Opportunities for journalists in exile in Germany

ENGDEENG Mutasem AL-Hetari   Published on 02 November 2026   “My name is Mutasem AL-Hetari. I am a Yemeni journalist, cameraman and media producer. I currently live and work in Germany. My career in journalism began in Yemen, long before I came to Germany. In Sana’a, the capital of Yemen, I worked as a cameraman, [...]

Amir Aman Kiyaro Published on 17 June 2026 I have always been a curious person. As a child, I liked observing what people were doing. I asked lots of questions. And, I liked telling others about what I had observed. I was also involved in school media clubs from an early age, and spent several [...]

Khursand Khurramov Published on 03 June 2026 Growing up in an authoritarian country like Tajikistan, I became increasingly concerned about injustice and the lack of independent information. Journalism was not my original career plan. I studied international relations and hoped to work in that field, but journalism started as a hobby and gradually became my [...]

Mohamed Husein   Published on 03 June 2026   Journalism has always been more than a profession for me; it’s a responsibility to document truth, amplify unheard voices, and preserve the realities face by communities affected by conflict and injustice. As a Rohingya who has personally experienced persecution, displacement, and the consequences of genocide and [...]

Gülbahar Altaş   Published on 27 April 2026   I am a Kurdish woman journalist from Diyarbakır, a city where journalism is inextricably linked to political tension, structural violence, and the struggle for truth. As a member of  people without a national state, I grew up acutely aware of denial, exclusion, and systematic erasure of [...]

Andrei Karalevich   Published on 03 February 2026 My path in media began in 2008 at the Belarusfilm studio. With a Master’s degree in Screen Arts, I spent years working in film production and later shared this experience as a lecturer at the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. The political crisis of 2020 became a [...]

ENTUREN Durket Süren   Published on 29 April 2025   Recognising journalism as the mission of reflecting the truth through publishing for the people has been my biggest source of inspiration. I briefly worked in the distribution of a feminist women's magazine, and then in 2011, I began my journalistic career as a presenter at [...]

Elias Hatimi   Published 2 December 2024   "After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghanistan’s media landscape underwent a transformation, with new TV stations and diverse programming emerging. As a teenager, I was captivated by international news and inspired by young foreign anchors, often mimicking their delivery. My uncle, a photographer, further sparked [...]

Basir Ahmad Daneshyar   Published on 24 July 2024   Basir Ahmad Daneshyar, Vice-Chair of the Afghanistan Journalists Support Organization (AJSO) and a Master of Journalism and Mass Communication from China, is a seasoned academic and journalist. With leadership roles at Herat University, including Director of Communication and Public Awareness, Director of the Herat Journalism [...]