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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

On Monday we published an investigation and revealed the identity of a Cuban dance teacher in Russia doubling as organizer for sabotage in Europe. One day later the US Dept of Justice made another case against him public. www.dw.com/en/us-charge... Our investigation: youtu.be/_Arvv01xuv8?...

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The Latin dance teacher directing Russia's sabotage in Europe | DW Documentary

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This is a remarkable case of Chinese authorities threatening a UK university into halting research on human rights violations, and the university acquiescing.

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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show

Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.

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Made in China Journal @madeinchinajournal.com · 02/05/2025

A Facebook post unearthed a legend: the lost MingKwai typewriter, designed by Lin Yutang in 1947, resurfaced in a NY basement. Hailed as a marvel yet dismissed as a failure, its rediscovery revives debates over innovation, identity, and what it means to be Chinese, writes @yangyangcheng.bsky.social.

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Lost and Found: The Unexpected Journey of the MingKwai Typewriter | Made in China Journal

It began as an innocuous inquiry on Facebook. Nelson Felix, a resident of New York State, posted in the group ‘What’s My Typewriter Worth?’ about a curious find he made while clearing out the basement...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

While most people here were on holiday, my colleagues worked hard to get this story out: Germany defunds Israeli and Palestinian Human Rights orgs. Civil society sources accuse Germany's Foreign ministry of helping the Israeli government to stifle dissent. p.dw.com/p/4ooxQ

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Germany defunds 2 Israeli human rights groups – DW – 01/05/2025

The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the ...

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Hans Koberstein @hanskoberstein.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Wir sind Fake-Klimaschutz-Projekten in China auf der Spur, für die Ölkonzerne rd. 1 Mrd Euro kassiert haben, von deutschen Verbrauchern an der Tankstelle. kurz.zdf.de/dnL2/ Mit @martiorosz.bsky.social, eine Recherche-Koop mit der Deutschen Welle, @mareporter.bsky.social und Birgitta Schülke.

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Milliardenbetrug an deutschen Zapfsäulen: Die Ölkonzerne und der große Klimaschutz-Fake in China

Ölkonzerne nutzten Projekte in China, um ihre Klimaziele in Deutschland zu erreichen. "frontal" deckt auf, dass viele dieser Klimaprojekte womöglich vorgetäuscht sind. Wer profitiert vom Klimaschutz-F...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

For months we looked into what likely was a sophisticated billion-euro scam with climate certificates. Climate projects in China were approved under a German carbon credit scheme. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU_S...

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How a small Chinese company tricked the German state | DW Investigation

YouTube video by DW Planet A

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

"Ever since the beginning of overt tension between the Soviet Union and the West in the fall of 1945, there have been Western observers who have felt that at least some relief from that tension would be achieved by negotiation—now or later, when “positions of strength” had been acquired. 1/

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/01/2024

Chinese #drone manufacturer (and global market leader) DJI is putting a delivery drone on the market which - according to them - can carry 30kg over 16km. H/t to @bildrauschen.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhp1...

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Introducing DJI FlyCart 30 | DJI Delivery

Meet DJI’s first delivery drone - FlyCart 30Overcome traditional transport challenges and start a new era of dynamic aerial delivery with large payload capac...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

Some personal news: I have left Kyiv and moved back to Berlin where I took over as head of DW's investigative unit. Tips or coffee dates: Threema 2S232APF, mathiasboelinger(at)proton.me

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Після двох років в Україні важко сприймаю любов Берлінської молоді до феєрверків.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 30/12/2023

Kharkiv Palace, one of the Hotels popular with journalists was hit yesterday. 8 injured. In the last few months several such Hotels were Russia's target.

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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · 30/12/2023

Russland hat bei Angriffen auf Charkiw u.a. das „Kharkiv Palace“ getroffen. Wieder ein Hotel, in dem wir und viele andere große Medien bei Reisen in die Region häufig übernachtet haben. Bin mit den Gedanken bei den Verletzten.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Terrible news. This has been such an important source of information for many years.

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Cornelius Dieckmann @codieckmann.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

Morddrohungen, Schweigegeld, Datenbanken über kritische Stimmen & Beschattung mitten in Berlin: Wer sich gegen Chinas Regime stellt, erlebt selbst in Deutschland Psychoterror. Recherche @Tagesspiegel.de von @claudiavonsalzen.bsky.social & mir in 5 Kapiteln (🧵) www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...

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„Das hier endet mit deinem Tod“: So werden Chinas Kritiker im Ausland bedroht

Morddrohungen, Schweigegeld, Datenbanken über kritische Stimmen und Beschattung mitten in Berlin: Wer sich gegen Chinas Regime stellt, erlebt selbst in Deutschland Psychoterror.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Про показ нашого фільму "Харківщина під окупацією" в Харкові минулої пʼятницею пише місцеве видання Mediaport.

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«Треба було не забувати, хто ти є»: у Харкові показали д...

Як реагували жителі Куп'янська на фільм DW про окупацію міста

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Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

3 Dinge zu Machatschkala: 1. Russland baut den #IsraelHamasWar in sein“antikoloniales Narrativ“ ein. Die Grauschattierungen der russischen Politik im Nahen Osten weichen Schwarz-Weiß. Russland positioniert sich pro-Hamas (+Iran). Die bislang guten Beziehungen mit Israel landen unter dem Bus.

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Dennis Pohl @dnnsphl.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

Während China öffentlich als neutraler Vermittler erscheinen will, florieren im stark zensierten Internet antisemitische Erzählungen. Das Staats-TV etwa hielt kürzlich auf Weibo eine Diskussion ab, in der es behauptete, dass „Juden einen überproportionalen Anteil des US-Wohlstands“ kontrollierten.

