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  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Voting against globalization?
    On this week's show: We examine how the UK's Brexit vote to leave the EU plays out in a globalized world and meet the Indian farmers cultivating the fertile fields of Georgia. A New York dance company mourns a young talent killed in a Baghdad bombing. And the first US national monument to the struggle for LGBT+ rights.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: The power of art
    We have an arts-themed show this week - including the Syrian musician in Austria who's won an integration prize for his work on refugee integration. The Polish crime writer who's unearthed some uncomfortable facts in her home region. Plus an in-depth profile of Amnon Weinstein - the Israeli violin maker who's been restoring the violins of Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Choices that impact the world
    On June 24, Europe woke up to a historic decision: Britain's vote to leave the EU. Find out what impact this vote has on a British Berliner and how dangerous it is to be a British Member of Parliament. Plus, meet Honduras' most notorious gangsters, learn what everyday life is like in Yemen and find out how 'IS' has made its way to the Philippines.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: [WorldLink] - A forum for change
    This week: We're visiting DW's Global Media Forum where refugees took center stage. We take a trip to the English town of Doncaster to see how the Brexit debate is playingout around the dinner table. We meet the man following the aid and government money in Nigeria. Plus, fear and defiance at LA Pride in the wake of the Orlando gun massacre.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Rights and resistance
    This week: We look back on the life of Muhammad Ali, we reflect on the 40th anniversary of the Soweto uprising and find out why Jordanians are marking the centenary of the Arab Revolt with a train trip back in time. Also: We'll hear about the power of seeds in Palestinian farmlands, how Vietnamese pupils are dealing with the legacy of war and how aboriginal musicians in Canada are branching out.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: A long time coming
    On this week's show: More than a century after 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman forces, Germany has voted to define the killings as genocide - so what does the shift mean for Armenians in Germany? We'll also hear stories from LGBT activists fighting for freedoms across the globe. Plus, the new chief appointed to lead the embattled police department in the US town of Ferguson.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Peace, prayer – and conflict
    This week we talk to Turks about the growing Islamization of their country, and report on tensions at German universities over Muslim prayer rooms. In Lebanon we hear how the Virgin Mary has brought members of different faiths together. Plus, a victim of extraordinary rendition tells his story, and how French chanteuse Louane is seducing fans across the border in Germany.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Escalation
    The shocking case of a German teenager who was beaten to death on the street simply because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. We’ll also be talking to a German criminologist about violent youth crime statistics and trends. Plus, Venezuela in turmoil – why thousands of people are taking to the streets in their bid to bring down the government.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Crooks, crime and corruption
    This week: Falling foul of the law, from the corruption scandals tearing apart Brazil's government to the gangs that plague Central America, via modern-day pirates off the West African coast. In the US we speak to a writer who found his voice serving a 21-year sentence for drug dealing. Plus, the 92-year-old Eurovision veteran celebrating 60 years since she won the competition.
    55 min
  • WorldLink: WorldLink: Out of context
    On this week's show: A closer look at the rise in hyper-nationalism in India. We hear from student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and DW's Isha Bhatia about what the trend means for freedom of speech and minorities. Plus, Iraq's persecuted Yazidis find refuge in Georgia, musings from German poet Julia Trompeter, and the quirky museum giving a home to relics of love lost.
    55 min

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