OpinionIf Sally Rooney isn’t safe from the UK's censorship then no author is: If even a bestselling author is silenced, then what chance do the rest of us have?
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If Sally Rooney isn’t safe from the UK's censorship then no author is
Philippe Sands, the new recipient of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, author and lawyer, criticizes Germany's silence on Israel's actions in ... Show more
Key FactsPhilippe Sands Criticizes Germany’s Silence on Gaza
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Philippe Sands received the Peace Prize on Sunday morning at Frankfurt’s Paulskirche in the Federal President’s presence.

  • In his acceptance speech, Sands criticized the German government and public for remaining silent about Israeli war crimes he condemned.

  • He called the genocide debate a distraction and stressed that no international crime is less serious than another.

  • Sands demanded a non-racialized state rationale that breaks silence over international crimes regardless of perpetrators, even when friends are responsible.
  • Killing as a war crime or as a crime against humanity is not less grave than genocide.
    — Philippe Sands, Peace Prize speech in the Paulskirche, Frankfurt, 2013
PISA study: Germany as bad as ever - | "The student body has changed": According to Bild, the latest results of the PISA study show that Germany's students ...
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PISA study: Germany as bad as ever - |
Key FactsPisa Study: Germany’s 15-Year-Olds Record Lowest Scores
Sep 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The tested 15-year-olds achieved their lowest competency scores ever in reading, mathematics and science.

  • More than 760,000 young people participated worldwide, with science receiving particular emphasis this time.

  • According to Prien, the student population has changed; schools must now provide more support for relationships and upbringing.

  • Prien identifies early-childhood education, stronger transitions from daycare to school, and improved reading, writing and numeracy as priorities.
  • But there is no use in lamenting about it. This is the reality, and the education system as a whole must adapt better to it.
    — Karin Prien, CDU politician and Education Minister, told the German press agency (dpa) in the context of the Pisa study.