History – The Left Berlin

12 September 1977: The murder of Steve Biko

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Two men are engaged in a passionate kiss. The man in front is blond and wears a light blue T-shirt. The man behind behind him is a brunette, wearing a yellow shirt. The man behind has his right hand resting on the first man's neck. The phrase "Love deserves respect" is written in Turkish, Arabic, and German.

The Berlin Pride attack and how it’s launched us further into authoritarianism

Flooding in New Orleans after levee failure disaster during Hurricane Katrina, 2005

29 August 2005: The levees break in New Orleans

Battle of Vertières - 18 April 1803 - Cap-Haitien - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

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21 August 1791: Slave revolt and the Haitian Revolution

by Léo on 19/08/2026

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Two black and white images side by side. On the left, a figure stands with their back to the camera next to a partially broken sign which has been propped up on something. The figure has their arms slightly raised. A pile of rubble and some blocky buildings stand in the background. On the right, the same figure walks away from the camera, hands in pockets. The sign is flat on the ground. The sign displays the same sentence in various languages: "You are standing on the grounds of the former torture chamber of the Gestapo."

Opinion

Once upon a time Anti-fascist

by Jan Ralske on 09/08/2026

The history behind an image which still rings true today

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9 August 1970: The case of the Mangrove Nine

by Ekin Sarı on 05/08/2026

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1 August 1936: Opening of the Berlin Olympics

by Phil Butland on 28/07/2026

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25 June 1965: Dylan goes electric

by Phil Butland on 22/07/2026

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Interviews

Trying to make sense of the Holocaust

by Phil Butland on 21/07/2026

Interview with historian Donny Gluckstein

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22 July 2011: The Anders Breivik attacks in Norway

by Andrei Belibou on 14/07/2026

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8 July 1972: Ghassan Kanafani is killed by Israel in Beirut

by Inês Colaço on 08/07/2026

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4 July 1926: Second Nazi Party Conference in Weimar

by Phil Butland on 01/07/2026

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