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BBC to stop broadcasting 'high risk' performances live after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row

UK Politics · United Kingdom

BBC to stop broadcasting 'high risk' performances live after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row

41% Right coverage: 51 sources

The BBC has said it will no longer show a live broadcast of "high risk" performances after the controversy over Bob Vylan's Glastonbury gig. It comes after it showed the punk-rap duo leading the crowd in chants of "death to the IDF".See the Story

‘The Cult of Saint Traoré’: How a Russia-Backed Junta Leader Became an Icon

Emmanuel Macron · Burkina Faso

‘The Cult of Saint Traoré’: How a Russia-Backed Junta Leader Became an Icon

56% Left coverage: 16 sources

Anger over democratic dysfunction and western meddling has fuelled global support for Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré See the Story

Berlin Moves to Ban Autos From Inside the City. Widespread Chaos Looms

Angela Merkel · Berlin

Berlin Moves to Ban Autos From Inside the City. Widespread Chaos Looms

80% Right coverage: 5 sources

Just 12 car trips person per year would be allowed! The Berlin Constitutional Court has declared the "Berlin car-free" referendum admissible, paving the way for a possible drastic reduction in car traffic. Hat-tip: Blackout News The court found that the aim of promoting health and climate protection is a legitimate legislative objective and that the draft does not violate fundamental rights. There is no constitutional right to individual road us…See the Story

Tracking the machinery of silencing

In the first part of this conversation, we explored how state and institutional repression of Palestine solidarity in Germany operates. From sudden protest bans to the shifting legal justifications used to criminalise speech and silence dissent. In part two, we go deeper into the machinery behind these tactics. Layla Katterman and Sophia Hoffinger of the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) discuss the logic of lawfare, how repression spreads ac…Gaza · Gaza Read Article

China is not a Monolith

Out of the 1.4 billion people who live in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), around 100 million Chinese citizens are members of the Communist Party of China (CPC). To put that in perspective, Germany has a total population of about 84 million. And yet, all too often popular and even academic discourse sees fit to make broad categorizations (be they positive or negative) about China and its ruling Party, as if a political organization larger t…China · China Read Article

3rd July 1988: Iran Air flight 655 is shot down

On 3rd July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 was flying in Iranian airspace, taking civilian passengers from Bandar Abbas to Dubai. It was shot down by two surface-to-air missiles fired by the US warship Vincennes, which was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. All 290 people on board the flight were killed. 8 years later, the US government paid $61.8 million in compensation to the victims’ families. However, Vice President George Bush later insisted, “I …Bandar Abbas · Bandar Abbas Read Article

Will Labour Address Child Poverty in the UK?

One might think that alleviating child poverty should hardly be a controversial aim for a left-wing government, but controversial it is proving to be for the current Labour government in the UK. At the centre of said controversy is a two-child benefits cap, which prevents parents from claiming welfare for any children additional to their first two. Opponents of the cap, which was introduced by Theresa May’s Conservative government in 2017, argue…United Kingdom · United Kingdom Read Article

News from Berlin and Germany, 25th June 2025

NEWS FROM BERLIN Letter of confession emerges after suspected arson attack Following the burning of a total of 35 vans from Amazon and Telekom, a letter of confession has appeared on the internet. The confessional text states that the attack was aimed at the companies. The corporations are accused of being involved in wars: “Both companies profit immensely from global militarization and the spreading wars. That’s why it’s right to sabotage them.…Amazon · Palestine Read Article

German Authorities Separate Baby from Mother Over Palestine Solidarity

The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) is challenging a ruling by the Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg before the Federal Constitutional Court after German authorities forced a Palestinian-Jordanian mother to separate from her one-year-old son for months, who was initially deemed as a “security threat” in a letter from the German Embassy in Amman. This case involves the prolonged and seemingly weaponised separation of a young Pal…Gaza · Gaza Read Article

1st July 2009 – Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini

On 1st July 2009, Marwa El-Sherbini was supposed to have her day in court. The previous year, El-Sherbini had asked Alexander Wiens to allow her son Mustafa to use a park swing. Wiens replied with Islamophobic abuse, calling her a “terrorist”, an “Islamist” and a “slut.” He threatened the then 2-year old Mustafa with violence. El-Sherwini sued Wiens for verbal abuse, and he was fined €780. On 1st July, El-Sherbini and Wiens met again in Dresden …Gaza · Gaza Read Article

Can solidarity go beyond the color line?

During my time working at a company in Hamburg, I experienced an unsettling encounter that revealed deeper tensions beneath Germany’s polished surface of political correctness. One morning, as I ate a croissant and drank coffee at my desk—an ordinary practice among colleagues—a colleague confronted me. Her initial critique of me having breakfast in the office might have been reasonable, but she soon curdled into something darker. With palpable c…Gaza · Gaza Read Article

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