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A visit to the Stasi's central prison

August 13, 2022

The Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial used to be the Stasi's central remand prison. Anyone who was caught wanting to escape from the GDR was sent here — including Edda Schönherz, a former TV presenter in the GDR.

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