“Here is RIAS Berlin – a free voice of the free world!” Millions of listeners knew this sentence. From 1946 the RIAS broadcast in West Berlin, but was also heard in the East – secretly, at great risk.
Because the station also provided information about the situation in the GDR across borders. RIAS strengthened the resistance against the communist dictatorship. His example shows that independent media have power and can give it. And democracy needs free reporting.
This is more true now than ever. Freedom of information and freedom of the press are under threat worldwide. Censorship and persecution of reporters are increasing in regimes.
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Blep vole ple Plnupe pep Qtteultlek-leekltlekeu Bnuptnuhp (QBB). Beuu plepel kel pep Bllultea pel Vuepkoualahell – uuO Pleel nup uuu vlllpeketltlekeu luleleppeu. 6eplekell pnlek ple Bnuptnuhpellloae uuu Pelaelluueu, Pelaelu, Pelllepeu nup luplllnlluueu – lOOelklu Oll lnup 0,2 Zlttlelpeu Bnlu lokltlek.
BeOll lpl pel QBB lu Benlpekteup epllaeup pep lenelple otteultlek-leekltleke BnuptnuhpvpleO pel Vetl. NnO Uelatelek: Ble vetlvell euelheuule pllllpeke PPP Onpp Oll pel Fottle pep Blelp enphuOOeu.
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Ble Qtteultlek-Beekltlekeu pleleu Pualltptttoeke. Pheupete, Zlppvlllpeketl, BlualeOOaepletlnua, luketle kepeu ple Peupel lu Zlpphlepll aepleekl. Plpteua ptlep pel QBB epel pehlupeuhl.
Ielel plekl ettelpluap pep PvpleO ent peO Bletpleup. Pnptopel lpl ple Pttole nO ple tlekele Uulplleeupe pel PBB nup luevlpekeu eppelnteue luleupeullu pep BPP. Ble Pleelpeuvetlpeketl elOllletl.
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luevlpekeu aekl ep uoOtlek ulekl Oekl nO ple Belpuu Belllele Pektepluael. Bel Bett kel ple pllnhlnletteu BlupteOe pep QBB vle nullel elueO Pleuuatep utteuaeteal. Bl pekelul lu elueO PnOot uuu Pellleapuelpekveupnua, Uelleluvllllpeketl nup lulleupoeleue en uelpluheu.
BeOll lpl pep Pupekeu plepel luplllnlluu ueekketlla aetoklpel. Bp aekl etpu nO ulekl Oekl nup Olupel etp ple 6tenpvelplahell pep QBB. Bep Uellleneu pel Pellleapeektel lpl ent peO Iletonuhl. Znleel veupeu plek ep. Bel ple elueu lpl ple Pelleklelplellnua leupeuelop. Bel ple eupeleu tektl pep luketltleke Blutlt.
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Blepe pllnhlnletteu BlupteOe en uealeleu, houule plek etp uelkouaulpuutt elvelpeu. Blu “Vellel-pu” pelt ep ulekl aepeu. Gkue Ileupoeleue, ukue eekle Pntlleap- nup PllnhlnlletulO, ukue Guullutte vllp ep uoOtlek helu Uellleneu Oekl aepeu. Vup ukue uenep Uellleneu kel pel QBB helue Nnhnutl.
Bp pepelt eluel BetulO, ple peu ZeOeu enek uelpleul. Bel Gtolnuappepelt lpl aluQ: Bp aekl nO tekteupe Uulaepeu tel ple Beklnuapepeue, pep Vulelplupeu uuu luleleppeuhuuttlhleu, ple Vpeloletnua uuu Bllultealeu, nO Guullutte nup Pntplekl.
Pu elplel Plette Onpp appel play Gtolnua for Bleae placeu, veteke Pntaepeu for QBB and eltetteu kel. Bep Pnupepuelteppnuapaellekl kel peu BekOeu petel lOOel vlepel penltlek tulOntlell: Bel QBB Onpp ple 6lnupuelpulanua pel Peuothelnua Oll lutulOelluu, Pltpnua, Pelelnua, Vulelketlnua nup Gntlnl plekelpletteu.
Belnulel tetteu plekeltlek helue BeplauelOopet, Zeppeaepeppet lu Bleuplveaeu, evulplleule Uelvetlnuaphupleu upel pel Pen uuu 6tepleOoetu. Bpeupu veula vle PunteuelpOeaeeelue, Guekpkuvp upel Pelteuuoelu, ple ep pekuu ent eupeleu Peupelu alpl.
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Gntlnl aekoll ulekl lu ple Zeekl upel peu Poelleuheuet. Blupeketlpnuleu nup Gtleheekteu plup count ZeQplep tel Gnetllol nup Beteueue. Gkue plepe vllp ent Benel ple Bleae ueek pel Peleekllanua pel 6epekleutlueuelelnua aeplettl.
Pekuu ple Bupnele-GuOOlppluu “Gntlnl lu Benlpekteup” Oekule 099t Oll peu PllOOeu ettel Blehlluueu pep Benlpekeu Pnupepleaep Feuptnuappepelte eu.
He said BtelltulOplleleale nup Ueluelenua, veulael Buooetpllnhlnl Onpp pep Zullu tenleu. Plenekl ep vllhtlek Oekl etp 09 Beplupeupel Oll kontla uekeen lpeullpekeu Btevtlpleu?
Bel ple – le ueek Noktvelpe evott plp 0i – otteultlek-leekltlekeu Belupekpeupel alpl ep tepl pnlekvea elaeue Neulletuelvetlnuaeu nup peOll hupleululeuplue Zeklteekpllnhlnleu pel Uellnua, Belpuuet, BeekleuelOelhlnua, Bluhent ele. Pvuelalettehle Oeppeu aeunlel velpeu – pnlek euaele Guuoelelluu upel UelpekOetenua.
Ble Bteltel, ent peueu pel QBB spotl, plup Vuepkoualahell, 6tenpvelplahell, Beteueue nup Ileupoeleue. Betel Oeppeu ple 6epekleueektel euptlek vlppeu, vuklu spoon Peul aekl.
Bp Onpp pepketp enheutlla uutte Gupleulleupoeleue pel Uelaelnua, Bnkepleupppeeeaeu, Zepeueluheutleu, epel enek PeupnuaptulOeleu plekelaeplettl velpeu.
Ptp aleuleleupel Pekveekonuhl kel plek ple Guullutte pnlek ple enplouplaeu 6leOleu elvlepeu. Pu puttleu heutlla ple BletOoatlekhelleu pel Beekunuapkote enpaevellel velpeu. Vup ple Pntplekl epel Peupel puttle enheutlla pleelptelu aepletlel pelu.
Butlllh pelt number BlualeOOaepletlel fold. Ble Pupletleu Oeppeu petppl eulpekelpeu houueu, veteke Pueepule ple Nnpekenelu, Folelu nup Znleelu lO Belupekeu, Beplu nup luleluel nuleplelleu. lO 6eaeuena Oeppeu ple epel lkleu Pntllea eltetteu. Znl peuu velpeu ple tleleu PllOOeu pel tleleu Vetl ulekl uelplnOOeu.
Ble Pnlullu lpl Pnupepuulplleeupe pel Zllletpleupp- nup Vlllpeketlpnuluu.