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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Loraine Blumenthal (Im Osten was Neues) and Boróka Parászka (HVG.hu), in conversation with Emma Thomasson (Reuters/media adviser). Register: n-ost.org/projects/rec...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The closing panel of Reclaiming Reality: n-counter goes personal. A documentary filmmaker who spent years with a former extremist. A journalist who faced death threats and a smear campaign for breaking a story.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Michal Hvorecký's novel Troll mapped disinformation before it was the story everyone covered. His new book Dissident traces Europe's path from 1989 to today's authoritarian drift. At n-counter he joins the opening session on democracy and disillusionment. 2 October, Berlin. More: n-ost.org

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anne Rabe writes about East Germany's inherited silences, Jan Ullrich, and the far right's return. Her novel Die Möglichkeit von Glück was a Spiegel bestseller and Book Prize finalist. At n-counter she joins theopening sessionl on democracy and disillusionment. 2 October, Berlin. More: n-ost.org

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

2/2 We stand with Tuğba and call for her release. We encourage journalists' organisations and colleagues to help raise awareness of her case and of the wider situation facing press freedom and LGBTI+ rights in Türkiye.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1/2 Journalist Tuğba Tekerek has been arrested in Türkiye.Tuğba joined a research trip to Georgia in 2024, where she met the organisers of Tbilisi Pride and later reported on their work. Her arrest follows raids on LGBTQI+ groups at 38 addresses across Türkiye.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

2/2 With Karolin Schwarz (disinformation expert), Pia Sombetzki (AlgorithmWatch), Marc Tawadrous (taz/Handelsblatt), moderated by Dr. Tong-Jin Smith (HMKW Berlin/FU Berlin). 3 Oct, 1:30–3 PM. Register: n-ost.org/projects/rec...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

1/2 What does journalism need to do differently? The Media panel of n-counter brings together four practitioners to pitch their visions for what journalism needs to become.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

2/2 With Tamina Kutscher, Atilla Mong (@attilamong.bsky.social), Matthew Moore and Antonie Rietzschel. Register: n-ost.org/projects/rec...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

1/2 Germany, are you alright? The political panel of n-counter brings together reporters from Germany, Hungary, and the UK to examine the rightward shift and what the German press is still missing.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rabe maps the unresolved fractures of post-reunification East Germany. Hvorecký is writing about Slovakia's democratic backslide while facing criminal charges for criticising his government. Register: n-ost.org/projects/rec...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

At Reclaiming Reality: An n-counter in Berlin on 2 Oct, authors Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social (Germany, Die Möglichkeit von Glück) and Michal Hvorecký (Slovakia, Troll, Dissident) talk historical silence, far-right drift, and contested realities.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A small conference for big questions. Reclaiming Reality: An n-counter brings together journalists from Germany and Central and Eastern Europe in Berlin on 2–3 October to make sense of a fast-changing media landscape together: n-ost.org/projects/rec...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

kitchen talk: Reporting on Global China. With Xifan Yang @yangxifan.bsky.social (DIE ZEIT) and Filip Noubel @nasredinhoja.bsky.social(Global Voices). Moderated by Jacob Mardell @jacobmardell.bsky.social (Sinification). Sign up! ⤵️ crm.n-ost.org/civicrm/even...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Burning forests. A stalling economy. A right on the rise. While Europe is preoccupied with problems at home, a quiet giant is shaping the global stage behind the scenes: Understanding China is becoming ever more important. What does it take to report on China? Join us on 27 August.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

How does cross-border journalism counter disinformation — and what does it take to break through national media bubbles? n-ost's Markus Niedobitek and Filip Noubel (Global Voices) dig into both on this episode of Synergy on Air, @civilnet.bsky.social's new podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sawx...

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Rethinking journalism across Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

n-ost is hiring a German language Editor for euro|topics in Berlin. The daily European press review covers debates from 32 countries in 5 languages on behalf of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 25h/week, hybrid. Deadline: 20 July. Full details: n-ost.org

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

2/2 kitchen talk: Captured, Contested or Reclaimed? The Battle for Media in Central and Eastern Europe. With Helena Truchla (Česká televize) and Mateusz Obremski (PAP). Moderated by Attila Mong (CPJ). 8 July, 6–8 pm, Berlin. Register: n-ost.org

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

1/2 Poland is reforming its public media. Hungary's newsrooms are rebuilding. Czechia has people in the streets. Slovakia is sliding. The Visegrad Group just revived; but what does that mean for press freedom in the region? Join us on 8 July in Berlin.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

2/2 Info session: 2 July, 17:00 CEST. Full details and pitch forms: n-ost.org/news/pulse-2026-open-calls

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

1/2 PULSE 2026 is calling for cross-border journalism pitches. Two formats: Sprint Stories (2 journalists, deadline 15 July) and Deep Dive Series (3–4 journalists, deadline 20 Aug). EU member and candidate countries eligible.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Introducing PULSE 2026: a cross-border journalism network connecting journalists from EU member and candidate countries to report together on the issues shaping Europe. Full details: n-ost.org/news/pulse-2026-open-calls

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

2/2 Journalist Lucia Steinwender and photographer Sanja Knežević ask whether German car manufacturers take responsibility for these workers. Award ceremony: 4 Nov 2026, Berlin. More: n-ost.org

