{"id":"DEU-003","notes":"Coded Sep 25 2026 from Civic Space Watch (CIVICUS rating: obstructed). Date = trial testimonies (May 2026). The action involved property damage; coded for the criminal-organisation framing and detention conditions, not the damage charge.","country":"Germany","sources":[{"url":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/germany-civil-disobedience-action-against-israeli-arms-company-tests-limits-of-political-engagement/","citation":"https://civicspacewatch.eu/alert/germany-civil-disobedience-action-against-israeli-arms-company-tests-limits-of-political-engagement/"},{"url":"https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on-israeli-arms-firm/a-77038804","citation":"https://www.dw.com/en/germany-ulm-5-on-trial-after-attack-on-israeli-arms-firm/a-77038804"},{"url":"https://euobserver.com/220960/cuffs-and-cages-for-ulm-5-pro-palestinian-activists-as-germany-sells-tanks-to-israel/","citation":"https://euobserver.com/220960/cuffs-and-cages-for-ulm-5-pro-palestinian-activists-as-germany-sells-tanks-to-israel/"}],"summary":"Five activists who broke into an Elbit Systems facility in Ulm in November 2023 are on trial in Stuttgart, charged not only with property damage (about €1 million) but with membership of a criminal organisation, the prosecution treating Palestine Action Germany as such. They have been held in high-security pre-trial detention and could face years in prison; the defence calls the charges disproportionate and politically weaponised.","tactics":[{"code":"TC-39","role":"primary","label":"Mass Criminalization of Protest and Civic Mobilization","needs_review":false}],"version":1,"channels":["Criminal-organisation charges against a direct-action movement"],"entities":[{"id":1199,"name":"Stuttgart public prosecutor; courts","role":"actor","entity_type":"Prosecutor"},{"id":1200,"name":"The 'Ulm 5': Palestine Action Germany activists from the UK, Spain, Ireland and Germany","role":"target","entity_type":"Individual — Activist; Movement"}],"date_text":"05/2026","created_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:56.258863+00:00","escalation":4,"harm_track":"Track 3 — Operational Suppression","narratives":[],"report_ids":[],"signal_ids":[],"updated_at":"2026-09-25T12:58:56.258863+00:00","occurred_on":"2026-05-01","campaign_ids":[],"enabler_type":"","response_ids":[],"trigger_type":"TR-02: Civic Mobilization","campaign_phase":"","civic_response":"","date_precision":"month","enabler_status":"","campaigns_served":[],"consequence_category":"Operational Suppression","institutional_consequence":"Criminal prosecution; Prolonged pre-trial detention; Movement labelled criminal organisation"}