Investigative Journalism
"From a nation slowly forgetting itself". Once upon a time, in the heart of the United States, six Republican men, dressed in pressed jackets and wearing antiquated smiles, ...
How to Protect Your Data – and Avoid Trouble. A Practical Guide for Travelers in the Age of Surveillance and Suspicion. Repression often begins quietly: first, Mahmoud Khalil was taken from his home in New York...
Here you meet the figures behind the Trump administration – a cabinet that not only shapes the political landscape of the United States but reverberates far beyond its borders. Ministers who appear with radical positions, ideological resolve, ...
It begins with a sentence, spoken without irony but with brutal clarity: “This is not Norway.” Margarita Simonyan, the Kremlin’s chief propagandist, defended the torture of a terror suspect after the Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow. ...
How an Unknown 24-Year-Old Suddenly Became the Face of Trump's Security Policy. Prologue of a Staging. It's 8:26 a.m. on a Thursday morning in Manassas, Virginia. Flags flutter behind the spokeswoman, the Department of Justice ...
It was a cold, judicial blow against an administration that, in recent months, had weaponized every law, every principle, and every trace of humanity under the guise of national security. But on Wednesday, the Court of Appeals for the District ...
He was a goalkeeper. A father. A soccer fan. And now: an inmate in one of the harshest prisons in the Western Hemisphere. Jerce Reyes Barrios, a 36-year-old Venezuelan former professional player, was deported by the United ...
No, this hunt is anything but quiet — it is shrill and repugnant. It doesn't come with torches and pitchforks, but with screenshots, speculation, out-of-context names, and a digital furor that no longer seems to care about the truth.
A memory from Fechenheim. I remember a horse. A white, quiet creature with the gait of an old soul, walking through the streets of Frankfurt-Fechenheim day after day ...
It begins with a tweet. Not from a journalist, not from an institution, but from a self-proclaimed “patriot” who calls herself Insurrection Barbie. She posts under the account @DefiantlyFree, ...
It was supposed to be a short trip—just a quick getaway to Mexico, a few days to relax. Lennon Tyler, an American from Las Vegas, and her German fiancé, Lucas Sielaff, ...
French Scientist Denied Entry for Critical Messages It’s a scene more reminiscent of an authoritarian state than the United States of America: A renowned French scientist ...
A Fight Against the Politics of Oppression. For centuries, the Osage Nation has fought for its sovereignty, its land, and its economic independence. However, with the recent decision by the Trump administration and the Department ...
On March 18, 2014 Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. The takeover was swift and largely bloodless, but it sent relations between Moscow and the West into ...
The close collaboration between human rights organizations, NGOs, outspoken investigative journalists, committed attorneys, affected individuals, and civil society is putting increasing pressure on the Trump administration ...
Donald Trump's renewed presidency has unleashed a wave of deportations that, in their brutality and contempt for the rule of law, evoke the darkest chapters of history. The latest example: the expulsion of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, ...
In an unprecedented attack on the separation of powers, the Trump administration faces a legal showdown today. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has scheduled a hearing for 5:00 PM ET (10:00 PM CET) to determine whether Trump ...
The world is spinning faster, but where is it headed? What seemed undeniable yesterday is now being questioned, distorted, and manipulated. The past disappears, memory is erased, and in the end, a new reality emerges
Trump Demands Ukraine’s Surrender Donald Trump is placing ever-growing demands on Ukraine to release urgently needed military aid and intelligence. According to a report by NBC, the U.S. president expects not only ...
In the vast expanses of Iran's Fars Province, where the landscape is shaped by rocks, dry earth, and sparse vegetation, there exists a natural wonder that inspires awe – the Green Pearl of Arsanjan in the Fars Province of Iran.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is on the verge of collapse. In an unprecedented move, the administration of Donald Trump announced the dismissal of around 1,600 employees in the United States, while the remaining staff worldwide will be placed on mandatory leave ...
The Scandal of Russian Influence, the AfD, the Role of Intelligence Agencies, an Informant, and Blood and Honour. How Russia, with the Help of the Far Right, Becomes a Global Threat. Investigations by the BBC and various investigative ...
Massacres, Rape, Burned Bodies – and the World Looks Away. More than 70 bodies – women, children, elderly people – were discovered in a church.
Climate change, an unstoppable phenomenon in our modern world, compels us to contemplate the different futures that lie ahead. In a time when humans shape the environment and are simultaneously shaped ...
If the suspicions are confirmed, this could become a seriously costly problem for the AfD. Illegal party financing on this scale would not only lead to hefty fines but also carry political consequences—especially in the current climate,
For anyone still wondering whether the AfD is a serious political force or just a collection of reality-deniers, the ARD program Farbe bekennen featuring Alice Weidel provided a clear ...
Election broadcasts go around in circles, but one topic is once again left behind. Migration, the economy, internal security these are the buzzwords that dominate every election broadcast. Climate and environment?
The AfD’s call to increase the birth rate as an instrument of ethnic-nationalist ideology - This is how the AfD still ticks. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has repeatedly aligned itself with nationalist and ethnocentric themes ...
There are moments when you have to wonder if anyone in this country is still paying attention. While a climate activist in Bavaria is not allowed to become a teacher because her activism is supposedly incompatible with the constitution, ...
Alice Weidel is currently in Hungary to meet with Viktor Orbán—and instead of advocating for German interests, she used the opportunity to badmouth Germany in front of the Hungarian press. She spoke of restricted freedom of speech ...
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