Tag: Human rights
Iran and Saudi Arabia want to normalize relations
Protests outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Iran in 2016 Riyadh cut official ties with Tehran in January 2016 in response to an attack by Iranian protesters on the Saudi…
Georgia also defends our freedom
Pro-European demonstrations in Tbilisi As in Ukraine, large parts of the population in Georgia have been trying for years to evade Moscow’s influence. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Chisinau With European flags and…
Georgia also defends our freedom
Pro-European demonstrations in Tbilisi As in Ukraine, large parts of the population in Georgia have been trying for years to evade Moscow’s influence. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Chisinau With European flags and…
Government withdraws controversial “agent” law
protester in Tbilisi The protests in Georgia have had an impact. (Photo: ddp/abaca press) Tbilisi After two nights of massive protests in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, the ruling party withdrew its…
Israel’s judicial reform is an anti-democratic coup
For weeks, Israelis across the country have been protesting against a planned judicial reform that they see as a threat to democracy. The reform empowers Parliament to overturn Supreme Court…
VW sees no problems in the controversial China plant
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s China boss Ralf Brandstätter has visited the group’s controversial plant in Urumchi. The city is located in the western Chinese province of Xinjiang, where international reports…
VW sees no problems in the controversial China plant
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s probably most controversial plant is on the outskirts of the Chinese city of Urumchi, which has four million inhabitants and is the capital of the Uyghur…
VW sees no problems in the controversial China plant
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s probably most controversial plant is on the outskirts of the Chinese city of Urumchi, which has four million inhabitants and is the capital of the Uyghur…
VW China boss visits controversial plant in Uyghur region
Dusseldorf, Beijing, Berlin Volkswagen’s probably most controversial plant is on the outskirts of the Chinese city of Urumchi, which has four million inhabitants and is the capital of the Uyghur…
How EU and UN hunt war criminals – charges against Putin?
Geneva Will Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin be charged as a war criminal? One year after the start of the Ukraine war, the European judicial authority Eurojust announced in The Hague…
German-Iranian sentenced to death in Tehran
Protests against the Iranian regime in Munich The government’s actions against its own population have also been criticized abroad. (Photo: Reuters) Tehran The German-Iranian Djamshid Sharmahd has been sentenced to…
China’s charm offensive in Brussels and Berlin has petered out
Berlin, Brussels China’s hopes for a revival of the China-Europe Investment Agreement (CAI) appear to be unfulfilled. Because the agreement has been on hold for around two years, Chinese government…
This is how divided the world is on earthquake aid for Turkey & Syria
Rome Tents, camp beds, sleeping bags and winter clothing are taken out of the hangar on pallets. The Air Force loaded 50 tons of relief supplies here during the night,…
This is how divided the world is on earthquake aid for Turkey & Syria
Rome Tents, camp beds, sleeping bags and winter clothing are taken out of the hangar on pallets. The Air Force loaded 50 tons of relief supplies here during the night,…
Iran admits detention of “tens of thousands” after protests
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Iranian leader ordered sentence reductions for many protesters. (Photo: via REUTERS) Dubai Iran’s Supreme Leader has ordered an amnesty or prison sentence reduction for “tens of…
This is how China intimidates critics in Germany
Yang Weidong The Chinese regime critic is being followed and monitored by compatriots. (Photo: private) Berlin Yang Weidong knows he is being watched. The regime critic is shadowed above all…
“They torture Alexei exactly according to the textbook”
Berlin On a bitterly cold January day, Oleg Navalny stands in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin, hands in his pockets. Behind him towers the Stalinist diplomatic palace, built…
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants an international tribunal against the Russian leadership
The Hague After talks at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) spoke out in favor of an international tribunal against Russia for its brutal…
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wants an international tribunal against the Russian leadership
The Hague After talks at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) spoke out in favor of an international tribunal against Russia for its brutal…
Traffic light politicians criticize Ambassador Wu Ken
“More than two years ago, the SPD parliamentary group called for the realignment of China policy in a position paper, and there are also clear statements on this in the…