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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at a podium

North Koreans left in the dark as foreign broadcasts cut

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India: Top 1% became really wealthy since 2000 — G20 report

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A pile of bricks serves as a grave in a dirt lot in Pakistan

A pile of bricks serves as a grave in a dirt lot in Pakistan

Pakistan: Inside a graveyard for victims of 'honor killings'

Pakistan: Inside a graveyard for victims of 'honor killings'

DW joined a women's rights campaigner to visit a graveyard where victims of "honor killings" are buried.

A tea pot sits on top of a fire inside an olive grove in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

A tea pot sits on top of a fire inside an olive grove in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Israeli settler violence disrupts West Bank olive harvest

Israeli settler violence disrupts West Bank olive harvest

Israeli settlers have reportedly attacked over 100 Palestinians and vandalized entire groves since olive harvest began.

Group photo of the UN SDG Award finalists and judges on a stage

Group photo of the UN SDG Award finalists and judges on a stage

UN SDG Action Awards highlight global initiatives in Rome

UN SDG Action Awards highlight global initiatives in Rome

Prizes were handed to initiatives from Brazil, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo for their humanitarian work.

Scene from Sead Kazanxhiu's performance "Mudding"

Scene from Sead Kazanxhiu's performance "Mudding"

The Albanian artist bringing Roma culture to the world

The Albanian artist bringing Roma culture to the world

Sead Kazanxhiu is an artist from Albania who expresses his Roma identity through visual art.

Participants attend the annual Taiwan LGBT Pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan

Participants attend the annual Taiwan LGBT Pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei bursts with color for East Asia's largest Pride march

Taipei bursts with color for East Asia's largest Pride march

The march highlighted empathy and inclusiveness, as many voiced concern over a global rise in anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.

Two people seated at a table speak to journalists in front of a crowd of microphones

Two people seated at a table speak to journalists in front of a crowd of microphones

Political freedom in Tanzania under growing threat

Political freedom in Tanzania under growing threat

Boniface Mwangi and Agather Atuhaire, activist and journalist, have spoken about their torture by Tanzanian security.

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Press freedom

A free and independent media landscape, a fundamental characteristic of democracies, is protected by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to members of the media at a summit in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 1, 2025.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to members of the media at a summit in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 1, 2025.

Hungary's top tabloid sold to company close to Orban

Hungary's top tabloid sold to company close to Orban

Opposition leader Peter Magyar accuses Orban's Fidesz party of seizing control of the last independent media outlets.

An American flag is seen in the foreground of the empty reception desk at Radio Free Asia in Washington, DC

An American flag is seen in the foreground of the empty reception desk at Radio Free Asia in Washington, DC

Radio Free Asia halts broadcasts amid US government shutdown

Radio Free Asia halts broadcasts amid US government shutdown

The US government-funded broadcaster has announced that it will cease all news production as of Friday.

Families of three arrested protesters sit on the street, their mouths bound with cloth in protest, holding up signs demanding the release of their loved ones.

Families of three arrested protesters sit on the street, their mouths bound with cloth in protest, holding up signs demanding the release of their loved ones.

Indonesia's arrests of activists spark alarm over democracy

Indonesia's arrests of activists spark alarm over democracy

Hundreds remain behind bars after what activists call an unlawful police crackdown on August's protests in Indonesia.

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A rescue workers hands over an orange life jacket to a person in a crowded blue boat

A rescue workers hands over an orange life jacket to a person in a crowded blue boat

Alone at sea, unaccompanied refugee minors in mortal danger

Rescue organizations are warning that many children and youths are venturing across the Mediterranean on their own.

A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a simple white button-up shirt with a collar, looking at the camera. She is lit by a purple light and sits next to a feathery lamp and a colorful wall hanging.

A young woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a simple white button-up shirt with a collar, looking at the camera. She is lit by a purple light and sits next to a feathery lamp and a colorful wall hanging.

LGBTQ+ people in Moldova embrace hope amid homophobia

The victory of a pro-EU party in September's parliamentary elections brought relief to LGTBQ+ communities in Moldova.

Activists from SWEAT gather outside a Cape Town courthouse on September 1, 2025, holding signs and banners in support of the constitutional challenge to South Africa's criminalization of sex work.

Activists from SWEAT gather outside a Cape Town courthouse on September 1, 2025, holding signs and banners in support of the constitutional challenge to South Africa's criminalization of sex work.

Will South Africa decriminalize sex work?

Advocacy and rights groups launched a legal challenge demanding the repeal of South African laws criminalizing sex work.

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