal costs.
- Bridging fund: Aims to close the gap between approved state funding for democracy projects and the months-long wait before payment arrives.
Why It Matters for Transparency and Civic Life
According to the entry, FragDenStaat fights for freedom of information and state transparency and invites people to subscribe to its newsletter to follow new research, lawsuits and campaigns.