Freelance broadcast journalist based in Germany. Host of DW’s Inside Europe podcast. pod.link/insideeurope
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“I’m hurt by my fellow journalists. They didn’t create pressure or raise their voices for my release. I was arrested because of my work. I hope every free journalist hears me.”
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LNG: the last big sanctions loophole.
🎙️ I had the honour of speaking with @dwnews @KateLaycock about #Germany importing EUR 19B of Russian gas since the invasion, with #SEFE among the top buyers of Yamal #LNG. Renewables are the key to true energy independence. 👉 Listen here: dw.com/en/three-stories-at-t…
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Anas Al-Sharif’s death was foretold, but it was not inevitable. We make our colleagues’ deaths inevitable when we fail to recognise them as such.
UN expert @Irenekhan denounces serious threats by #Israeli army against Anas Al-Sharif, the last surviving journalist of @AlJazeera in northern Gaza - a blatant attempt to endanger his life and silence his reporting on #GazaGenocide. @AJEnglish
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The village council reports 14 Palestinians have been arrested in Khirbet Umm al-Khair. One of them is Eid Hathaleen, an internationally recognised artist who exhibited alongside @aiww. Journos and internationals have been expelled. Background in link. theguardian.com/world/2025/j…
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Our colleague and longtime +972 Magazine contributor Awdah Hathaleen was shot dead in a settler attack on his village, Umm al-Khair, in Masafer Yatta.
Read Awdah's contributions to +972 Magazine through the link:
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War crimes and the responsibility of witnessing: featuring reporting from @guydelauney in Srebrenica and conversations with @hahauenstein on Gaza and @WayneJordash in Ukraine. dw.com/en/inside-europe-17-j…
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“Small sonic adventure”: I think this may be my favourite description of an Inside Europe story to date!
British journalist Dany Mitzman visited my studio in #Ravenna. From scattered drawings and conversations, a new episode for @DeutscheWelle’s “Inside Europe” was born. Thanks to @KateLaycock for making this small sonic adventure possible.
🎧 Listen here:
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Open all of the crossings. Let in lifesaving aid at scale, from all directions.
Lift restrictions on what & how much aid we can bring in. Ensure our convoys aren’t held up by delays and denials.
Release the hostages. Implement the ceasefire.
Let us work.
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Azerbaijan: 12 years prison for explaining economics? p.dw.com/p/4vHed?maca=en-Twi… #FreeFarid Farid Mehralizada's case is a chilling reminder of the risks @RFERL journalists take. #FreeFarid
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Join @KateLaycock on #InsideEurope as she delves into the new German chancellor's rocky start, Google's role in Turkey's media crackdown, the end of Malta's golden passports and a personal tour of Dutch synagogues. Plus, special guest @NathalieTocci.
🎙️ p.dw.com/p/4u96M
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@sarahljaffe is our guide for this special edition of Inside Europe, exploring grief as a catalyst for social transformation and what it might mean to look at current affairs through the lens of loss.
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The struggle for Turkish democracy isn’t abstract - it’s an urgent, physical thing and journalists are amongst those paying the highest price. This was a humbling show to produce.
This week on #InsideEurope: a focus on Turkey. DW's @KateLaycock investigates the struggle for Turkish democracy playing out on the streets of Istanbul and spoke to Can Dündar (@candundaradasi), one of Turkey's most renowned journalists in exile. p.dw.com/p/4sN94
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Farid’s super power is that he can explain economics in ways that everyone can understand. Only in Azerbaijan, that’s a super power that can land you in prison. #FreeFarid
Supporters can #WriteToFarid and send uplifting messages as he continues to endure wrongful imprisonment. #FreeFarid
Learn more: about.rferl.org/advocacy/imp…
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Supporters can #WriteToFarid and send uplifting messages as he continues to endure wrongful imprisonment. #FreeFarid
Learn more: about.rferl.org/advocacy/imp…
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Al Jazeera Journalist Hossam Shabat has been killed in an Israeli strike on his car. I will never forget the compassion of his reporting - the way he bent down to talk to children, his gentleness and his patience. He was 23.
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We've been speaking to some of the world's leading climate scientists, analysts + campaigners @niklashoehne @CarbonBrief @Greenpeace @ClientEarth @Global_Witness + more for our COP29 special on @dwnews with @KateLaycock. Lots to worry about. But I thought I'd flag some positives:
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Update: The German government coalition has now almost certainly collapsed.
No official announcement yet, leaders are still talking in the chancellery, but Finance Min Lindner has urged Scholz to pave the way for snap elections (likely in early March). First reported by Bild.
Olaf Scholz is still fighting, but the chances of the German government coalition surviving this week look pretty slim.
Get ready for a breakup as early as tomorrow. Personally, I don’t think the U.S. election will matter that much. With Trump, a fresh start might be even better
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My longread on ‘The Mountain’ - Palestinian journalist Wael Al Dahdouh, and the killings of Palestinian journalists and their families in Gaza.
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