Tag: exile
Pakistan’s former prime minister Sharif returns from exile
As of: October 21, 2023 1:53 p.m After four years in exile, former Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif has returned to his home country. He is apparently aiming for a political…
Elections: Former Pakistani Prime Minister returns from exile
Choose Former Pakistani Prime Minister returns from exile Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif dance before a welcome rally. photo © KM Chaudary/AP/dpa He fled into exile years ago…
Culture in exile: Steinmeier insists on obligations for the persecuted
Status: 08/23/2023 7:24 p.m The Federal President calls for those who are politically persecuted to be welcomed into Germany “with open arms” – the country’s own “history of exile” obliges…
Rafik Schami: “When you talk, the desert blossoms”. a meeting. – Culture
During the Syrian war, his father’s sheltered library went up in flames. Rafik Schami is now turning one of the few books he saved into a new novel. For a…
Video: Thaksin in hospital after returning from exile
Thailand’s imprisoned ex-prime minister Thaksin had chest tightness and high blood pressure, according to the Bangkok Correctional Authority. During the night he was transferred to a police hospital. Thailand’s imprisoned…
Srettha elected the new head of government in Thailand
Status: 08/22/2023 1:35 p.m Although the Pheu Thai party only came second in the parliamentary elections, they now provide the new head of government: the parliament elected Srettha as prime…
After fifteen years in exile, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra imprisoned on his return
He had spent fifteen years abroad to escape convictions. As soon as he set foot on the soil of his country, Thaksin Shinawatra was caught up in his past. The…
Thailand’s ex-prime minister Thaksin returns from exile
Status: 08/22/2023 08:43 a.m Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin has lived in exile since 2008. In absentia, he was convicted in several criminal cases. Now he has returned to his…
Government: Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin back from exile
Government Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin back from exile Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra waves to supporters at Don Mueng International Airport in Bangkok. photo © Adryel Talamantes/ZUMA Press…
Herta Müller on her 70th birthday: “A fly comes through half a forest” – culture
A few days ago, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Herta Müller, wrote an open letter to the Belarusian President Lukashenko. Under the title “Where have they gone?”…