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#Der Spiegel (Germany)

Circulation: 1 100 000 copies. An important investigation magazine issued for the first time in 1947, and source of multiple political scandals. It is known for its own journalistic slang and also issues four special editions yearly. The website of the Spiegel is the most successful online magazine in Germany.

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“Democracy in a cartoon”
by Ibn Warraq
2 March 2006
The Danish caricatures bring the most important problem of our times up: the freedom of expression. Are we Westerners going to give in to the pressures of a medieval society or are we going to defend our most valuable worth: freedom, the freedom of expression, an achievement for which millions (...)
“The main witness in favour of the Mehlis report is a known fraudster who has boasted about being paid for his statements”
by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
22 November 2005
There are serious doubts about the credibility of the statements of the main witness upon which the Detlev Mehlis’ investigation was based on. Detlev Mehlis is the UN special investigator of the assassination of Hariri. Suheir al-Sadik and is, in fact, a known con man who has been convicted (...)
“We are completely sure we will lose the appeal”
by Robert R. Amsterdam
27 September 2005
Michael Khodorkovski shares a cell with other 15 prisoners. It is a difficult situation, especially after the week-long hunger strike, which recently finished. His life is not endangered but it is about something serious, especially because after the hunger strike he no longer received (...)
“The EU money should be for employment, not for cows”
by Tony Blair
29 June 2005
I am a convinced European and the passionate supporters of Europe should back the reforms. We should be honest regarding the European challenges, and also listen to what the voters say. We need a Europe adapted to the conditions of the 21st century. That is why, as other four countries, the (...)
“We Must Declare War on Islamic Propaganda”
by Ayaan Hirsi Alí
9 June 2005
Soon there will begin the trial against the murderer of Theo van Gogh. I had asked Theo to accept official protection, but told me that he didn’t want the Dutch police in his house. In the film Submission, on which I participated, his intention was to be provocative. He underestimated the (...)
“We must Europeanize the Balkans”
by Hans Koschnick
19 May 2005
The fragmentation of Yugoslavia not only led to the emergence of independent countries but pushed them out of their space. Slovenia, a prealpine-seen country has stronger ties with Friuli, Veneto or Austria than with Croatia. On the other hand, Croatia threatens with making an Anschluss to the (...)

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“Democracy in a cartoon”

“We are completely sure we will lose the appeal”

“We must Europeanize the Balkans”

“The EU money should be for employment, not for cows”

“The main witness in favour of the Mehlis report is a known fraudster who has boasted about being paid for his statements”

“We Must Declare War on Islamic Propaganda”