About this episode

Chris Hedges discusses the repression of dissent in Germany with Hüseyin Doğru, focusing on the impact of sanctions and media censorship related to Palestine.

The war on information in the West has tread new grounds since the genocide in Palestine. Journalists and media outlets who report on the imperialist endeavors of the ruling class increasingly find themselves under the boot of legislators who concoct fascist legislation to act as imperial henchmen. Their methods are stretching the limits of the law with the scope and severity of the punishments imposed. Nowhere is this repression more apparent than in Germany where, since October 7 of 2023, governments have banned languages and symbols related to Palestine and many people, not only journalists but also professors, doctors and lawyers, have lost their jobs for speaking out against the genocide or participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations. In this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Chris Hedges speaks with Hüseyin Dogru, a German citizen and father of three young children, who founded Red Media, an anti-imperialist, socialist media outlet. Since May 20 of 2025, Dogru has been experiencing a “civil death,” as Hedges calls it. Dogru and his family members are sanctioned by the European Union as part of its sanctions package against Russia. Their bank accounts are frozen, and…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hedges

Guest: Hüseyin Doğru

Topics covered

• media repression
• civil rights
• Palestine
• sanctions
• freedom of speech
• imperialism

Keywords

• civil death
• sanctions
• media censorship
• Palestine
• freedom of expression
• Hüseyin Doğru
• Chris Hedges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Media

Places: Germany, Palestine, European Union

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