{"title": "Freiheit ohne Angst", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/authoritarianism"], "description": "\"Freiheit ohne Angst\" is a conversation with the Iranian-American journalist and civil rights activist Masih Alinejad, known among other things for her initiative My Stealthy Freedom against the forced headscarf in Iran. The event is hosted by the Politisches Bildungsforum Berlin of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung as part of the Berlin Freedom Week. It deals with individual freedom under authoritarian regimes, resistance to political oppression and the special role of women as agents of democratic change. Alinejad, founder of the World Liberty Congress and recipient of the 2026 Paulskirchen Prize for Democracy, offers personal insights into her activism and discusses the responsibility of democratic societies in dealing with authoritarian regimes.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-ohne-angst-26606/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/berlin/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/freiheit-ohne-angst", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8799cacc13078f365b2067b68394670c7e91a305d0ae307e0db18320399a93fc-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Welche Rolle hat Religion? Zu Religion und Macht", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/authoritarianism", "religion"], "description": "A conversation with the Iranian-American journalist and civil rights activist Masih Alinejad about individual freedom in authoritarian systems and resistance to political repression. She is one of the most prominent critics of the Iranian regime and founder of the World Liberty Congress. The conversation offers personal insights into her activism and discusses the responsibility of democratic societies in dealing with authoritarian regimes. It is hosted by the Political Education Forum Berlin of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung as part of Berlin Freedom Week.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/welche-rolle-hat-religion-zu-religion-und-macht-31189/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/berlin/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/freiheit-ohne-angst", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d9a97d1d99f401d37f5d0cdff2c932138def6b8c6df3c21572a0bcbe28bd5bda-600.webp"}, {"title": "Für Narges Mohammadi", "start": "2026-11-09T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ticket.deutschestheater.de/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=22119", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/human-rights", "literature"], "description": "A literary evening in the theater's Rangfoyer dedicated to the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi. Jasmin Tabatabai reads, while Daniela Sepehri moderates the evening. Despite prison, repression and torture, Mohammadi fearlessly campaigns for political change in her homeland. The evening is dedicated to freedom, democracy and equal rights for women in Iran and takes place in cooperation with btb Verlag and PEN Berlin.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/fur-narges-mohammadi-4412/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/fuer-narges-mohammadi", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5c2ecaa26477b4abaf702a62d55bafe5cba3f71174a147e7d5183ce2ab3391-600.webp"}, {"title": "Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventim.de/artist/winfried-glatzeder/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "„Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte 3: Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ is a discussion event in the DT Kontext series, held in the Rangfoyer of the Deutsches Theater. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan, head of the German Institute for Migration and Integration Research, and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. At its centre is Rosa Luxemburg's famous line „Freiheit ist immer auch die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden“ and her legacy at a time when democratic values are under pressure worldwide. The discussion asks what her courage, her critique of the system and her idea of political participation can teach us for the challenges of the 21st century. Admission is free.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-ande-16847/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc5c2ecaa26477b4abaf702a62d55bafe5cba3f71174a147e7d5183ce2ab3391-600.webp"}, {"title": "Berlin Freedom Week", "start": "2026-11-07T08:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T08:00:00+01:00", "place": "", "address": "Berlin", "price": "Variiert je nach Veranstaltung", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.visitberlin.de/de/events-ticket-tipps-berlin", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["history/berlin-wall", "society/democracy"], "description": "Berlin Freedom Week is a citywide initiative for freedom and democracy that marks the anniversary of the fall of the Wall with guided tours, workshops, films, readings, discussions and events for children. It is an initiative of the Axel Springer Freedom Foundation, the Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft, visitBerlin and the World Liberty Congress, held under the patronage of Berlin's Governing Mayor. The programme approaches freedom from different perspectives: current events in several countries, global protest movements, digital freedom and past understandings of freedom. Highlights include the Berlin Freedom Conference, the Ostfrauen*Salon at the Stasi headquarters, contemporary witness talks about escape assistance at the Berlin Wall, and the Stories of Freedom film series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/berlin-freedom-week-16876/", "official_url": "https://berlin-freedom-week.com/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ae6a571649a3fa91c60a6de77329bb1a03abce980714c1dbed1f7c90d3dd0f3b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Die Freiheit der Andersdenkenden. Rosa Luxemburg und die Demokratie heute", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/politics", "society/democracy"], "description": "A talk at the Deutsches Theater as part of the series \"Auf der Schotterpiste der Geschichte\" takes up Rosa Luxemburg and the lasting relevance of her famous sentence on the freedom of those who think differently. The series is run by DT Kontext, the theatre's discussion programme. The panel features political and social scientist Naika Foroutan and historian Uwe Sonnenberg of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, moderated by André Mumot. The discussion asks what her idea of a living democracy and free speech can mean in the crises of the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden-rosa-luxemburg-und-die-demo-4405/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-3-die-freiheit-der-andersdenkenden", "image": ""}, {"title": "Freiheit und Solidarität – Gegensätze oder Komplementäre", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Maecenata Stiftung", "address": "Rungestraße 17, 10179 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society"], "description": "A colloquium by the Maecenata Stiftung in cooperation with the Allianz Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung e.V. asks whether freedom and solidarity are opposites, or