Julian Assange Trial 2020
Why we give a shit about the Assange trial
The stakes for Julian Assange’s extradition hearings couldn’t be higher, so why don’t more people care? Our editor explains this trial's monumental implications for journalism and democracy around the world. Read more
Sep 11, 2020
1:16 PM
UN Rapporteur on torture: “Julian Assange is a political prisoner.”
We launch our coverage of Assange’s extradition trial by speaking with Nils Melzer, a UN official and professor of law who’s outlined the inhumane treatment the WikiLeaks founder faces. Read more
Sep 9, 2020
5:31 PM
The bad news about the Julian Assange verdict
A London court ruled the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited to the US, but the decision still raises concerns about the future of press freedom. Investigative reporter Stefania Maurizi talks us through the situation. Read more
Jan 18, 2021
Daniel Ellsberg: “Whatever Julian Assange is guilty of, I’m guilty of.”
A surprise verdict from a London court blocked Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. We spoke to one of the world’s original whistleblowers, the American whose leaks famously helped end the Vietnam war – and who testified in Assange’s defence. Read more
Jan 5, 2021
Reactions: The Assange verdict in tweets
We were at the London’s Old Bailey this morning, stunned and relieved to hear that the WikiLeaks founder would not be extradited to the US after all. Here’s how some of his high-profile supporters have reacted. Read more
Jan 4, 2021
Megan's Megacan: Corona Christmas
PODCAST! Megan and Konrad drink G&Ts and Jim Beams and unpack the German Health Ministry's vaccine priority list. Read more
Dec 19, 2020
Hard lockdown: The updated rules
From Wednesday, Germany will enter a new, stricter state of lockdown. Most shops, hairdressers and schools will close until January 10, but “essential services” will stay open. Here’s what you need to know. Read more
Dec 14, 2020
The Mietendeckel is here. What next?
On November 23, more than 340,000 Berlin apartments became eligible for a rent reduction. As we wait for a decision from Germany’s Constitutional Court, a tenancy law expert outlines the different sides of the argument. Read more
Dec 7, 2020
Megan's Megacan: Teaching High School in a Pandemic
PODCAST! Konrad and Megan get their first German special guest! Kreuzberg high school teacher Mareike comes in to explain what it's like in a city classroom as the coronavirus rages outside and the Senat doesn't help. Konrad mainly eats Zimtsterne. Read more
Dec 5, 2020
Megan's Megacan: Old Shat In Her Hand?
PODCAST! The megacanners return with the end of a saga at the Karl May Museum in Saxony, yet another Nazi trial, and what's Berlin without the Böller? Read more
Nov 28, 2020
Corona Christmas: Updated lockdown rules
Everything you need to know about the current lockdown – and what it means for your Christmas holidays. Read more
Nov 26, 2020
Tesla’s Gigafactory is coming, but not everyone is happy
Some have called it a huge opportunity for the region, while others think it’s a risk. One year since Tesla announced their plans to build a Gigafactory in Brandenburg, how has the US electric car giant been received in Grünheide? Read more
Nov 16, 2020
Megan's Megacan: The Lüften Egg-Timer
PODCAST! In which Megan explains what it's like teaching in a pandemic, and what happens when COVID protesters fraternise with the cops. Read more
Nov 14, 2020
Megan's Megacan: Diet Lockdown
PODCAST! There are other news podcasts, there are even other German news podcasts, but there aren't any other German news podcasts that come with the gentle cushion of a canned cocktail. Have a listen! Read more
Nov 8, 2020
Checkmate, Trump! My stimulus check odyssey
At the start of the pandemic, the US government announced that every US taxpayer would receive a $1,200 check – even those abroad. Walter Crasshole found out that filing US taxes may bring more joys than sorrow after all. Read more
Nov 2, 2020
