(Reuters) Iranians living in Germany are facing increased harassment from Iranian security services, including threats and pressure to inform on other exiles, German authorities and an Iranian opposition group said.
German intelligence services have regularly reported Iranian pressure and spying conducted against exiled groups in Germany and the main domestic intelligence agency, BfV, said in its annual report last year that the danger remained high.
The BfV set up a special telephone line in 2024 for people to report on suspected cases of terrorism and foreign espionage activity.
“In recent months, there has been an increasing number of reports related to Iran,” it told Reuters in an email in response to questions, but gave no detailed figures.
