History – The Left Berlin

21 August 1791: Slave revolt and the Haitian Revolution

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

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."

Once upon a time Anti-fascist

9 August 1970: The case of the Mangrove Nine

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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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18 June 1984: The Battle of Orgreave

by Phil Butland on 16/06/2026

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The letters R-A-F in white cover a gun. Behind both is a large red star on a black background.

News and Analysis

Daniela Klette and the last great hunt

by Ian Nadge, Jakob Reimann on 14/06/2026

Why the German state is intent on capturing and imprisoning a 60 year old

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13 June 1956: Britain leaves Suez

by Phil Butland on 10/06/2026

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