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Tribute to the teacher Samuel Paty at the highschool Theodore de Banville in 2020

Paty murder trial shines a light on France's democracy

FranceDecember 7, 2023
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Videostill | Gespräch von Podcast-Produzentinnen in Afrika

Women take over podcasting

Women take over podcasting

Despite podcasting still being in its infancy in Africa, women have taken over much of the space.
AfricaDecember 6, 202301:38 min
Surendra Pandey and Maya Gurung hold hands

Nepal same-sex marriage a milestone for LGBTQ rights in Asia

Nepal same-sex marriage a milestone for LGBTQ rights in Asia

Nepal has become the first country in South Asia to legally recognize a same-sex marriage.
NepalDecember 4, 2023
Statue of Themis and Russian state emblem at the entrance of Russia's Supreme Court

LGBTQ+ communities in Russia brace for worst

LGBTQ+ communities in Russia brace for worst

After the Supreme Court classified the LGBTQ+ "movement" as extremist, critics fear widespread persecution.
Russian FederationDecember 3, 2023
Gabriella Bankova is seen during her hunger strike

Fighting for trans rights in Bulgaria

Fighting for trans rights in Bulgaria

Gabriella Bankova went on a hunger strike in the Bulgarian capital to be able to officially change her gender.
BulgariaDecember 2, 2023
A man looks out of a darkened room, as seen from behind

Sexually abused men find a digital safe space in Nigeria

Sexually abused men find a digital safe space in Nigeria

A Nigerian NGO offers a safe space for male survivors of sexual abuse to anonymously share their stories and heal.
NigeriaNovember 30, 202301:39 min
Cerrejón mine

How Colombia's dirty coal fuels Germany's energy transition

How Colombia's dirty coal fuels Germany's energy transition

Open-pit coal mining in Colombia's EL Cerrejon — now the mine is scheduled for expansion.
ColombiaNovember 29, 2023
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Media freedom is protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A free and independent media landscape is a fundamental characteristic of democracies. DW reports regularly on restrictions to press freedom.

Protests in Iraq against the burning of the Quran in Denmark

Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings

Denmark parliament adopts bill prohibiting Quran burnings

The burning of the Islamic holy book in Denmark has stirred outrage in Muslim-majority nations.
DenmarkDecember 7, 2023
Alsu Kurmasheva attending the court hearing

US journalist Kurmasheva detention extended by Russian court

US journalist Kurmasheva detention extended by Russian court

A Russian court extends the detention of a US-Russian journalist arrested for failing to register as a "foreign agent."
Russian FederationDecember 1, 2023
Activists are moved by police officers as they block a road in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany

German court upholds wiretaps of climate activists to press

German court upholds wiretaps of climate activists to press

A court in Bavaria says police were right in wiretapping phone calls between the Last Generation group and journalists.
GermanyNovember 29, 2023
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David Liu is the owner of Arcadia Firearm & Safety in California

Why are more Asian Americans buying guns?

A rise in racist attacks and crimes is diminishing Asian Americans' trust in the US justice system.
United States of AmericaNovember 15, 2023
A women hold up her hand, painted in red with the inscription "freedom"

Iran: No headscarf, no job for protesting actresses

Iranian actresses who defy the so-called morality police and go out without a headscarf have been banned from working.
IranNovember 6, 2023
Pictures of mifepristone and misoprostal

Poland: A hunt for traces of abortion pills in women's blood

How researchers test for traces of the two drugs used in medication abortions in women who have had a miscarriage.
PolandNovember 6, 2023
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