Academics Protest Arrest in Germany

Hundreds of academics have signed two open letters to Germany's federal prosecutor, protesting the arrest and detention of Andrej Holm, a sociologist at Berlin's Humboldt University who specializes in critical research on urban gentrification.

Mr. Holm was arrested on July 31, a few hours after three members of an alleged militant group were arrested on suspicion of attempted arson against four German army vehicles in the State of Brandenburg. Mr. Holm is purported to have met with one

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