The widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation are the 10th DW Freedom of Speech Award laureates. Go to article
DW has produced a new edition of its 'Flipping the Script' debate format in Brussels. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and voters switch places in the show produced by ENTR, DW News and DW's Brussels bureau. Go to article
The Belarusian Ministry of Interior has classified DW Belarus as an “extremist organization” leading to a ban on DW content on all platforms across the country. Go to article
Deutsche Welle's management has called for the website to "be unblocked immediately." Burkina Faso's regulatory authority suspended access to the DW site after coverage of alleged massacres at two villages. Go to article
Two Russian journalists have been accused of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. If convicted, they could face years in prison. Go to article
DW's first radio address in Arabic was held in 1959. Since then, the Arabic program, now a multimedia offering, has been building bridges between Germany and the MENA region and is constantly reinventing itself.
The documentary marks the first of its kind, examining the role of German and Belgian colonialism in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. It premieres on April 5 on DW.
As the world gears up for the Russian presidential elections scheduled for 17 March, DW announces the launch of a Russian channel tailored for the Svoboda satellite package, operated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
After three years of supporting local and regional media in Ukraine, the EU and German-funded program will host an event on the future of journalism in Ukraine on April 18 and 19.
After the DW Spanish language television channel's broadcast signal was removed from cable operators' programming in Venezuela, DW Director General Limbourg is calling for the signal to be restored.
Since 2019, DW has cut CO2 emissions by 60 percent and strategically aligned its sustainability management. DW's environmental and social initiatives are detailed in its third sustainability report.
Russia's declaration of US foreign broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) as an "undesirable organization" marks another severe blow to press freedom. DW expresses solidarity with RFE/RL.
Ghazaleh Zarea, whose uncle Farhad Payar was a journalist with DW Persian, has received a three-year prison sentence from Iran's Revolutionary Court. "Collaborating with Deutsche Welle Persian" was one of the charges.
On March 21, DW Bulgarian will launch an Instagram account to better reach its young Bulgarian-speaking target group.
As of January 2024, Deutsche Welle is cooperating with the learning program 'Employers for Equality' to strengthen equality of opportunity and inclusion within DW.
Deutsche Welle unveils the digital literacy format ClickITeasy/Digital Natives, a 30-part on-demand series in English, Amharic, French, Hausa, Kiswahili and Portuguese.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said a cease-fire in the Middle East would prevent Israel from defending itself. Speaking to DW, Baerbock defended Germany's refusal to back a cease-fire in Gaza. She also hit out at criticism of Germany's support for Israel, calling it "extremely disturbing."
The second season of "Don't Hold Back – Say It Loud", co-produced by DW and South African partners Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio, is out with ten new episodes. The first episode was released on November 15.
DW correspondent Tania Krämer was awarded the Werner Holzer Prize for Outstanding Foreign Journalism for her reporting from Israel and the Middle East on November 14 in Frankfurt.
Together with its Senegal-based distribution partner Label TV, DW has produced ten episodes of its popular format "The 77 Percent" in French. The magazine is oriented towards young people in Africa.
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Since 2015, the DW Freedom of Speech Award has honored a media person or initiative that has shown outstanding promotion of freedom rights.
Óscar Martínez, chief editor of El Faro, receives the DW Freedom of Speech Award 2023 at the Global Media Forum in Bonn.
The DW Global Media Forum 2023 concluded its 16th edition today in Bonn following impact-driven dialogues with global leaders on media regulation and the impact of war on access to a free press.
This dossier highlights DW Akademie's climate journalism projects around the world.
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze visited a media project of DW Akademie and its local partner Fasocheck.
