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Horst Mahler
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German former lawyer and political activist (born 1936)
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Horst Mahler (1936–2025) was a German lawyer, political activist, opinion journalist, and politician. Born in Chojnów, he was educated at the Freie Universität Berlin and worked in the field of jurisprudence. He was a member of the Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund and the Red Army Faction, and later joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Die Heimat. His spouse was Sylvia Stolz.
Mahler was convicted of Holocaust denial and experienced detention at Moabit Prison and Brandenburg-Görden Prison. He authored five works, including *Big Lift oder Freiheit für die Deserteure*, *Freiheit für Horst Mahler!*, *Erklärung von Horst Mahler*, *Per la critica del terrorismo*, and *Schluss mit deutschem Selbsthass*. He died in Berlin on July 27, 2025.
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Person · Open Library
- 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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Film & TV
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
- World in Action1963
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1936-01-23 ) 23 January 1936, Haynau , Gau Silesia, German Reich
- Died
- 27 July 2025 (2025-07-27) (aged 89), Berlin , Germany
- Alma mater
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Occupations
- Lawyer political activist
- Organizations
- NPD (2000–2003) RAF (1970–1975) SDS (1956–1960) SPD (1956–1960)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Mahler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Chojnów
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Spouse
- Sylvia Stolz
- Occupation
- terrorist
- Educated at
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Political party
- Die Heimat
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- jurisprudence
- Image
- Horst Mahler demonstration in Leipzig 2001.jpg
- Convicted of
- Holocaust denial
- Significant event
- detention
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- Commons category
- Horst Mahler
- date of birth
- 1936-01-23
- member of
- Red Army Faction
- place of detention
- Brandenburg-Görden Prison
- name in native language
- Horst Mahler
- P8168
- 7250 Kinoshita
- date of death
- 2025-07-27
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Encyclopedic overview
Horst Mahler ( German: [ˈhɔʁst ˈmaːlɐ]; 23 January 1936 – 27 July 2025) was a German lawyer and political activist. He was a far-left militant and a founding member of the Red Army Faction in 1970 before switching to neo-Nazism in the late 1990s. Between 2000 and 2003, he was a member of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany. From 2003, he was repeatedly convicted of Volksverhetzung ("incitement of popular hatred") and Holocaust denial, and he served much of a twelve-year prison sentence.
In April 2017, Mahler was ordered back to prison for a further three and a half years. On 18 April 2017, he fled Germany, hoping to avoid prison. His attempt to receive political asylum in Hungary was rejected, and he was deported back to Germany, where he was arrested and put back in jail to finish serving his sentence.
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