At the end of April, Thomas Rachel traveled to Nigeria in his capacity as the German government’s commissioner for freedom of religion or belief and pressed for greater religious freedom.
By David Renke
Iran also maintains close ties to Africa. A central figure is Ibraheem Zakzaky, a Shiite cleric from northern Nigeria.
By Lucia Weiß
Publicly available data can offer deep insight into China – at a time when independent reporting is becoming ever more difficult. A striking new media-art project called Total View shows what that can look like.
By Angela Köckritz
The Chinese government declares the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama outside of China to be illegitimate. Special rapporteurs from the United Nations (UN) are now sharply criticizing this.
By Marcel Grzanna
