Radi Aktiv was a Bavarian anti-nuclear magazine. The name Radi Aktiv is composed of radish and activity and refers to the word radioactivity.Radi Aktiv, 1/1985 (Laka)
History Radi Aktiv was published between 1985 and 1990 and reported on, among other things, the events and the struggle against the Wackersdorf reprocessing plant (WAA). The magazine was published by the Bavarian State Conference of Anti-Nuclear Power Plant Citizens Initiatives (LAKO). The Nuremberg Initiative Against Nuclear Facilities (NIGA) served as editor.
Legal Disputes The editors repeatedly faced legal disputes.Scharfe Hunde. Der Prozeß gegen die bayrische Kernkraftgegner-Zeitschrift »Radi-Aktiv« geriet zum Testlauf für den neuen Antiterrorparagraphen über »Anleitung zu Straftaten« (Sharp dogs. The trial against the Bavarian anti-nuclear magazine "Radi-Aktiv" became a test run for the new anti-terrorism paragraph on "incitement to commit crimes".) Der Spiegel 11/1987800 Mark Geldstrafe für Radi-Aktiv. Anti-Atom-Magazin muß für Leserbrief-Abdruck zahlen (Radi-Aktiv fined 800 marks. Anti-nuclear magazine must pay for publishing a reader's letter.) Die Tageszeitung, 3 December 1987Freisprüche für Anti-WAA-Magazin 'Radiaktiv‘. Nürnberger Landgericht sprach Redakteure vom Vorwurf der Aufforderung zu Straftaten frei (Anti-nuclear power plant magazine 'Radiaktiv' acquitted. Nuremberg Regional Court acquitted editors of charges of incitement to crime.) Die Tageszeitung, 20 February 1990 Among other things, the public prosecutor's office objected to the cover design of issue 6/1986 (FREE INSTEAD OF BAVARIA)Radi Aktiv, 6/1986 - "Frei statt Bayern", (Laka), which featured the Great Coat of Arms of the Free State of Bavaria, with the coat of arms lions depicted wearing police helmets, carrying batons and pistols, and three dogs superimposed.Freiheitsstrafen für Redakteure gefordert - Staatsanwalt: In "Radi-Aktiv" Gewaltpropaganda betrieben / Verteidiger sprechen von "Farce" (Prison sentences demanded for editors - Prosecutor: Violent propaganda spread in "Radi-Aktiv" / Defense lawyers speak of "farce"), Mittelbayerische Zeitung, 20 February 1987
The December 1987 issue of Radi-Aktiv featured prominent figures responsible for press law, such as Robert Jungk, Armin Weiss, Jutta Ditfurth, Jens Scheer, , and others. They expressed their solidarity with the magazine and their protest against the ongoing legal proceedings.Radi Aktiv, 12/1987, Radi-Aktiv end and ongoing legal proceedings (Laka)
See also : Archive containing the anti-nuclear magazines Atom - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection), Atom ExpressAtom Express - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection), AtommüllAtommüll - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection), AtommüllzeitungAtommüllzeitung - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection), Gorleben AktuellGorleben Aktuell - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection), Nux integraNux integra - Zeitschrift (Laka-collection)
References
External links
Radi Aktiv magazines 1985–1990 ( collection) Radi Aktiv (German Union Catalogue of Serials)