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Ten years ago, tax expert Sergei Magnitsky died in Russian custody. His boss, former billionaire investor and former Putin supporter Bill Browder, describes the case as a perfidious political murder plot ever since - and has obtained US sanctions against Russian officials. Magnitsky even became the name of a law that punishes human rights violations. But is the story true that Browder describes? Editor Benjamin Bidder and documentary Anika Zeller evaluated for months countless files and have doubts about Browders representation. Bidder met Magnitsky's Moscow lawyer in 2009, and "even then, Browder's account was only partially consistent with the facts," he says. The story works "only clearly, as long as one disregards all details".
- Are Russia's sanctions based on a history of lies? Read more about the Magnitsky case here.
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Glüsing, Morales
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When correspondent Jens Glüsing first interviewed the then Bolivian president Evo Morales in 2006, he was photographed in the government palace of La Paz in front of a Che Guevara portrait made of coca leaves. At that time, the former coca farmer was at the zenith of his power. Last week, Glüsing Morales met in Mexican exile - he fled there after the military had forced him to resign. He is homesick, Morales knows, but the situation in Bolivia is too dangerous for the time being. Also to the appointment he appeared in the armored SUV with four bodyguards. "Morales arrived three-quarters of an hour early," says Glüsing, "he seems to have plenty of time." When asked about his future, the politician joked: "Maybe a non-governmental organization will sign me up."
- "It's worth dying for that": Bolivia's ex-president Morales in an interview
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Windman, Mbappé, Truckendanner
Frenchman Kylian Mbappé is currently considered the most valuable player in the world. Longer interviews with him are the absolute exception. Editor Antje Windmann and her colleague Petra Truckendanner met the superstar in Paris, talking to him on the sidelines of a sponsorship event about childhood dreams, self-confidence and moments of doubt. At the appointment, Mbappé started stirring dough for cookies with little sugar with children. Healthy nutrition is important to the athlete, but a kitchen does not seem familiar to him. "I do not know how many times he had a whisk in his hand," says Windmann, "he can definitely handle a ball better."
- "I know: I'm not God!": The whole interview with the striker star
How is a message created? And how do I know if she's right? Together with the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe and other partners, the Spiegel launches the education program SPIEGEL Ed . It should be about explaining the world of news to young people from the age of eight. Media experts go to schools together with SPIEGEL journalists. Accompanying is the newsletter "little break" . At www.spiegel-ed.de there is material on topics such as freedom of the press, cyberbullying and filter bubbles