The city of Nuremberg in Germany has taken a censorship measure against an event organized by Mehring Verlag at the 30th Left-wing Literature Fair.
This event aimed to present two recent books by David North and discuss a socialist perspective on the genocide in Gaza and the danger of a third world war.
The authorities claim that criticism of militarism and war is “illegal.”
The city of Nuremberg sent an email to the organizing team 30 hours before the fair opened, demanding that the text announcing the event be “REVISED IMMEDIATELY.”
If the demand was not met, the city threatened to “reserve the right to EXERCISE OUR PROPERTY RIGHTS and exclude the event in question from the program of the Left-Wing Literature Fair.
This censorship measure is one of many attacks on fundamental democratic rights, including banned congresses, closed cultural centers, and persecuted artists and scientists who speak out against the genocide in Gaza.
Author's summary: Nuremberg censors Gaza event.