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Henning Melber
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Henning Melber is a German political scientist and sociologist. He is a German-Namibian and Swedish Africanist and political activist.

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Decolonial Memories @colonial-memories.bsky.social · 18h
Dekolonial Erinnern im Übersee-Museum Bremen: Gelungene Ausstellung zum deutschen Kolonialreich im Pazifik. @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social würde sich freuen. Dieser Aspekt findet bisher zu wenig Beachtung.

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Karte mit Aufschrift „1914 ist das Deutsche Reich eine etablierte Kolonialmacht im Pazifik“ Schaubild mit Aufschrift „Unvorstellbare Dimensionen: Das deutsche Kolonialreich in Ozeanien erstreckte sich über 243.000 km.“ Schaubild mit Informationen zum Thema „Auf der Plantage“ Schaubild mit Informationen zum Thema „Kolonialwaren für den deutschen Markt“
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 19h
RIP John Lodge
The Moody Blues perform "Nights in White Satin" and "Late Lament" at the... youtu.be/XOTbnmfSAM8?...
The Moody Blues perform "Nights in White Satin" and "Late Lament" at the 2018 Ceremony
YouTube video by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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analyse & kritik @analysekritik.bsky.social · 20h
Die Geschichte des linken afrikanischen Aktivismus in Deutschland ist wenig bekannt. Das wollen Josephine Akinyosoye und ak Redakteur @jojote.bsky.social mit dem Buch »Sichtbar werden« ändern. Bafta Sarbo hat es gelesen:
Die Nähe der Distanz
Mit ihrem Buch »Sichtbar werden« erinnern Josephine Akinyosoye und Johannes Tesfai an eine historisch aktive afrikanische Linke in Hamburg
www.akweb.de
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 21h
"Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance
Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting
www.theguardian.com
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 21h
"If the looting of the original bronzes took place in the context of what has been called the “scramble for Africa”, as European nations raced to claim overseas territories ..., restitution has in part resembled a scramble in reverse."
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?
www.theguardian.com
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 1d
Justice and the Law Collide in Genocide Case - "some wounds cannot be healed through silence."
www.namibian.com.na/justice-and-...
Justice and the Law Collidein Genocide Case
The Retrun of the Ovaherero and Nama genocide case to the Windhoek High Court this week was more than a legal event – it was a […]
www.namibian.com.na
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 1d
Kein Widerspruch! Und dass damit Trump eins ausgewischt wurde ist nicht gut genug.
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 1d
Stimmt, deshalb ist diese Vermutung auch bewusst keine Entschuldigung. Und es ist ja auch nicht das erste Mal, dass die Verleihung alles andere als nachvollziehbar ist. Dass damit Trump vor den Koffer gesch... wurde ist nicht Grund genug das zu billigen.
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 1d
Meine zugegebenermaßen wohlmeinende Vermutung ist, dass das Komitee bei dem Versuch etwas richtig zu machen (Betonung von Demokratie und Widerstand gegen totalitäre Herrschaftsformen) es sehr falsch gemacht hat...
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Michael Dwyer @michaeldwyer.bsky.social · 1d
'Now, Jukic writes that, in recent discussion, Ukraine has become an “archetypal Kunderian state” — a country whose heart belongs in the west but one stunted by an imperial Kremlin.' @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @ljukic.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/6b1c...
Mapping the shifting mental boundaries of Europe
Two books look at how so much central and eastern Europe identity has long been defined by an animosity to Moscow
www.ft.com
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Louis Berger @ajournomento.bsky.social · 2d
Die heutige Friedensnobelpreisträgerin María Corina Machado widmet ihre Auszeichnung Donald Trump und ist Unterzeichnerin der rechtsradikalen „Carta de Madrid“ (unter anderem zusammen Eduardo Bolsonaro, Marion Maréchal, Giorgia Meloni, Javier Milei und Eduardo Verástegui)…na danke.
„This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom. We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy. I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!“
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 2d
When you receive the Nobel Peace Prize "for tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people" and for a "struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" all is said.
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Nobel Peace Prize 2025
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...
www.nobelprize.org
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 2d
Statement on the award of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado
- The emphasis on democracy sounds like a blunt middle finger to one of the aspirants...
www.idea.int/news/stateme...
Statement on the award of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Corina Machado
www.idea.int
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 2d
Amnesty International zum Völkermord und den deutsch-namibischen Verhandlungen
www.amnesty.de/aktuell/nami...
Völkermord an OvaHerero & Nama in Namibia: Deutschlands unbewältigtes koloniales Erbe
Die Nachfahren der OvaHerero und Nama kämpfen weiterhin um Anerkennung und Gerechtigkeit.
www.amnesty.de
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Henning Melber @he-mel.bsky.social · 2d
"The war has taken so much from us, our homes, lives and loved ones, but it has not taken away our desire to live, to rebuild and to drink a morning cup of coffee without fear."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what the future may bring | Hassan Abo Qamar
Phase one of Donald Trump’s peace plan has brought joy and relief, yet it’s hard to believe this fragile peace will last, says Palestinian writer and journalist Hassan Abo Qamar
www.theguardian.com
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