Rote Zora
Encyclopedia
Rote Zora was a militant feminist group active in West Germany
from 1974-95, known for a series of bombings.
in Karlsruhe
to protest against the abortion law.
In addition they bombed the Federal Doctor's Guild (in 1977), numerous sex shops, the cars of landlords, the Siemens company, and the company Nixdorf Computer AG
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Rote Zora was a split from the organization Revolutionary Cells
, though some members continued to associate with both. The group's last action was in 1995. In 2000, a documentary about the group (titled Die Rote Zora) was made by Oliver Tolmein.
In April 2007, former Rote Zora member Adrienne Gerhäuser stood trial for the attempted bombings of the Berlin Genetic Technical Institute in 1986, and a clothing factory in Bavaria in 1987, receiving a suspended two-year sentence, the maximum she was eligible for.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from 1974-95, known for a series of bombings.
History
Rote Zora started in 1974, when they bombed the Federal Constitutional Court of GermanyFederal Constitutional Court of Germany
The Federal Constitutional Court is a special court established by the Grundgesetz, the German basic law...
in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
to protest against the abortion law.
In addition they bombed the Federal Doctor's Guild (in 1977), numerous sex shops, the cars of landlords, the Siemens company, and the company Nixdorf Computer AG
Nixdorf Computer AG
Nixdorf Computer AG was a computer company founded by Heinz Nixdorf in 1952. Headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, it became the fourth largest computer company in Europe, and a worldwide specialist in banking and point-of-sale systems...
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Rote Zora was a split from the organization Revolutionary Cells
Revolutionary Cells (RZ)
Revolutionary Cells was a German left-wing political militancy of self-described "urban guerillas" who were active from 1973 to 1993. According to the office of the German Federal Prosecutor, the RZ claimed responsibility for 186 attacks, of which 40 were committed in West Berlin...
, though some members continued to associate with both. The group's last action was in 1995. In 2000, a documentary about the group (titled Die Rote Zora) was made by Oliver Tolmein.
In April 2007, former Rote Zora member Adrienne Gerhäuser stood trial for the attempted bombings of the Berlin Genetic Technical Institute in 1986, and a clothing factory in Bavaria in 1987, receiving a suspended two-year sentence, the maximum she was eligible for.
Sources
- Dark Star Collective, Quiet Rumours: An Anarcha-Feminist Reader, Oakland: AK PressAK PressAK Press is a worker-managed independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical left and anarchist literature. It is collectively owned and operated.-History:...
, 2002, ISBN 1902593405. - Heitmeyer, Wilhelm; Hagan, John. International Handbook of Violence Research, Springer, 2003, ISBN 140201466X.