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DW Freedom

Strengthening DW's support of freedom of speech, freedom of expression and media freedom, the project engages DW’s global audience on these topics online, as well as on Twitter and Facebook.

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October 23, 2024

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Is internet freedom slipping away in Southeast Asia?

Is internet freedom slipping away in Southeast Asia?

Countries across the region are trending towards restricting free speech online, limiting access and censoring content.
Press FreedomOctober 29, 2024
A participant at the 2024 World Press Freedom Day conference in Santiago de Chile browses through the Media Viability Manifesto

How can the Media Viability Manifesto help?

How can the Media Viability Manifesto help?

Clare Cook and Laura Moore add a systemic perspective to the discussion about media viability.
MediaOctober 25, 2024
Film still from 'Of Caravan and the Dogs': people in a office sit and discuss.

Kurov documentary traces Russian crackdown on free speech

Kurov documentary traces Russian crackdown on free speech

Askold Kurov's film "Of Caravan and the Dogs" shows how Russia shut down independent media after invading Ukraine.
FilmOctober 17, 2024
A man holds a black and white picture of Victoria Roshchyna

Ukrainian reporter Roshchyna dies in Russian detention

Ukrainian reporter Roshchyna dies in Russian detention

Last year, journalist Victoria Roshchyna vanished in Russian-occupied Ukraine. Now, the courageous reporter is dead.
Press FreedomOctober 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 Rushdie had an impact on the book fair, which opens with a controversy from Italy.
LiteratureOctober 16, 2024
A photo of the DW building in Bonn, Germany's on September 29, 2016

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.
MediaOctober 15, 2024
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Human rights

Human rights are moral principles which apply to all humans. At least in theory, they apply to all humans equally, anywhere in the world.

A man holds a smartphone. On the screen is a pixelated chat containing the image of a women with a blurred face. She is dressed in sexy underwear and strikes a sexually suggestive pose

'Revenge porn' in Serbia: Crime without penalty

'Revenge porn' in Serbia: Crime without penalty

Private sex photos and films are increasingly being shared without consent. Many say victims are partly to blame.
PoliticsNovember 3, 2024
Person in glasses looks into camera, flags expressing LGBTQ+ unity in the background

Georgia's LGBTQ+ communities fight new restrictive law

Georgia's LGBTQ+ communities fight new restrictive law

A law modeled on Russian policies is limiting minority rights and causing fear in Georgia's LGBTQ+ communities.
SocietyNovember 2, 202405:10 min
German lawmaker and transgender woman Nyke Slawik speaking in parliament

Germany's transgender rights law takes effect

Germany's transgender rights law takes effect

A new law makes it easier to alter gender markers and names on official documents, a welcome recognition for some.
Human RightsNovember 1, 2024
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Rachita Taneja at a protest, film still from Drawing a Line

India: When stick figure cartoons are seen as a threat

Political cartoonist Rachita Taneja faces threats and a possible prison sentence for her Sanitary Panels webcomic.
CultureOctober 11, 2024
A radio broadcast booth in Khost, Afghanistan, seen in September 2021

Afghanistan: Taliban impose new restrictions on media

Journalists in Afghanistan say there is little left of press freedom in their country under the Taliban.
Press FreedomSeptember 27, 2024
A closeup of a smartphone displaying the Telegram app

Telegram: How the app defies calls for hate censorship

The arrest of Telegram's CEO and its hands-off approach to content moderation is bringing much unwanted attention.
BusinessAugust 26, 2024
A police officer fires tear gas towards pro-reform protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenya's digital revolution: What next for Generation Z?

Online platforms are at the forefront of activism and dissent in Kenya, raising fears of surveillance and fake news.
PoliticsAugust 11, 2024
Journalist Armando Lona, one of the founders of civil society organization Frente Popular (FP)

Guinea-Bissau escalates crackdown on press freedom

Life is getting more dangerous for independent or critical journalists in Guinea-Bissau. But now, people are rising up.
PoliticsAugust 11, 2024
A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag and shouts as people gather to protest election results

Venezuela's Maduro cracks down on X, election dissent

Venezuela is increasingly silencing critics — and social media — after President Nicolas Maduro's disputed reelection.
Freedom of SpeechAugust 10, 2024
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Gender equality

Gender equality is the state of equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender.

Three women, wearing headscarves, sit at a table with coffee cups and handbags in front of them.

Afghan women, forced out by Taliban, study medicine abroad

Afghan women, forced out by Taliban, study medicine abroad

Nineteen women who had to stop studying when the Taliban came to power are finishing their medical degrees in Scotland.
EducationOctober 23, 202402:06 min
The pink Andro-switch ring, made out of silicon, is shown close up

Male contraception — a growing business with game changers?

Male contraception — a growing business with game changers?

There is fresh hope for men to control their fertility, but promising new products are being hampered by poor funding.
BusinessOctober 20, 2024
Photos from previous Belgrade Pride parades, one of which shows a bearded man waving a large rainbow flag on the street, Belgrade, Serbia, September 2024

Belgrade Pride: Serbia's LGBTQ+ fight on after no progress

Belgrade Pride: Serbia's LGBTQ+ fight on after no progress

Given the lack of progress on LGBTQ+ rights, organizers of Belgrade Pride see the event as a protest, not a celebration.
DiversitySeptember 6, 2024
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Media freedom indices at a glance

The Media Freedom Navigator provides an overview of various media freedom indices.
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