Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger: "How are small children supposed to survive this?"
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger shares her first-hand impressions of the refugee situation in Lesbos after a visit on the ground.
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Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger shares her first-hand impressions of the refugee situation in Lesbos after a visit on the ground.
Read moreMeet Karolin Pscheidt, the great intern we had in the last 4 months in Sofia. Her favorite freedom quote is from Nina Simone ''I’ll tell you what Freedom is to me. No fear.''. Read now the next...
Read moreCroatia takes over the EU Council Presidency for the first time in 2020. The government wants to push ahead with European financial planning and accession to the Schengen area. However, in view of...
Read moreAt the time of reunification, Horst Teltschik was one of the most influential figures of German unity as Deputy Head of the Chancellery of Helmut Kohl (CDU). He is one of the experts on German...
Read moreThe very fact that autocrats around the world so vigorously suppress artists from expressing themselves and criticizing authority is proof that art is feared by tyrants and, consequently, must be an...
Read moreNazli Ilicak, a veteran Turkish journalist and writer, has been behind bars since 2016. Along with Ahmet Altan and other Turkish journalists, they were accused of aiding the movement of Fethullah...
Read moreConference Video Please find below the conference video for overall impressions from the conference, the participants, the format.
Read more“I will never see the world again. I will never see a sky unframed by the walls of a courtyard,” writes Ahmet Altan, a journalist and best-selling novelist from Turkey, in his latest book, which he...
Read moreIn 2016 Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko travelled from Paris to Moscow on a private visit. However, Russian authorities arrested him on suspicion of espionage. They did not inform Sushchenko’s...
Read moreIn January 2019 Anastasia Shevchenko, a Russian activist, was put under house arrest, the first person to face criminal prosecution under the so-called “undesirable organizations” law. The...
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