KONTRAFUNK aktuell

KONTRAFUNK's April 11 weekly review covers five major European topics: the persecution of Syrian Christians in Squalbier and Sidnaya under the new al-Sharah government, Austrian debate over religious inequality in Vienna's public institutions, German grid instability caused by a 40-gigawatt Easter Sunday power surplus, a planned 15-million-franc mosque in St.

KONTRAFUNK's weekly review of April 11, 2026, hosted by Robert Mayer, recaps five stories from the week: the persecution of Christians in Syria's Squalbier and Sidnaya (Syria ranked 6th on the 2026 World Persecution Index, up from 18th), ÖVP politician Karoline Hungerländer's criticism of Vienna's unequal religious treatment in public institutions, professor Farsin Banki's report on Iran's religious minorities including up to one million secret Christian converts, Stefan Spiegelsperger's analysis of an Easter Sunday power surplus that cost Germany approximately €120 million in a single day, and the Albanian-Islamic Community's plan to build a 15-million-franc mosque in St.

KONTRAFUNK aktuell, broadcast on April 10, 2026, covers three major stories from a German right-leaning independent media perspective: Iran-US ceasefire talks in Islamabad brokered by Pakistan, featuring a live report from journalist Shams ul Haq; a climate scepticism interview with former ARD/NDR meteorologist Thomas Globig, who argues warming is solar-driven and CO2 is primarily a plant fertiliser; and an economic report on how the Iran war's impact on the Strait of Hormuz has raised costs for German potato farmer Christian Beißner by 150-200 euros per hectare.

This episode analyzes the campaign organization Campact, which has organized demonstrations and donations for over 20 years, focusing on topics like the energy transition and opposition to the AfD, with science journalist Cornelia Stolze.

This episode covers geopolitical tensions in the Middle East with a new peace proposal, an escalating energy crisis affecting Europe, and a controversial mosque construction project in Switzerland.

This episode of Kontrafunk aktuell covers climate science with Dr.

This episode discusses NATO's current challenges, Austria's neutral status within the EU, the situation for Christians in Syria, and the declining emphasis on Easter's Christian origins in education.

This episode discusses threats to freedom of speech in Germany, deportation policies in Great Britain, and political promises, while focusing on how sex scandals like the Colin Fernandes case are used to drive legal changes.

This episode explores the origins of the CO2 debate with chemist Fritz Fahrenholt and examines youth emigration trends in Germany based on a new study.

This episode discusses the rise in antisemitic incidents at German Holocaust memorials, EU asylum law changes, the Colleen Fernandes campaign, and the impact of the Iran war on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

This episode discusses Iran's rejection of a US proposal for Middle East conflict resolution, analyzing potential escalation and broader geopolitical implications with a correspondent in Tel Aviv.

This episode discusses political strategies to counter the AfD's potential election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the impact of revolution gifts in Iran on the Mullah regime, and the German government's use of special assets.

This episode discusses the controversy surrounding Culture Minister Wolfram Weimar's decision to exclude politically extreme bookstores from state-funded awards, as reported in the Junge Freiheit newspaper.

KONTRAFUNK aktuell for March 17, 2026, hosted by Marcel Joppa, covers four major European current-events topics with named expert guests: political scientist Werner Patzelt analyzes Sachsen-Anhalt's planned parliament procedural changes designed to prevent the AfD from holding the speaker position; France specialist Robert Kopp assesses the Rassemblement National's communal election gains and warns of a possible Bardella-Mélenchon 2027 presidential final if Le Pen is judicially disqualified; financial journalist Oliver Stock dissects UniCredit's 4%-above-market voluntary offer for Commerzbank as a tactical stepping-stone toward the mandatory 30%-threshold bid; and commentator Norbert Bolz critiques ZDF director Norbert Himmler for publicly designating independent outlets including Kontrafunk as 'enemies.' All four segments present the establishment response to populist and alternative media growth as the common thread.

KONTRAFUNK's weekly review of March 14, 2026, hosted by Robert Mayer, covers seven major stories: former Verfassungsschutz president Hans-Georg Maaßen questions whether the dissolved 'state delegitimization' surveillance category — used to monitor COVID critics and political dissenters — represents real reform or a mere label change; economist Stefan Homburg attributes Germany's approximately eight-year economic stagnation and VW's 50,000-job cut to policy failures rather than external shocks like Trump or the pandemic; FPÖ General Secretary Christian Hafenecker reveals Hungarian claims that over $900 million in cash and 146 kilograms of gold have been transported from Austria toward Ukraine since January 2025; and AfD MEP Marie Kahn explains the EU Parliament's GEAS asylum reform, which for the first time saw the European People's Party, ECR, and Identity and Democracy vote together, breaking the political 'Brandmauer.' Additional segments cover the AfD's internal Iran-war dispute, Swiss asylum court politicization, and a media critic's analysis of the MDR's failed attempt to scandalize an AfD politician photographed with students.