Culture

Belarus regime turns on artists and journalists

Protests are more muted these days in Belarus. But despite increasing repression, cultural figures continue to express opposition on World Press Freedom Day.  

Cuban dissident artist hospitalized during hunger strike

Members of the San Isidro protest movement have expressed concern after Luis Manuel Otero Alcantar was forcibly hospitalized. The US and EU have spoken out too.  

Big Picture Powerful photos highlight fight for press freedom

The more a photo touches the viewer, the greater its effect. These pictures from the Reporters Without Borders' book "Photos for Press Freedom 2021", many taken in dangerous circumstances, are guaranteed to pack a punch.  

Rome: Colosseum stage to give visitors a gladiator's view

Plans for a new stage at the Colosseum have been unveiled in Italy. The flexible, wooden slat design will give the public a view of the Roman monument not seen for hundreds of years.  

Typically German? A cartoonist's perspective

Razor-sharp and funny to boot: That's the cartoonist's mission. But could those adjectives describes Germans as well? Artist Miguel Fernandez pokes fun at the stereotypes and personality traits attributed to the Germans.  

Germany's 16 states: Hesse

Hesse is "country and western" — the modern Frankfurt skyline and the tales of the Brothers Grimm.  

Planet Berlin

The global tourist guide for Germany's booming capital  

Audio on Demand

Alban Berg's 'In Memory of an Angel'

In this edition of Concert Hour, we listen to conductor Kirill Petrenko, who rediscovered Antonin Dvorak in the COVID lockdown, and an interpretation of Alban Berg's concerto written in the memory of someone special.