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As China Looks to Broker Gaza Peace, Antisemitism Surges Online

China’s state-run media has blamed the United States for deepening the crisis, while perpetuating tropes of Jewish control of American politics.

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Martin Aldrovandi @martinaldro.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Der frühere Premier Li Keqiang ist überraschend gestorben. In den sozialen Medien wird das Lied „Schade, bist es nicht Du“ geteilt.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

В пʼятницю показуємо і обговоримо в Харкові наш фільм: «Харківщина під окупацією. Страх, зрада та опір у Купʼянську». Приходьте. ⏱Коли: 27 жовтня 2023р. о 18:00 📍Де: Харківський Медіа Хаб (Майдан Свободи 5, ДЕРЖПРОМ, 5 під’їзд) Вхід вільний t.me/kharkivmedia...

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Kharkiv Media Hub

Спеціальний показ та обговорення фільму «Куп’янськ під окупацією» ⏱Коли: 27 жовтня 2023р. о 18:00 📍Де: Харківськ...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

There will be a screening and discussion of our film "When Russia comes - Fear and Loyalty in a Ukrainian Town" in Kharkiv on Friday (in Ukrainian) ⏱ When: October 27, 2023 at 18:00 📍Where: Kharkiv Media Hub (Maidan Svoboda 5, DERZHPROM, entrance 5) t.me/kharkivmedia...

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Kharkiv Media Hub

Special screening and discussion of the film "Kupyansk under Occupation" ⏱ When: October 27, 2023 at 18:00 📍Where: Kharkiv Media Hub (Maidan Svoboda 5, DERZHPROM, entrance 5) free entrance ❗...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

How the US has helped to rebuild Ukraine's Russian-infiltrated security services and what is the risk behind Ukraine's tactics of targeted killings of Russian officials and propagandists. Great reporting.

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Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia

The CIA has built up Ukraine’s espionage capabilities, but U.S. officials stress that the agency has no involvement in targeted killings operations by Kyiv

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Sabine Fischer @sabfis3.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

I want to talk about my Russian Jewish friends who emigrated to Israel after the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion in Ukraine. Most of them had been against the Putin regime for a long time, they had been involved in protests, they had tried to resist the horrid changes

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Jeremy Goldkorn @goldkorn.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

Chinese social media is being flooded with anti-semitic posts and conspiracy theories. See for example, results for a search on Weibo for "犹太" (Jew / Jewish): s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%E7%...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

I remember these lunch protests well. The incredible defiance by large parts of society even after months of street battles. Although few thought they could win. "We want the world to remember that we did not agree to what will happen to Hong Kong", is what I have been told often.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Trolling at its finest x.com/aleksandrx13...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

That's a useful thread on the stats of missile attacks on Ukraine and how last year's Russian mass strikes have changed the perception of air defense in military discussions.

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Alina Poliakova 🇺🇦 @poliakova.bsky.social · 23/09/2023

My native Zaporizhzhia now is a half-empty city, where people are invited to commemorations more often than birthdays.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 22/09/2023

Problems with the Leopard? Don't think so. Looks good. (Seen in Lviv)

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

Man weiß nicht so recht, was die beiden Sinologen auf der Reise getan haben. Sie schreiben darüber nichts, stattdessen beten sie Stanzen der chinesischen Propaganda nach und reihen sich ein in die lange Reihe westlicher Verharmloser von Massenverbrechen.

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Wenn es nach Peking geht, sollen sich die Verhältnisse in Xinjiang normalisieren

Aus der Region Xinjiang in China dringen nur selten Nachrichten in die Welt. Aus Angst vor Terror und Abspaltung hält Peking die uigurische Bevölkerung mittels Repression im Zaum. Eine Reise in C...

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GAU @deaidua.org · 11/09/2023

Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit! The Minister will discuss Ukraine's further path to the EU. She will also discuss how to ensure supplies for the Ukrainian population, especially in the coming winter, and what Germany can do to help.

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Konflikte & Sicherheit @konflikt-sicher.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

"Es mehren sich…Anzeichen dafür, dass ukrainische Streitkräfte entlang eines Teils der südlichen Frontlinien in der Region Saporischschja in die erste Linie der russischen Verteidigung eingedrungen sind und…Keil in Richtung der strategischen Stadt Tokmak ausdehnen", sagt US-Generalstabschef Milley.

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Milley sieht Fortschritte: US-General: Ukrainer kämpfen sich durch erste Verteidigungslinie

Die ukrainische Gegenoffensive im Süden kommt offenbar weiter voran. Nach Angaben von US-Generalstabschef Milley haben sich Kiews Truppen durch die erste russische Verteidigungslinie gebohrt. Er spri...

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Elon Musks shadow rule: "Several (officials) said that they now treat him like a sort of unelected official. One Pentagon spokesman said that he ... would grant an interview with an official about the matter only with Musk’s permission. 'We’ll talk to you if Elon wants us to,' he told me."

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Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule

How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

"The coronavirus is not scary, people who disobey are"

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GAU @deaidua.org · 14/08/2023

Germany's Minister of Finance Christian Lindner arrived in Kyiv today on a surprise visit. The primary topic will be Ukraine's reconstruction when he meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Sergii Marchenko.

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Mathias Boelinger @mareporter.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

A missile hit one of Zaporizhzhia's major hotels. So far one woman died, nine people injured. The Hotel was popular with journalists. It was in the news when the IAEA stayed there last year with dozen's of journalists loitering outside to get a quote.

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Tweet by @zelenskyyua

“Zaporizhzhia. Civilian building on fire after a Russian missile strike. As of now, one person has been reported dead, others wounded. My condolences. All services are on the scene, saving lives. Ou...

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