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

1/2 Tens of thousands of workers produce car parts for German manufacturers in Serbia, many of them women, facing low pay and health risks with little power to change things. This year's Recherchepreis Osteuropa 2026 goes to a project investigating exactly that.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

n-ost is hiring an External Communications Manager in Berlin. You'll shape n-ost's public voice — develop core narratives, newsletter, media relations, and support fundraising communications. Full details at: n-ost.org/news/join-ou...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sixteen years of authoritarian media policy are over in Hungary. At this pivotal moment, n-ost's kitchen talk asks: what could dismantling what Orbán built actually look like? Join us on 22 April 26 in Berlin with: Dóra Diseri & @dfeher.bsky.social More information: n-ost.org/event/kitche...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

2/2 The talk takes place inside our photography exhibition SPOTLIGHTING – Turning the Lens on Journalism. More information: n-ost.org/event/kitche...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

1/2 Journalists must hold big tech accountable — while depending on big tech to reach their audiences. That's the paradox at the heart of our next kitchen talk. Join us next Wednesday in Berlin with: Sabrina Faramarzi, Nico Schmidt, Jasmine Erkan and Alexandra Zeitlin.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We are flooded with news daily, but we rarely get to see media workers behind it. n-ost presents photos and stories of the invisible labour behind news making: Join us this Friday (6 March 26) for the opening of our photo exhibition SPOTLIGHTING. More information: n-ost.org/projects/spo...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

2/2 Andrii Dikhtiarenko described three realities in Luhansk: propaganda, life shaped by fear, and hidden war machinery. Oleh Baturyn and Vladyslav Yesypenko explained how Russia frames Ukraine as aggressor while silencing independent voices.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

1/2 Four years since the full-scale invasion: How Russia limits our knowledge of occupation. Our panel at Café Kyiv brought together journalists who survived Russian captivity or lived under occupation to talk about the information blackout about Russian-occupied Ukrainian areas.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

2/2 n-ost was born in 2006 from a simple idea: Germans need better information about Eastern Europe. Over time, that spark became an international media NGO. Here's to the bridges built, the skills shared, the stories told.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

1/2 Between democratic hope and authoritarian resurgence. Through disinformation and war: For 20 years, n-ost has been nurturing voices that challenge power and connect societies.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Russia systematically targets journalists reporting on occupied Ukrainian territories. Local newsrooms are forced to close and propaganda outlets are put in their place. n-ost is hosting a panel at Café Kyiv on how Russia weaponizes information in its war and which sources remain trustworthy.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

2/2 More on “Seizing Synergies”: n-ost.org/projects/sei...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

1/2 "Cooperation allows media outlets to pool resources and expertise: sharing costs while multiplying the impact." Srbuhi Vardanyan, @civilnet.bsky.social, participant in n-ost’s “Seizing Synergies” project, on the importance of cross-border collaboration for independent media in Eastern Europe.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

2/2 Seizing Synergies establishes a shared content database accessible to all partners, strengthening their capacity to report on neighbouring countries with depth and nuance. To read more about the project, follow n-ost.org/projects/sei...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

1/2 Introducing "Seizing Synergies": a new cross-border journalism project by n-ost. Independent media in Eastern Europe are more resilient when they start working in collaboration. Within the project, journalists from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine will create a collaborative desk.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

2/2 Join us for a conversation on the current state of global and EU climate action, focusing on challenges and possible solutions. n-ost.org/event/kitche...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

1/2 The political landscape has shifted: less focus on the climate crisis, less money for adaptation, more voices denying its urgency. So where does that leave climate action, and who picks up the work when major players step back?

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

What do we really know about life under occupation? Join the discussion with: • Raji Abdul Salam, Chief Legal Data Archivist at @trpforjustice.bsky.social • Lenie Umerova, Crimean Tatar activist and former prisoner of war

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Intensified discussions about possible peace deals between Ukraine and Russia make one question urgent: what does "peace" under Russian control actually look like? Ukraine's occupied territories answer that question. They also risk becoming instruments of political bargaining.

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Within the project “Life Under Occupation”, sixteen journalists from UA, GE FR and PL formed cross-border teams, researched for months, and produced investigations. Join us for the presentation of their work:

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

We are happy to share publications from “The Climate Content Pool”: stories showing how Ukraine's environmental future is being written today, even as war reshapes the present. All articles available on the project website: n-ost.org/projects/the...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Strengthening reporting from Eastern Europe - this is the idea behind the Research Prize for Eastern Europe. The grant offers up to 7.000 Euro for in-depth reporting across 24 countries. Details: n-ost.org/projects/res... #opencall

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

kitchen talks meet Exile Talks for a conversation about migration narratives in German media. Join us on 12 November, 6-8pm near Jannowitzbrücke, exact address after registration. Discussion with Shammi Haque and Rebecca Roth. Info: n-ost.org/event/kitche...

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n-ost @n-ost.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

3/3 Luise Glum for her research on the ecological crisis at Lake Sevan, revealing how climate change creates an impossible dilemma for farmers, fishers, and communities whose survival depends on the Caucasus region's largest freshwater reservoir.

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