Community | Commitment A8
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March 8: Women fight against discrimination
Every year, on International Women’s Day, women fight for their rights. The day of action is always celebrated on March…
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“I felt like I belonged”
Around half a million people who came to Germany as migrants, were naturalized and now voted as Germans for the…
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No higher crime rate due to foreigners
It is often claimed that immigrants increase the crime rate in the places where they live. However, this is not…
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Iran is deporting masses to Afghanistan
Iran has made good on its threats. As early as December 2024, it deported more than 60,000 Afghan women. They…
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Tübingen constituency without representatives in Berlin
Before the Bundestag election on 23 February, the candidates fought for votes until the last second. In vain. Instead of…
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Three years of war in Ukraine
More and more people are fleeing On February 24, it will be three years since Russia launched its war of…
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German parliamentary election: first democratic vote for refugees
More and more immigrants are allowed to vote in Germany. Among them are refugees who have since obtained German citizenship.…
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First visit to Syria twelve years after fleeing
Twelve years ago, Dr. Youssef Kanjou fled with his family from the civil war in Syria. Until 2013, the anthropologist…
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Violence against refugees and Muslims is on the rise in Germany
In the current political discussion surrounding the topic of migration, violence perpetrated by refugees against Germans plays the main role.…
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Answers to the Bundestag election at a click
The State Agency for Civic Education Baden-Württemberg offers useful information on the electoral law and the electoral system in Germany,…
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Syria without an official TV channel
Since the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024, no official Syrian TV channels have been…
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Warning strikes in Tübingen: No buses again
Due to a warning strike by the trade union Verdi, there will be virtually no buses in Tübingen on Tuesday…
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Detecting false facts in messages
Young people in Germany have difficulties recognizing fake news, as shown by a study conducted by the Technical University of…
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Decision-making aid for the Bundestag election
In Baden-Württemberg, 16 parties are competing in the Bundestag election on Sunday, 23 February. Nationwide, there are 29 parties. The…
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Vesperkirche“ starts in Rottenburg and Tübingen
By Bernhard KirschnerNot just a free hot meal for those in need – the Vesper Kirche (“snack churches”) in Rottenburg…
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A sea of lights for democracy in Tübingen
Tübingen’s market square and side streets were full on Friday, January 31. According to the police, around 4,000 people were…
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Digital hate and agitation against politicians
Violence in election campaigns is on the increase. Last year, an SPD member of the European Parliament was beaten up.…
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“Biodeutsch” is the un-word of 2024
The word “biodeutsch” is often used on social media. It is used to “classify, evaluate and discriminate against people on…
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Bundestag election: More immigrants are allowed to vote
Many immigrants will be able to vote in the Bundestag elections on February 23. According to the Federal Statistical Office,…
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German federal election: little time for postal voters
By Bernhard KirschnerThose who are not at home when the Bundestag election takes place on February 23, 2025 can apply…
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Bundestag election: the second vote decides
Germany has the largest parliament in the world after China. There are currently 733 members of parliament in the Bundestag…
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Iran’s regime is handing down more and more death sentences
In 2024, Iran executed more people than it has in a long time: at least 901 death sentences were carried…
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Who is allowed to vote in the federal election?
By Bernhard Kirschner The federal election is on February 23, 2025. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier set this date because the…
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Back to Syria: The heart says go, the head screams stay
The journey on the completely overcrowded boat was a horror. In the sea between Turkey and Greece, 15-year-old Farzaneh Hassani…
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The tuenews team
tuenews INTERNATIONAL is supported by three groups of people:Around 20 former refugees work as authors. They identify relevant topics, help…
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„Gute Stadt Tübingen“ takes third place in the Integration Prize
The city has awarded „Gute Stadt Tübingen“, an initiative by the Orthodox priest Alexei Volchkov from St. Petersburg, third place…
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Prize for project with people’s stories
The Telar association has been awarded second place in the Tübingen Integration Prize. It can now use 1500 euros…
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Transporters and power stations for Kremenchuk
Another aid delivery from Tübingen has arrived in Kremenchuk. Representatives of the university town have handed over a VW van…
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Photos of the war in southern Ukraine
Photographs of the war in the Ukrainian cities of Mykolaiv and Kherson are on display at the Tübingen Adult Education…
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Discrimination by Taliban: Afghan women entitled to asylum
According to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the treatment of women in Afghanistan by the radical Islamic Taliban…
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Many Ukrainian refugees in Baden-Württemberg
Of the more than one million refugees from Ukraine, a large number have found accommodation in Baden-Württemberg. 131,000 Ukrainians are…
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Ukrainian-German: Interpreters are missing
Currently, there are no free volunteer interpreters for Ukrainian refugees in the district of Tübingen. However, authorities and institutions can…
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Aid needs in Ukraine
Russia is waging a war of aggression against Ukraine and is deliberately destroying its infrastructure. On 15 November 2022 alone,…
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Six want to be the boss in Tübingen’s town hall
Many candidates’ posters are currently hanging on the roadside in Tübingen. Two women and four men are running for mayor…
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Support via chat: JugendNotmail also in Ukrainian
According to the Children, Youth, and Social Aid Foundation (KJSH), the psychosocial online counseling service “JugendNotmail” offers free services to…
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Safety advice for Ukrainian women who have fled
A flyer by the women’s rights organisation TERRE DES FEMMES e.V. and the aid organisation Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland (Workers’ Samaritan Federation…
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Contact point for refugees with disabilities and people in need of care
People with disabilities and those in need of care who have fled Ukraine and need help can obtain information from…
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Children’s swimming courses in Ammerbuch
Children from families with a district bonus card can learn to swim free of charge in Ammerbuch. They can register…
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Cities show solidarity with Ukraine
In the Albanian capital Tirana, the street on which the embassies of Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Kosovo are located, has…
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Climate Day in Tübingen
On Saturday, April 30, the Climate Day will take place at the Ratshausplatz in Tübingen. From 10 a.m. to 2…
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The Syrian regime on trial
On 13 January 2022, the Koblenz Higher Regional Court sentenced Anwar R. to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity and…
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Holidays in the branches of the Tübingen public library
The branches of the Tübingen public library close each year during the school holidays. Starting Monday, 2nd August and going…
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Start with a friend in Tübingen
Seit Oktober 2017 bringt die Organisation „start-with-a-friend“ in Tübingen Geflüchtete und Locals zusammen. Sie vermittelt Interessierte, die sich in Tandems…
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International Women’s Day on March 8th
The International Women’s Day is a campaign day on which women’s rights and gender equality are being promoted worldwide. On…
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Crafting material out of a vending machine
The city museum of Tübingen is still closed because of corona. However, it has now installed a cultural vending machine…
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Final push for votes in the state election
The electoral campaigning in Baden-Württemberg are now visible. In streets and squares, parties and candidates are canvassing for votes in…
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Warm food for free in the Vesperkirche
People who are poor and in need can now collect warm food for free in Tübingen on five days each…
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Attacks on the freedom of the press
In the crisis regions of the world, terrorists repeatedly perpetrate bomb attacks on military or civilian targets. In October 2020,…