FragDenStaat chief warns planned IFG reform would effectively abolish German transparency law (heise.de)

• German coalition committee proposes drastic cut to freedom of information rights.
• FragDenStaat head Semsrott threatens leak-based alternative if IFG is curbed.
• Petition against reform gathers 150,000 signatures in 24 hours.

"Arne Semsrott, head of transparency platform FragDenStaat, warns that the coalition government's planned reform of Germany's Freedom of Information Act (IFG) would effectively abolish the law. He threatens that if legal channels are blocked, FragDenStaat will resort to leaks, becoming a new WikiLeaks. A petition against the reform gained 150,000 signatures within a day."