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11.06.2021 Article

Against tyranny and torture: A documentation mechanism for severe human rights violations in Belarus

In March 2021, to counter tyranny in Belarus, the Federal Government joined with international partners to initiate a mechanism to document severe human rights violations in Belarus. The aim is to make it possible to investigate and prosecute such cases in future.

Protests in Minsk following the presidential elections, 23 August 2020 
10.06.2021 Article

Against repression and violence: An action plan for civil society in Belarus

Since August 2020, people in Belarus have been demonstrating peacefully against electoral fraud and state violence and calling for freedom of opinion and the release of political prisoners. The political leadership in Minsk is responding with repression and unconcealed violence.

Protests in Minsk following the presidential elections, 23 August 2020 
21.02.2020 Article

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister visits Berlin

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud paid his first official visit to Berlin today. His talks with Foreign Minister Heiko Maas addressed the complex bilateral relations between the two countries and the crises in the region.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud
01.05.2019 Article

Maas in Mexico: a strategic trade partner that shares our values 

Germany and Mexico are agreeing on an ambitious agenda, focusing above all on multilateralism, business and the rule of law.

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Mexico City
30.04.2019 Article

Maas promotes values in Brazil 

During his first visit to Brazil, the German Foreign Minister called for cooperation based on values.

Foreign Minister Maas meets his counterpart Araujo
28.03.2019 Article

Working together for multilateralism and women’s rights!

Foreign Minister Maas’s Latin America and Caribbean Initiative is bringing the region more to the fore in German foreign policy.

Demonstrations in Buenos Aires on International Women’s Day 2018

Press releases

  1. 20.10.2021 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the awarding of the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Alexei Navalny

  2. 08.10.2021 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the announcement that the Nobel Peace Prize is being awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

  3. 12.08.2021 Press release

    Human Rights Commissioner Kofler on the ongoing detention of the Egyptian human rights lawyer el -Baqer

  4. 11.08.2021 Press release

    Statement by Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on the sentencing of Michael Spavor and Robert Schellenberg

  5. 09.08.2021 Press release

    Foreign Minister Maas on the situation in Belarus on the anniversary of the presidential elections in Belarus on 9 August

  6. 14.07.2021 Press release

    Federal Foreign Office on the raids and arrests in Belarus

  7. 07.06.2021 Press release

    Minister of State Annen on recent developments in Nicaragua

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