Inside the dystopian world of Germany’s free speech crackdown

Berlin threatens thousands of Germans with jail for criticising their leaders - James Rothwell

• Dr Rainer Zitelmann doesn't even remember posting the meme on social media that nearly landed him in prison.
• "When I opened the letter from police, I thought it was a misunderstanding," Dr Zitelmann, a German historian and author of about 30 books, told The Telegraph.
• Berlin police told Dr Zitelmann he had been accused of violating a post-Second World War law that bans the display of Nazi symbols, slogans and imagery – and could now face three years in prison if found guilty...