Marcus Engert
The European Union Is Worried That 300,000 People Could Flee Libya If Things Get Any Worse
An internal report from the EU's Operation Sophia, obtained by BuzzFeed News, warns that the number of potential refugees at sea could require "an immediate intervention."
Marcus Engert
Germany Has Frozen Funding For Wildlife Charity WWF Amid Ongoing Human Rights Investigations
The country’s taxpayers have sent the global mega-charity tens of millions of euros — but the government has now frozen funds after BuzzFeed News exposed how anti-poaching guards backed by WWF have tortured, raped, and killed people.
Marcus Engert
Leaked Report: WWF-Backed Guards Raped Pregnant Women And Tortured Villagers At A Wildlife Park Funded By The US Government
Anti-poaching guards backed by the World Wide Fund for Nature have gang-raped women and tortured villagers by tying their penises with fishing lines, according to the charity’s own investigators. WWF told its partners to treat the findings in a “non-public fashion.”
Tom Warren
WWF Must Overhaul Its Human Rights Policies, A German Investigation Has Found
WWF Germany has been warned of human rights failings by an independent investigation launched after BuzzFeed News exposed how anti-poaching forces funded by the global charity have tortured and killed people.
Tom Warren
Refugee Ships Are Trying To Call Them During Emergencies — But They Aren’t Answering
Twenty-nine calls from BuzzFeed News to a variety of numbers meant to summon the Libyan coast guard to help for drowning refugees in the Mediterranean went completely unanswered.
Marcus Engert
There’s Been A Huge Drop In The Number Of People Saved By The EU’s Mediterranean Patrol Mission
The figures were obtained by BuzzFeed News from a confidential EU report, and via a high-ranking German politician.
Marcus Engert
This Is Everything Trump Has Wrong About Refugees In Germany, According To Germany
Pull up a chair and let Deutschland spell it out for you.
Marcus Engert
A German Man Has Given Jeremy Corbyn A Rare Book Worth £7,000
Corbyn has decided to donate the first edition copy of J.S. Mill's On Liberty to a library.
Jim Waterson
Refugees Are Not Getting The Mental Health Help They Need
Doctors at the Vial refugee camp in Greece have turned to Lyrica, a drug used to treat epilepsy and nerve disorders, as they try to address anxiety and PTSD among the hundreds of people living there.
Marcus Engert
Harrowing Images Show Refugees Being Left To Drown At Sea
Fifty refugees died at sea as reporters filmed.
Marcus Engert
A German Far-Right Party Is Using This Poster Of "A Cute Little Pig" To Target Muslims
Alternative for Germany had said it would avoid using the poster because the children might feel horrified about the "cute little pig."
Marcus Engert
Germany's First Black African MP Responded To Racist Facebook Comments And People Are Here For It
The Social Democrat MP said he will not allow racist commenters to intimidate him.
Marcus Engert
A Bunch Of Germans Want To Start A Pro-Putin Party And Their Goals Are, Well, Ambitious
Germany should become part of the Russian Federation. And that's just one of the group's many goals.
Marcus Engert
Police Exaggerated The Number Of Officers Injured During The G20 Protests
German police said 476 officers were injured when protesters clashed with police during the G20 earlier this month. BuzzFeed News reporting finds this figure is highly exaggerated.
Marcus Engert
People Thought Merkel Was Shading Trump, But She Actually Got Mistranslated
Basket of difficult translations.
Amber Jamieson
President Trump Apparently Couldn't Find A Hotel To Book For The G20 Summit
He is one of the most powerful people in the world. He is coming to the meeting of 20 powerful countries. And he has a problem: no hotel room for the G20.
Marcus Engert
