Yesterday morning at 7 a.m. in the morning six german policemen entered the house of an aquaintance of mine. They spent one hour searching his room and his belongings and confiscated his computer and other things. The official reason? On his website he had a link to a group who advocates non-violent resistance to the atom lobby. It is not hard to imagine what all his neighbours will think. If you thought this kind of thing was only possible in CIS-countries, think otherwise. Since the new laws to limit civil liberties it seems no law-abiding citizen is safe in their own homes, also not in the EU. Details...

Buchenwald – Post description Period: 01.09.2007 – 31.08.2008 The Buchenwald Memorial (former Nazi-concentration camp) has visitors from all over the world. They come in groups or as individuals and stay for some hours or for seminars. The volunteer will contribute with their own cultural background and individual personality to deeper knowledge and understanding of the past and of the present. The memorial is interested to host a further volunteer to promote the internationality of the place and specifically deal with documentation in Russian language, enquiries from CIS former prisoners or their relatives and CIS visitors to the centre. In this field, the intercultural exchange is very important. Details...