{"id":14547,"date":"2026-07-09T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14547"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:15:35","slug":"hueseyin-dogru-deutschland-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/hueseyin-dogru-deutschland-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Death: How Germany Is Shutting Down a Journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges speaks with German journalist H\u00fcseyin Do\u011fru about a case that reaches far beyond one individual: the EU sanctions imposed on him and his news outlet Red Media.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Do\u011fru describes how the sanctions, imposed after his reporting on Gaza and the Palestinian movement, have changed his life \u2014 from frozen bank accounts and severe restrictions on his work to the consequences for his family. He explains his legal efforts to challenge the measures and why he sees this case as a warning sign for press freedom, independent journalism, and the rise of self-censorship in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>To read the transcript of this video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Civil-Death_-How-a-Journalist-Is-Being-Shut-Down-in-Germany.docx.pdf\">Civil Death: How Germany Is Shutting Down a Journalist<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">This video was produced by The Christ Hedges Report and published on their YouTube channel on the 2nd of July, 2026. We have translated it into German and are republishing it today to help build opinion on this issue in Germany and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>We are transitioning away from YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to the following channels to stay updated with our journalism:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>\u25ba<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/c\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;RUMBLE<\/a><br>\u25ba&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/acTVismMunich\" target=\"_blank\">TELEGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO:<strong> <\/strong>Civil Death: How Germany Is Shutting Down a Journalist<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weaponizing Civil Death to Crush Dissidents (w\/ H\u00fcseyin Do\u011fru) | The Chris Hedges Report\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TD8SDssOLAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>About our import program: In this program, we publish content from external authors, activists and journalists. 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The content does not necessarily reflect acTVism Munich\u2019s own editorial stance.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donate today to support independent &amp; non-profit media!<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;or on the picture below:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"d-flex justify-content-center pb-3 sal\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/28_acTVism_Webseite_Donation-Image_EN_700x233px_Future-1-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ABOUT H\u00dcSEYIN DOGRU<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>H\u00fcseyin Do\u011fru is a German journalist and the founder of Red Media, an independent news outlet launched in 2023 that focused on international affairs, anti-imperialist politics, and reporting on the war in Gaza. 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