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Autor Roberto Saviano points while talking in Turin, Italy.

Frankfurt Book Fair: Saviano attends despite Rome snub

ItalyOctober 16, 2024
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Reports & Analysis

In the background, the entrance of a court building is seen, words on top read: Right-wing extremists sue opponents into silence.

Right-wing extremists sue opponents into silence

Right-wing extremists sue opponents into silence

Right-wing extremists in Germany are increasingly trying to silence critics through intimidation lawsuits. 
GermanyOctober 16, 202409:19 min
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Exiled Chinese in Japan encounter the long arm of Beijing

Exiled Chinese in Japan encounter the long arm of Beijing

Dozens of Chinese who have settled in Japan say they are the target of threatening phone calls and messages.
JapanOctober 15, 2024
A person viewed from the back walks down an alley

Pelicot trial inspires rape survivor to speak

Pelicot trial inspires rape survivor to speak

A French woman who reveals that she was drugged and raped says Gisele Pelicot inspired her to seek justice.
FranceOctober 15, 202403:09 min
An Indian woman looks up wistfully

The faces of economic inequality in India

The faces of economic inequality in India

India is one of the most unequal countries worldwide. Two stories from the economic divide.
IndiaOctober 4, 202408:01 min
London-based research organization Forensic Architecture is among the 2024 laureates of the Right Livelihood Award.

Forensic Architecture wins Right Livelihood Award

Forensic Architecture wins Right Livelihood Award

The group, which investigates human-rights abuses, was founded by Israeli architect Eyal Weizman.
Global issuesOctober 3, 202401:54 min
DW Sendung The 77 Percent | Inequality in Africa

South Africa: Cape Town's wealth gap decades after apartheid

South Africa: Cape Town's wealth gap decades after apartheid

High rents have made it unaffordable to live in Cape Town, South Africa, a city shaped by apartheid-era segregation.
South AfricaSeptember 23, 202403:00 min
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Press freedom

The United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects media freedom. The UN has declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. A free and independent media landscape is a fundamental characteristic of democracies.

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Ukraine mourns death of journalist in Russian custody

Ukraine mourns death of journalist in Russian custody

Journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who had been detained in Russia for over a year, reportedly died in a prison transfer.
UkraineOctober 16, 2024
The poster for the first Frankfurt Book Fair in 1949: It reads Frankfurter Buchmesse in blue and red letters.

75 years of Frankfurt Book Fair: World stage for protests

75 years of Frankfurt Book Fair: World stage for protests

The Cold War and Iran's fatwa on Salman Rushdie all had an impact on the Frankfurt Book Fair, which turns 75 this year.
GermanyOctober 16, 2024
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DW condemns attack on reporter at Dusseldorf concert

DW condemns attack on reporter at Dusseldorf concert

DW reporter Adonis Alkhaled was assaulted following an interview with Syrian musician Al Shami in western Germany.
GermanyOctober 15, 2024
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DW-Afrimaxx | Sendung vom 27.09.2024 | Südafrika 2024 | Mzansi Gay Choir

Mzansi Gay Choir celebrates human rights, self-expression

In Johannesburg, singing in a choir helps these gay people find a sense of safety and belonging.
South AfricaSeptember 27, 202405:55 min
Fokus Europa | Russland Sascha Skotschilenko

Russian artist jailed 2 years for anti-war sticker set free

Sasha Skochilenko spent two years in prison for posting stickers criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine.
Russian FederationSeptember 20, 202406:33 min
An unidentified man in South Africa shows a scar resulting from an illegal kidney operation

Illegal organ traffickers in Africa prey on world's poor

Illegal organ trafficking is worth over $1 billion annually and generally targets vulnerable people.
AfricaSeptember 18, 2024
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Specials & Events

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