How did the East German state keep its people under surveillance? We get a peek behind the scenes at the former Stasi ...

A court in Berlin sentenced an 80-year-old former officer of the STASI, East Germany's secret police, to ten years in prison ...

“I’m glad you have not disappointed me,” says the Stasi agent, who adds: “You must commit this rule to memory: no one can know you’re working for us.” The release of the tapes comes ...