2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1772+ words) Interview with Annemarie Jacir, director of "Palestine 36" Hi Annemarie. Thank you for making a great film. Can we start with one question. Most histories of Palestine start in 1948 or maybe later. Why was 1936 so important to you? The uprising of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1816+ words) Interview with Nina On'r, lawyer for Zo from the Ulm 5 Hi Nina. Thanks for talking to us. Could you start by introducing yourself? Who are you and what is your relationship to the Ulm 5? Hi, my name is Nina On'r,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1490+ words) The trial starts next Monday. Here's what you can do to help Phil Butland and Yasemin "zdemir 22/04/2026 Five activists with various nationalities have spent the last 7 months in different prisons around South Germany. Their crime? Taking non-violent direct action against…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (584+ words) Weekly news round-up from Berlin and Germany Thousands of people demand faster energy transition in Berlin Several thousand people gathered in the district of Berlin-Mitte on April 18 to demonstrate for a faster energy transition. According to the police, approximately 9, 000 participants…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (315+ words) Repression in Berlin " report #8 Palestine at the Forefront 22/04/2026 On Monday, April 13th, the Berlin Regional Court ruled on the attack on Lahav Shapia " a student known for his staunch support of Israel and campaigns against pro-Palestinian activists. No antisemitic motive could…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (308+ words) This week in working class history April 1974 marks the end of Portugal's 42-year fascist dictatorship. On that day, after months of clandestine organising since September 1973, the Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das For'as Armadas, MFA) launched a military coup that overthrew…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (855+ words) An interview with the editors of HEIST, a new worker-owned magazine in Berlin Ruthie Weissmann: My name is Ruthie, I was an editor at The Berliner and now I'm a founding editor at HEIST. Peter Matthews: I'm Peter Matthews, I'm…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (113+ words) Arab Film Festival Berlin The Left Berlin 21/04/2026 ALFILM is organized and run by a team of freelancers and volunteers, currently led by Pascale Fakhry (Executive Director) and Iskandar Abdalla (Artistic Director). Discussions with filmmakers and experts take up socially and…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (167+ words) Hospital workers demand proper pay and conditions; Verdi refuses 60% strike pay supplement Ancillary workers at Berlin's Vivantes hospitals began an indefinite strike on Wednesday, 15 April. Their demand is simple: proper pay and conditions under the public sector contract. The city,…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (638+ words) Law as an Institutionalized Tool of Violence within an Apartheid System On March 30, 2026, the Israeli Knesset passed a law imposing the death penalty by hanging on Palestinian prisoners and detainees convicted by military courts, to be carried out within ninety…...