Past: Klöckner calls GDR comparisons to the situation today absurd
Until 1989, 10,000 to 15,000 young people were regularly doped with anabolic steroids without their knowledge or education. The people were
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Until 1989, 10,000 to 15,000 young people were regularly doped with anabolic steroids without their knowledge or education. “The people there were mercilessly used for the medal hunger of the system,” Zupke said. Anniversary of the Berlin Wall on the 13th. SED victim commissioner Evelyn Zupke said the shadow of the dictatorship was long. “Many people still suffer from the health consequences of imprisonment and repression, physically and mentally.” The laws passed in 2025 on a higher victim pension and a hardship fund are successes. “But not all groups receive sufficient support today,” Zupke said.
Furthermore, November 2025 has started its work, she explained. Meanwhile, 300 people have benefited from benefits. “Our reunited country is on track to provide the best possible support and tribute to the victims of the SED dictatorship,” Zupke said. The fund supports former politically persecuted people with individual help – from travel grants to the purchase of an e-bike for a former prisoner who cannot stand it in public transport, to the age-appropriate conversion of a bath.
The same facts are framed differently: Left — “dictatorship”, “regime” ; Right — “dictatorship”, “regime”.
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Until 1989, 10,000 to 15,000 young people were regularly doped with anabolic steroids without their knowledge or education. “The people there were mercilessly used for the medal hunger of the system,” Zupke said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAnniversary of the Berlin Wall on the 13th.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSED victim commissioner Evelyn Zupke said the shadow of the dictatorship was long. “Many people still suffer from the health consequences of imprisonment and repression, physically and mentally.” The laws passed in 2025 on a higher victim pension and a hardship fund are successes. “But not all groups receive sufficient support today,” Zupke said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesNovember 2025 has started its work, she explained.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMeanwhile, 300 people have benefited from benefits. “Our reunited country is on track to provide the best possible support and tribute to the victims of the SED dictatorship,” Zupke said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe fund supports former politically persecuted people with individual help – from travel grants to the purchase of an e-bike for a former prisoner who cannot stand it in public transport, to the age-appropriate conversion of a bath.
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