Horst Mahler
German former lawyer and political activist (born 1936)
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- Born
- 23 January 1936
- Died
- 27 July 2025
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Big Lift oder Freiheit für die Deserteure
- Freiheit für Horst Mahler!
- Erklärung von Horst Mahler
- Per la critica del terrorismo
- Schluss mit deutschem Selbsthass
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Acting · Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]
Horst Mahler was a German former lawyer and political activist. He first came to fame as a lawyer for the left-wing activists of the 1968 movement. He was a co-founder of the RAF in 1970, the same year he ended up in prison. After his release, he was involved in right-wing extremist circles and defended right-wing extremists in court. Further years in prison followed until he was released in…
Known for
- The History of the RAF — Self (Archive footage)2015
- The Lawyers — Self2009
- International Terrorism Since 1945 — Self (archive footage)2009
- The RAF: The Red Army Fraction — Self2007
- Germany in Autumn — Self1978
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1936 births2025 deaths20th-century German lawyers9/11 conspiracy theoristsExpelled members of the Social Democratic Party of GermanyFormer MarxistsFree University of Berlin alumniGerman conspiracy theoristsGerman people convicted of Holocaust denialGerman politicians convicted of crimesGerman prisoners and detaineesMembers of the Red Army Faction