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Blogger
A blogger is a person who keeps a Web log or 'blog' or publishes an online diary.
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Soft targets
Today's show focuses on the victims and fighters produced by the brutalities of so-called Islamic State -Yazidi women kidnapped by IS, the distraught mother of a radicalized youth, an Italian fighting against IS. We also hear about the muzzling of Russian protesters, an eye-catching social media campaign to free a Saudi blogger and an artist drawn to the world's hotspots.
Eye-catching campaign
The head of the new online campaign #Backlash, talks about highlighting the plight of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose conviction on "insulting Islam" has come to symbolize Saudi oppression.
Bangladeshi author leaves India
As threats against freedom of speech grow in South Asia, the Bangladeshi author Nasreen has left India for the US.
#Backlash begins on social media
A new social media campaign is taking off to raise the plight of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi.
Saudi blogger's wife: More help needed
Ensaf Haidar, the wife of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, speaks to DW about her solidarity with him.
Brazilian blogger found dead
The body of investigative journalist Evany José Metzke has been found in Brazil, five days after he disappeared.
Bangladesh blogger murdered
Another blogger has been murdered in Bangladesh. Arafatul Islam reports
Top blogger stabbed
Another progressive blogger Ananta Bijoy Das has been murdered in Bangladesh, writes DW's Grahame Lucas.
Bangladesh's bloggers in panic
Ananta Bijoy's murder seems to be the latest in a series of fatal Islamist attacks on liberal thinkers in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi secularist Ananta Bijoy Das killed
Yet another blogger has been hacked to death in Bangladesh for writing for atheist website "Mukto Mona."
Raif Badawi: a year on, groups urge blogger's release
It has been a year since Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes.
Al Qaeda branch says it killed Bangladeshi blogger
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for the murder of Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy, according to SITE monitoring group.
Honors for activists
DW announced the winners of the 11th annual The Bobs - Best of Online Activism competition
'Fundamentalists killed my husband'
Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy's wife claims religious fundamentalists killed her husband because of his writings.
Raif Badawi's book
A German version of the Saudi blogger's articles is being published. Nothing justifies his outrageous sentence.
Badawi’s ideas
Raif Badawi's writings - edited by a former DW correspondent - will soon be published.
Atheist blogger killed in Bangladesh
Attackers kill blogger in Bangladesh
Freedom of expression
Another blogger has been killed in Dhaka. What could be the reason behind an increase in attacks on secular writers?
Blogger hacked to death
Another Bangladesh blogger has been hacked to death in the capital Dhaka.
Eight face trial in 2013 machete death of atheist blogger
Seven university students and a Muslim cleric to stand trial for 2013 killing of an atheist blogger in Bangladesh.
Slain blooger's wife accuses police of inactivity
Muredered American blogger's wife accuses police of standing by idly while her husband was being hacked to death.
Gabriel: Badawi case strains German-Saudi ties
In Riyadh, Germany's vice chancellor says the imprisonment and lashing of a blogger is hurting German-Saudi relations.
Blogger Badawi a hot topic on Gabriel's Riyadh visit
Germany's vice chancellor said Saudi Arabia should not be surprised by the international interest in "liberal" blogger.
'Exposes level of political volatility'
There is an emerging pattern to silence the opinions of those that certain radical elements perceive as being a threat.
Arrest in Bangladesh over blogger murder
Bangladesh's elite security force has said they have arrested an Islamist over the murder of Avijit Roy.
Badawi's wife appeals to Gabriel
Raif Badawi's wife appeals to Germany's vice chancellor, days before his visit to Saudi Arabia, to do more.
Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death in Dhaka
Bangladeshi atheist writer, blogger and government critic Avijit Roy has been killed in Dhaka, according to reports.
Freedom of Speech Award for Raif Badawi
Imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi of Saudi Arabia receives DWs first Freedom of Speech award.
Civil society center opens in Prague
Center opens in Prague to counteract repression in ex-Soviet nations
Capital of charm
Here's how Dublin has been transforming itself.
Raif Badawi, blogger and liberal
Blogger and activist Raif Badawi has been in trouble with the Saudi regime since 2008.
Flogging of Saudi blogger 'postponed again'
Saudi Arabia postpones flogging of blogger Badawi for third week
International concern
All over the world, people are shocked at the violence against the Saudi blogger.
Riyadh postpones Badawi lashing
The planned public flogging of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been postponed for a second time.
Saudi Arabia postpones Badawi lashing
The planned public flogging of Saudi activist and blogger Raif Badawi has been postponed, says Amnesty International.
Saudi blogger flogged in public for insulting Islam
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been flogged in public near a mosque in Jeddah, receiving 50 lashes for "insulting Islam".
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Democracy in Danger? The explosive nature of social inequality
How can you confront growing social inequality and how can wealth be better distributed to create a more just society? What kind of danger does social inequality pose to democracy and society? We talk about these issues with social economist Julian Bank from the University of Duisburg-Essen. He blogs about inequality at verteilungsfrage.org.
'Freedom of expression is at an all-time low' in Egypt despite Alaa Abdel-Fattah's release
An Egyptian filmmaker says Egyptians are under no illusion about freedom of expression.
Egyptian activist released on bail
An Egyptian court has ordered the release of activist and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah. The prominent activist was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after violating Egypt's anti-protest law.
Gaza teen tweets reality of life during war
A Palestinian teen's tweets describing life in the Gaza Strip have propelled her to newfound fame.
Digging deeper
Blogger Eliot Higgins has launched an open-source information site for investigative journalism.
The Bobs 2014 winner
A 23-year-old Egyptian blogger and photojournalist won The Bobs' highest award for online activism.
EU elections ain't sexy
A TV debate with the leading candidates for this week's EU elections was touted to be one of the major events in Brussels. But one look at the number of tweets, and you will be disappointed. There's no action on social media.
Most Popular Blogs 2014 - Shift Ranking of May 6
1. Huffington Post (110m estimated monthly visitors) / 2. TMZ (30m) / 3. Business Insider (23,5m) / 4. LifeHacker (23,2m) / 5. Mashable (23m) / Source: Alexa
The Haul Videos of Fashion Blogger Leanne Lim-Walker
Leanne Lim-Walker of Norwich, Britain, loves to shop. It's her passion, her hobby, and her side job. The 24-year-old produces "haul videos": She goes shopping and then displays her catch on YouTube. We tagged along to see how she does it.
Shift Ranking of December 13: Most Reblogged Authors on tumblr in 2013
1. John Green / 2. J. R. R. Tolkien / 3. William Shakespeare / 4. Charles Bukowski / 5. Veronica Roth / Source: tumblr
Fashion Online - the blogger Audrey Leighton
Audrey Leighton is an American who lives in Paris and blogs in English. More than two million people worldwide read her blog.
Islamist Bangladesh?
After four decades since independence, the question of religious identity haunts Bangladesh.
True cultural exchange
An event in Cologne proves that 'critical cultural dialogue' can really work.
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