Interview with Edward Snowden: 'If I Happen to Fall out of a Window, You Can Be Sure I Was Pushed'

Interview with Edward Snowden 'If I Happen to Fall out of a Window, You Can Be Sure I Was Pushed'

In a DER SPIEGEL interview, whistleblower Edward Snowden talks about how he managed to mislead the most powerful intelligence agency in the world, about his life in Russia and about why the internet must be reinvented. Interview Conducted by Martin Knobbe and Jörg Schindler more... [ Comment ]

Return to Gadhafi Era in Libya: A Warlord Rebuilds Benghazi in His Own Image

Return to Gadhafi Era in Libya A Warlord Rebuilds Benghazi in His Own Image

Benghazi was the center of the revolution against former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. After driving out the Islamists, warlord Khalifa Haftar has set up a culture of surveillance and fear in the city. Now he aims to conquer the rest of the country. By Mirco Keilberth and Fritz Schaap more...


Alternative for Democracy: The AfD's Ongoing Slide toward Right-Wing Extremism

Alternative for Democracy The AfD's Ongoing Slide toward Right-Wing Extremism

In recent state elections, the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany won almost a quarter of the votes. It was primarily radical candidates from the right-wing fringe who emerged triumphant. The party is continuing its slide into extremism. By DER SPIEGEL Staff more...

Football Leaks: Why FC Chelsea Parked a Young Player in Cologne

Football Leaks Why FC Chelsea Parked a Young Player in Cologne

Why did the 14-year-old football prodigy Thierno Ballo transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to the amateur club Viktoria Köln? He was apparently parked there as part of a contract with FC Chelsea. By Rafael Buschmann and Michael Wulzinger more...


The Fearless Generation: Russian Youth Stand Up to the State

The Fearless Generation Russian Youth Stand Up to the State

University student Yegor Zhukov was arrested for participating in a Moscow protest and thousands of young Russians threw their support behind him. A new generation of youth in Russia is standing up to Kremlin oppression. By Christian Esch more...

Invisible Slaves: The Grim World of Bangladesh's Underage Domestics

Invisible Slaves The Grim World of Bangladesh's Underage Domestics

In Bangladesh, the children of poor families are often forced to work as domestic help for richer families. Many receive neither payment nor free time, nor even a proper place to sleep. Most of them are girls. Von Yannick von Eisenhart Rothe more...


Pearl River Delta: China Experiments with a New Kind of Megalopolis

Pearl River Delta China Experiments with a New Kind of Megalopolis

Beijing is building a megacity in the Pearl River Delta that it hopes will one day rival New York and Tokyo. This colossal urbanization project is a bold attempt at metropolitan integration -- and perhaps also a plan by the Chinese leadership to keep Hong Kong under its thumb. By Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

Ukrainian Brotherhood: How UEFA Payments Ended Up in the British Virgin Islands

Ukrainian Brotherhood How UEFA Payments Ended Up in the British Virgin Islands

UEFA transferred around 380 million euros intended for the Football Federation of Ukraine to a company in the British Virgin Islands without knowing who controlled the firm. It was the oligarch Igor Surkis, president of Dynamo Kyiv, who finance his club using the offshore company. By Rafael Buschmann and Michael Wulzinger more...


Ghost Town: A Venezuelan El Dorado Hits Rock Bottom

Ghost Town A Venezuelan El Dorado Hits Rock Bottom

Maracaibo used to be the Dallas of Venezuela, it's wealth fueled by oil. But today, residents are fighting for survival and the city is experiencing an exodus. The collapse of Maracaibo is emblematic of what may lie in store for the country at large. By Katrin Kuntz and Adriana Fernández (Photos) more...