We talk race in the UK with
@renireni
. "We need to confront that the most talented people in society don't just happen to be white, but that there is a quiet bias happening." A timely and important read about structural racism.
Should
#JulianAssange
be given asylum in Germany? .
@anked
a member of the German parliament argues he should. She believes his case is a matter of human rights. "We should defend this person, even if we don't like that person."
#WikiLeaks
@dwnews
#FreedomOfThePress
"The Koblenz trial showed us that it is possible to identify Syrians who have committed grave abuses and prosecute them fully,"
@hrw
@skayyali1
explains. Adding, challenges still lie ahead for international efforts to bring war criminals to justice:
For the people of
#Sudan
its "now or never."
@jaafarAbdulKari
shares his impressions of the protests in
#Khartoum
where thousands are demanding civilian rule.
Germany's low
#COVID19
mortality rate has been marveled at by the foreign press.
But as with any news story constantly in flux, many things get lost in translation.
"If the king didn’t know his sister was going to declare her candidacy, or knew about it and then shut it down publicly, it shows the palace is in chaos."
@zenjournalist
author of: A Kingdom in Crisis on political turmoil in
#Thailand
.
#ThailandElection2019
"More than 27,000 people died in the Med Sea since 2014...It's devastating to hear the stories and the lengths people are pushed to,"
@sallyhayd
on the world's deadliest migration route:
A phone malfunction almost cost us this selfie. Live on air with just 10 seconds to go - DW's Robin Merrill pulls off a selfie. No filter needed!
@dwnews
@dw_culture
@AliVaez
- "No enmity is forever" .
@realDonaldTrump
&
#Iran
both say they don't want war. But with no direct channel of communication, how can relations normalize?
"Time is on the side of Ukraine," retired US Lieutenant General and former commander of US forces in Europe Ben Hodges believes "Russia is not going to get into Kyiv."
Momentous.
#PopeFrancis
endorsing civil unions for gay couples. 'The resonance of this message will simply be tremendous,’ for beleaguered LGBT community in many places around the world.'
@MartinGak
on
@dwnews
Use it, or lose it! If you haven't logged into Twitter in a while, you might want to. The company is about to delete the accounts of Mmillions of inactive users.
@AmienEssif
explains
@dwnews
Is Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder on a peace mission to Moscow?
@POLITICOEurope
@florianeder
reports ex-leader visits Russian president. "He is certainly not acting on behalf of the German government."
When I moved to Germany 9 years ago I never would have guessed that one day I’d get to tell a story of its reunification.
But here we are, with this episode of
@DeutscheWelle
’s UNPACKED.
Happy (re)birthday Deutschland 🇩🇪
#einheit30
Missed opportunity? No US-China talks at security conference in S'pore.
@ForeignPolicy
@RaviReports
: "Nobody wants to see the US and China be at a place where they are not on talking terms...Dialogue would at the very least provide some off-ramps."
Third time lucky? UK government giving it another go tomorrow - trying to sell MP's on .
@theresa_may
's
#Brexit
deal.
@chapotts
explains what happens if she doesn't secure the necessary votes:
Sunday appointment television .
@ThomasErdbrink
inside look into life in Tehran. Bold brave and inspiring women, cappuccino cafes, instagram culture. This show needs to be picked up. It deserves an international audience.
#OnzeMan
Can
#Sudan
have a peaceful transition? As
#SudanProtest
movement vows to keep demonstrating until a civilian gov't is in place,
@ayakibrahim
explains dialogue between the armed forces and protesters will be crucial.
#ArabSpring
2.0
"Fight for the political soul of the country as a whole,"
@KholoodKhair
provides context & explains what's at stake for Sudan and the huge crowds taking to the streets.
.
@SangerNYT
on US clearing way for Ukraine to obtain F-16s: "If this was considered provocative to Putin a year ago has Putin's own willingness to put up w American and NATO weapons changed? Or have we just changed our assessment of what his redline is?"
The EU spends millions on campaigns to dissuade African migrants from trying to make it to Europe.
But no amount of horror stories will convince these would-be migrants that the trip isn't worth it.
Why?
@maitevermeulen
investigates:
Our conversation with Rashid Khalidi, Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, about the latest war between Israel and Hamas and what could lie beyond their cease-fire.
In several German cities so-called "supply fences" are popping up to support those in need. 👏
Volunteers hang groceries, hygiene products or clothes. The fences act as a substitute for charitable organizations that had to close due to the coronavirus outbreak.
#Gabenzaun
"An extraordinary game-changer. A tool that is bound to change history," says W.H.O. Malaria expert for Africa Dr Akpaka Kalu speaking about the world's first malaria vaccine
@WHONigeria
"This is going to be a knock out, drag down fight; because both parties are so concertedly wedded to their argument. This is not mediation. This is not conflict resolution." UK broadcaster Bidisha Mamata on Prince Harry’s case against the Mirror Group:
"So much was lost. It's always worth it to fight for your rights. It makes better sense when somebody helps you. Syrians today don't think of it in terms of was it worth it, but why were we abandoned to this fate." Syrian-born writer,
@rallaf
Rime Allaf:
Why are
#measles
making a comeback in the EU? 3rd of Europeans skip shots, they believe vaccines cause serious side effects. Failure of communication?
@WHO
Dr. Siddhartha Datta says all healthcare providers have a duty to provide facts to fight misinformation.
#immunizationweek
Germany tries to head off rising coronavirus cases by offering free & fast mandatory tests to holidaymakers returning from designated hotspots.
@sdyoung
reports
@dwnews
"This dysfunctional culture of the Catholic Church has to be reversed." Former priest & now victim advocate
@BobHoatson
opens up about the abuse he suffered and how his life irrevocably changed.
#VaticanAbuseSummit
Incarcerated for being a victim. Women put behind bars in
#Jordan
- not for committing a crime but for being at risk of being assaulted or killed in the name of family honor.
@ayakibrahim
@dwnews
explains:
Wie gratuliert man einem FDP-Politiker, der sich mit den Stimmen der AfD-Fraktion zum Ministerpräsidenten wählen ließ? Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, Thüringer Landeschefin der Linken, entschied: gar nicht.
#Th
üringen
'Yes, it could have been avoided.' Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia & Nobel laureate, scathing indictment of WHO's & China's handling of outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic:
Will President
@realDonaldTrump
signing a pro-democracy bill help Honk Kong's protest movement, or discredit it? HK opposition lawmaker
@charlesmok
reacts: