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October 16th, 2018

Berlin protests against far-right shows the world how to take a stand

by:	Gurmeet Singh

The far-right is back. It’s undeniable. You can hear the stomping of jackboots, right out of history and back onto our streets.

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April 17th, 2018

Berlin, city of endless fun

by:	Gurmeet Singh

Everyone knows Berlin is the place to be. But it's also becoming impossible to live here, thanks to one thing: reckless capitalism.

CIJ

November 02nd, 2017

Still we rise: Centre for intersectional justice

type:	Education, NGO
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

CIJ is a newly founded non-profit organisation based in Berlin. Their goal is to tackle intersecting forms of structural inequality and discrimination.

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#BIKEYGEES: Cycling against isolation

type:	Donation, Education, NGO, Project, Volunteering
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

Annette Krüger and Anne Seebach from Berlin believe that cycling is a basic way of (re)gaining individual mobility and ensuring independence for [...]

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March 06th, 2017

The immigrant who teaches German to refugees

in:	Humans
by:	Maria Clara Montoya

Every Tuesday the foyer of Berlin’s Philharmonie hosts classical music concerts for free in front of 1.500 people. Jaime Beck and some of his students are part of the [...]

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December 23rd, 2016

The Pakistani suspect of Berlin Christmas market attack

by:	Shadi Khan Saif

Spread of hatred towards immigrants in Europe following the string of blatant terrorist attacks is quite natural. Words and actions in this regard however, need to be [...]

December 21st, 2016

Refugees the easy scapegoats in Berlin attack

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

ISIS “inspiring” a refugee to carry out a terrorist attack would be the ultimate way to polarise German society.This is what German academic Peter Neumann [...]

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April 13th, 2016

What will the Syrian revolution come to?

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

"Please make it so that my brother did not die for nothing," my Syrian friend asked out into Berlin's springtime air while we chatted yesterday.The [...]

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February 18th, 2016

A Heroes Magazine

type:	Donation, Project, Protest
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

The suicide of Iranian refugee Mohammad Rahsepar in 2012 in Würzburg/Germany due to the unimaginably insufficient and isolating conditions, [...]

houseofone

December 24th, 2015

House of One - help making it possible!

type:	Crowd Funding, Donation, Project
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

Three religions under the same roof? A synagogue, a church and a mosque, all in one building with a common entrance area? Some would call this utopic [...]

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September 09th, 2015

A change isn't gonna come, it's here now

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

I have cried at least as many happy tears as sad ones watching the news over the last week.There have been scenes of utter devastation, one [...]

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June 23rd, 2015

Human rights: The last remaining utopia

by:	Murat Suner

Last week a 34-year-old woman was buried in a Berlin cemetery, far away from her former home in Syria. Like thousands struggling to reach [...]

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June 18th, 2015

Refugee roommates welcomed by German locals

in:	Humans, Economy
by:	Vanessa Ellingham

More than 200,000 people sought asylum in Germany in 2014 – a record number that is likely to be challenged again this year.Many asylum seekers [...]

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There is such a thing as a free lunch

in:	Humans, Nature, Economy
by:	Vanessa Ellingham

The sharing fridges are an offshoot of Foodsharing.de, where more than 55,000 users throughout Germany advertise their leftovers free to be picked up [...]

Bosnian Soldier Guards

March 26th, 2015

Her only weapon is a camera

type:	Crowd Funding, Donation, Project
by:	Deniz Zehra Tavli

"Why is it that borders and nationality, and not freedom, shape the identity of most of the people on this planet?" With this question in mind photographer Ines Kotarac [...]

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July 25th, 2014

Give Something Back to Berlin

in:	Humans
by:	Vanessa Ellingham

Over the past few years gentrification, Berlin’s dirty word, has cast expats in a bad light. Rising property prices are driving out long-time residents who [...]

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July 11th, 2014

Refugees occupy Berlin's TV Tower

by:	Vanessa Ellingham

"Please translate for us," a refugee calls out to police as a group of protesters are split up, "since we are not allowed to learn German." It's the [...]

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November 01st, 2012

Amina's case: The German "Residenzpflicht" explained

in:	Humans
type:	Allgemein
by:	Sara Jabril

Knowing hardly anything about Germany, and no German whatsoever, Amina came here and was put in an accommodation center for asylum seekers in the [...]

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