Berlin to get its first Arabic radio station
The local media council said Arabic programing would add to the diversity of radio offerings in the German capital. Arabs from more than 20 countries live in Berlin.
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Unborn baby dead after pregnant woman was refused assistance in Berlin asylum center
After the death of an unborn baby, criminal charges have been pressed against two employees of a security service for denying the pregnant mother necessary assistance and possibly causing her to lose the child. The reception center operators, authorities and Berlin’s senate have promised to investigate the circumstances.
'The Other 1 Percent' photo exhibit aims to show student refugees from around the world
Although access to education is a fundamental human right, only one percent of the refugee population worldwide are enrolled in university. The photo exhibition titled "The Other 1 Percent - Refugees at Institutions for Higher Education Worldwide" wants to shine a light on this deficit by highlighting young refugees' often difficult path to attend university.
Berlin refugees discover the power of bike riding
A group in Berlin is helping migrant and refugee women to gain confidence and mobility, and save money, by teaching them to ride a bicycle.
Lesbian asylum-seekers at the mercy of German bureaucracy
Diana Namusoke and Success Johnson fled violence and discrimination back home in Africa, only to be caught up in Germany's messy asylum system. Luisa Rollenhagen reports from Berlin.
Assaults on migrant girls in Berlin over weekend
Two Syrian girls, aged 15 and 16, were punched in the face Friday afternoon in Berlin by an unidentified man after he yelled anti-foreigner slurs at them, dpa reports. Another girl of unknown nationality was assaulted in a separate incident the same day.
'Right now I don’t know who I am anymore'
Zena is an artist, a writer and an architect from Damascus. Being a refugee in Berlin has raised a lot of existential questions for her in her life.
'The only thing I was looking for was safety'
Aram fled Syria in 2015. The 27-year old artist found safety in Berlin, Germany, but also misses home: "The sky color is different. The smell of the air is different. When it rains it’s different here than where I come from."
Berlin's LGBTQI refugee home: Where embittered victims become perpetrators
Many of the residents in Germany's largest LGBTQI home have fled homophobic violence and discrimination in the former Soviet Union. Why do some inflict violence upon each other, although they're sharing a common fate?
Inside Europe: Refugees serve up feast at Berlin eatery
According to a recent study, almost 64 percent of Germans view the integration of migrants positively. It concludes that people who have direct contact with refugees are most likely to describe their experiences as harmonious. Those findings certainly ring true to the staff and guests of the Kreuzberger Himmel, a Syrian restaurant in Berlin run by refugees. Mike Mühlberger has the story.
A new life in Berlin: Athil from Syria
Athil left Syria in 2015 looking for a safe place for his daughter to grow up. In Germany, he found that place. Here he is continuing his career as a professional musician, with its own challenges. His wish is that one day he will no longer be a visitor or a guest here, but a true citizen.
A new life in Berlin: Latidal from Syria
Latidal likes her job teaching Arabic, but what she loves most is sitting down to a meal with her family. For her, food from home, Syrian food, is the best antidote to the frustrations of German life and bureaucracy.