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Current articles on democracy and human rights

Israeli Scouts sorting donations
Democracy and human rights
Young people cannot forget
Israeli scouts post 7 October
Image: Scouts Movement in Israel
Young people from Siegen-Wittgenstein and Emek Hefer during an exchange
Democracy and human rights
“Wow, we have friends!”
A German-Israeli partnership post 7 October
Image: Kreisjugendring Siegen-Wittgenstein
A young woman in a scouts uniform plays with a child.
Democracy and human rights
“We’re waiting for good news”
Young Israelis after the Hamas Massacres
Image: Sprecherin der Pfadfinder*innenbewegung in Israel
A group of young people with flags and posters
Democracy and human rights
“We need to call things out for what they are”
German-Israeli exchanges after Hamas murders
Image: HaShomer HaTzair Israel
Eine junge Frau steht in einem sonnigen Innenhof
Democracy and human rights
"It’s a miracle we’re still on the map"
Youth in Georgia
Image: Robert Helm-Pleuger
A group of young women
Democracy and human rights
“We need to talk about the Russian war of aggression”
Young people from Ukraine need dialogue
Image: Daria Syvolobova
Eine gruppe junger Menschen baut Metallrahmen
Democracy and human rights
“Young people are more than just users”
NGO BUR is expanding its activities in the midst of the war
Image: Yana Karpova
Eine junge Frau lehnt sich gegen eine Blechwand
Democracy and human rights
We are a strong community
Youth work during the war in Ukraine
Image: Dmytro Didkivskyi
Vor einer großen Menge von Demonstrant*innen hält ein Mann ein Schild mit kyrillischen Buchstaben.
Democracy and human rights
Freedom Day in exile
Belarusians continue to resist
Image: privat
Eine junge Frau steht neben einem Bagger und schaut in die Kamera
Democracy and human rights
"I wish us peaceful skies"
A young woman hopes for a no-fly zone
Image: privat
A hand-made "peace" sign zipped to a tree bark with a man holding the Ukrainian flag in the backdrop.
Democracy and human rights
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
Statement by the W7, Y7, T7 groups and Aspen Germany
Image: Kedar Gadge on Unsplash
#StandWithUkraine
Democracy and human rights
Peace for Ukraine and Europe
IJAB on Russia's Aggression against Ukraine
Image: IJAB
Eine Gruppe junger Menschen zeigt Flyer und Broschüren.
Democracy and human rights
Life in Exile
After the Escape from Belarus
Image: privat
A chain of police officers is standing in front of a building
Democracy and human rights
"We can all be arrested at any time"
National Youth Council of Belarus dissolved
Image: Jana Shnipelson on Unsplash
Eine Polizeikette steht hinter Stacheldraht.
Democracy and human rights
National Youth Council of Belarus dissolved
Repression continues to intensify
Image: Andrew Keymaster on Unsplash
Alexandra Polivanova
Democracy and human rights
"We must not disappear into a black hole"
Russian civil society between repression and hope
Image: Mikhail Kaluzhsky
Leonid Drabkin
Democracy and human rights
Human rights have no borders
A conversation with Leonid Drabkin on the situation in Russia
Image: privat
Jeremy Borovitz
Democracy and human rights
We need herd immunity against anti-Semitism
A conversation with Jeremy Borovitz
Image: Debi Simon
Eine weiß-rot-weiße Fahne vor einem wolkigen Himmel
Democracy and human rights
"We must have patience"
Protests continue in Belarus
Image: Jana Shnipelson on Unsplash
Eine Frau zeigt mit den Händen ein Victory-Zeichen
Democracy and human rights
"We want our country back"
Belarus after a hundred days of protest
Image: Photo by Jana Shnipelson on Unsplash
A group of police officers is lined up behind barbed wire.
Democracy and human rights
"Human rights are not an internal affair"
Youth organizations also affected by repression in Belarus
Image: Lavon Marozau
Drei junge Frauen halten ein Plakat mit der Aufschrift "Stop violence in Belarus"
Democracy and human rights
“Young people want to make their own choices”
Belarus two weeks since the protest began
Image: Christian Herrmann
Eine große Menschenmenge steht in einem Park
Democracy and human rights
A strong sense of justice
Belarus: the virus, the elections and the young generation
Image: Homoatrox INT 3.0 – Namensnennung – Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen CC BY-SA 3.0
Mehrere Frauen und Männer sitzen auf einem Podium und diskutieren.
North Africa
Act to change!
Experts meet in Casablanca
Image: Christiane Reinholz-Asolli
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Ein junger Mann spricht in ein Mikrofon
Image: Christian Herrmann
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