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Nature 414, 478 (29 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35107219

Protests as terror law targets foreigners at universities

Philipp Weis & Quirin Schiermeier

Germany's student leaders and academic organizations are protesting against new anti-terrorism measures that require the country's universities to give the police information about students. They fear that the legislation will increase intolerance towards foreign students and scientists, exacerbating an already worrying problem.