{
  "id": 6607422,
  "title": "Switzerland releases digital files on Josef Mengele to public with 'as little as possible' redacted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/switzerland-releases-digital-files-on-josef-mengele-to-public-with-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:10:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/history/article-908313"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service released a digital version of Josef Mengele's file on Thursday, with minimal redactions to protect sensitive information. The file, held in the Federal Archives in Bern, is part of the Federal Prosecutor's Police Service records, which were designated for classification until 2071. After a historian appealed the decision in 2026, the intelligence service decided to publish the file online due to high public interest. The redactions included protecting the identities of government employees, sources, and individuals mentioned in the document. Public figures were not redacted. Historians argue the redactions undermine transparency and fuel conspiracy theories, warning that keeping the file closed until 2071 will continue to conceal potential wrongdoing.",
  "summary": "In light of the “exceptionally high public interest,” the authorities decided not to limit access to individual reviews at the archives, but instead publish the file online.",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal Intelligence Service releases Mengele's file digitally",
    "Minimal redactions protect sensitive government info",
    "Redactions expire in 2071, sparking transparency debate"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Switzerland publishes a 200-page dossier on Nazi war criminal Mengele nicknamed “Angel of Death”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/switzerland-publishes-a-200-page-dossier-on-nazi-war-criminal-mengele",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:58:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Switzerland releases 200-page intelligence dossier on Nazi ‘Angel of Death’ Mengele",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/switzerland-releases-200-page-intelligence-dossier-on-nazi-angel-of",
        "published": "2026-09-10T16:29:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor Mengele, known as ‘Angel of Death’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/switzerland-publishes-200-page-dossier-on-nazi-doctor-mengele-known",
        "published": "2026-09-10T18:37:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}