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Germany criminalizes the production, distribution and possession of child pornography under Section 184b of the Criminal Code, but recent legislation and court rulings have narrowed mandatory minimum ...
Germany prohibits sexual content involving real minors and has recently changed penalties: possession, acquisition and distribution of child pornography remain illegal but were reclassified in 2024–20...
German authorities reported a sharp rise in crimes attributed to right-wing extremists in 2024, with contemporaneous January 2025 press coverage citing and a later federal release in May 2025 reportin...
German law treats sex with and sexual depictions of minors as a serious criminal area: making pornographic material available to under‑18s is prohibited under Section 184 StGB and related youth‑protec...
German authorities treat "document forgery" as a broad criminal concept that criminalizes creating, altering or using falsified documents with intent to deceive; anyone who uses a forged document can ...
German law still criminalizes possession, acquisition and distribution of child sexual images, but recent legislative changes lowered mandatory minimum sentences so some offenses under Section 184b St...