A section of journalists across Germany have faulted police for  brutality while practicing their profession.

A report by the European Federation of Journalists in Germany indicates that some times, journalists are attacked by government officials and tortured by police.

Europe’s biggest economy has reported 252 cases of journalist brutality by police and government officials since 2020, among which 22 are physical injuries, 33 are damages to property, four are arson attacks and 29 are threats.

Germany has registered an increase in the inclusiveness of minority groups such as People with Disabilities (PWDs) and the Moslem community. This growth is as a result of a 2016 survey carried out by Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) that found that almost 88% of minority groups were not guaranteed access to airtime and there was no policy safeguard for such communities, except indigenous inhabitant minorities like the Sorbs, Danes and Romani people.

Journalists in Germany are under threat by the Network and Enforcement Act that limits free social media expression.

In Germany, Freedom of the press and expression is guaranteed and protected by the constitution. Article 5 of the Basic Law, states that “Every person shall have the right freely to express and disseminate his opinions in speech, writing, and pictures, and to inform himself without hindrance from generally accessible sources. There shall be no censorship.”