Protesters clashed with riot police at a massive demonstration on Tuesday, February 7, in Paris, against a planned pension reform which would raise the age of retirement to 64.Unions and France’s left-wing parties have been […]
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Berlin airport deserted as all flights cancelled due to strike
Berlin’s Brandenburg airport was eerily empty on Wednesday, as every one of the nearly 300 flights scheduled that day were cancelled due to a strike. Most of the 35,000 affected passengers stayed away, but some […]
Tractors parade in Berlin as thousands protest for sustainable agriculture
Thousands gathered in central Berlin, on Saturday, to protest against the agricultural industry and for more sustainable agriculture. As part of the protest, dozens of tractors paraded in front of the Brandenburg gate.
‘Free the Leopard’ – Hundreds call on Germany to send tanks to Ukraine
Hundreds gathered outside the German chancellery in Berlin, on Friday, as Western defense ministers failed to reach an agreement to send Western tanks to Ukraine. Protesters chanted ‘free the Leopard now’ and ‘Leopard tanks for […]
Protesters demand Berlin’s Russian house be shut down in march against fascism
Dozens of protesters gathered outside Russisches Haus in Berlin, on Thursday, demanding the cultural center be shut down. “Russisches House is a home for the AfD, for the classic nexus we talk about, red-brown, Putin […]
Ukrainian refugees start arriving at asylum centre in Berlin
Dozens of refugees from Ukraine were seen arriving at the asylum centre in Berlin’s Reinickendorf borough, on Sunday, as Russia’s offensive in Ukraine entered its fourth day. “I plan to come back to Lviv and […]
When guilt fills the logic-shaped gap in your feelings
“Hey, how are you?” The usual question calls for an almost scripted answer: “I’m fine, and you?” Anything above that is also acceptable. But if, God forbid, you feel less than fine, you’d better have a […]
Critics of Charlie Hebdo miss the point, again
Calling Charlie Hebdo out for making fun of Alan Kurdi makes as much sense as if PolitiFact seriously tried to debunk The Onion Back in March 2014, a 23-year-old twitter activist named Suey Park launched […]
The Cruelty and Controversy of Beijing’s Black Market for Dogs
From poodles to Labradors to Tibetan mastiffs, one cannot walk five minutes along Rixin East Road, in Beijing’s Tongzhou district, without being stopped by someone trying to sell you a dog. But it’s the xingqi quan, or “week-long […]
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