whether responsibly lived freedom requires solidarity. The political scientist Dr. Marie Wachinger opens with a talk on the concept of solidarity and its current situation in civil-society networks. Afterwards Dr. Rupert Graf Strachwitz, a board member of the foundation, examines the concept of freedom before a discussion with all participants. The hybrid event addresses a broad audience and aims to develop arguments for public debate; a small reception follows at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-und-solidaritat-gegensatze-oder-komplementare-26301/", "official_url": "https://www.maecenata.eu/terminarchiv/freiheit-und-solidaritaet-gegensaetze-oder-komplementaere/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Release before Peace", "start": "2026-11-10T12:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung", "address": "Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei (begrenzte Anzahl, Anmeldung über die Ticketseite der Berlin Freedom Conference mit Code ", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://berlin-freedom-conference.com/en/tickets", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/war/ukraine-war", "society/human-rights"], "description": "\"Release before Peace\" is a panel discussion on human rights, responsibility and the question of why freedom cannot wait for peace. It takes place as part of the Berlin Freedom Conference in cooperation with Vitsche e.V., hosted by the Politisches Bildungsforum Berlin of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. It addresses the situation of people under Russian occupation in Ukraine, the systematic oppression of the Ukrainian population, and the return of children and prisoners. Together with leading Ukrainian human rights activists and experts, it also examines the political and diplomatic steps needed to give those affected a voice and protect their rights.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/release-before-peace-75765/", "official_url": "https://www.kas.de/de/web/berlin/veranstaltungen/detail/-/content/release-before-peace", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e1750faf7a8ec79f7df72ac8bf61dba6b0ab56a84308c56a5b6e21e36200d94-600.webp"}, {"title": "\"Haltung ohne Hass\"-Premiere mit Ahmad Mansour und Güner Balci!", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "BuchBox! Kiezbuchhandlung", "address": "Lettestraße 5, 10437 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.piper.de/autoren/veranstaltungen/detail/ahmad-mansour-mit-haltung-ohne-hass-in-berlin-ort-berlin-lokalitaet-museum-fuer-kommunikation-berlin-plz-10117-datum-2026-11-12-uhrzeit-1900", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "This event has been cancelled; a free replacement event takes place the same evening at the Museum für Kommunikation Berlin. It is the book premiere of \"Haltung ohne Hass\" with psychologist and extremism expert Ahmad Mansour and journalist Güner Yasemin Balci. Mansour describes a society that has forgotten how to listen and, using concrete examples, explains what must be done now to curb radicalisation, conspiracy narratives and disinformation. Balci is integration commissioner for the Berlin district of Neukölln and has made the challenges of an immigration society her life's theme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-guner-balci-13445/", "official_url": "https://www.buchboxberlin.de/event-calendar/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-g%C3%BCner-balci", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2abeb78f2708c84f16d2e95baf8603ab272ff438355136b18439d96ff4ec73c5-600.webp"}, {"title": "Umkämpfte Freiheit", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A panel discussion on the future of the transatlantic relationship and on what freedom means today on both sides of the Atlantic. The panelists are Dr. Ronald Granieri of the U.S. Army War College, Dr. Norbert Röttgen and Dr. Rachel Tausendfreund of the DGAP; the conversation is moderated by the journalist Dr. Melinda Crane. The event is a cooperation between the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Kohl-Stiftung and the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin and takes place at the Konrad-Adenauer-Forum Berlin. Registration was requested, but the event is unfortunately fully booked.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/umkampfte-freiheit-75826/", "official_url": "https://adenauerhaus.de/aktuelles-und-termine/termine/umkaempfte-freiheit-amerika-europa-und-die-zukunft-des-transatlantischen-verhaeltnisses", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d1d92c9b864eadae973b3b1ee07f5dfbf97a3b3c17ea8fbd830c9d4995f85c46-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Einstein Foundation Berlin, BCGE, and Center for Open and Responsible Research at the Berlin Science Week: Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?", "start": "2026-11-06T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berlin University Alliance", "address": "Kleine Präsidentenstraße 1, 10178", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/open-science"], "description": "An open dialogue event taking place as part of Berlin Science Week. It is organized by the Einstein Foundation Berlin together with the Berlin Center for Global Engagement and the Center for Open and Responsible Research, both part of the Berlin University Alliance. Under the title \"Can Science Remain Open in an Authoritarian World?\", speakers and audience will explore what is at stake when research closes its doors and whether the benefits of open science can still be safeguarded. The panel features Dr. Kamran Naim of CERN and Prof. Andrea Fleschenberg dos Ramos Pinéu of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, with Dr. Sakine Weikert of the DAAD moderating; the event is held at Haus der Kulturen der Welt and registration is required.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/einstein-foundation-berlin-bcge-and-center-for-open-and-resp-72108/", "official_url": "https://www.berlin-university-alliance.de/commitments/international/bcge/veranstaltungen/20261106_BeScWe_Can-Science-Remain-Open-in-an-Authoritarian-World_.html", "image": ""}, {"title": "Gespräch und Lesung mit Alice Hasters und Mohamed Amjahid", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek am Luisenbad", "address": "Badstraße 39, 13357 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/component/flexicontent/24-wissen-live/2081884-web-seminar-nachhaltig-gesund-und-guenstig-einkaufen", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature", "society"], "description": "A talk and reading with Alice Hasters and Mohamed Amjahid. The author presents her latest book „Anti Opfer- Warum wir Verletzlichkeit verachten“, in which she describes a cultural change that coincides with a rise of authoritarianism and fascism. It deals with questions such as what happens to a society in which sensitivity is considered elitist and the right of the strongest is seen as authentic. The talk is held with the German-Moroccan journalist and author Mohamed Amjahid; registration in advance is requested under https://pretix.eu/bibliothek-am-luisenbad/Hasters/, as places are limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/gesprach-und-lesung-mit-alice-hasters-und-mohamed-amjahid-2585/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "FREEDOM IS OUR RELIGION - Demonstration gegen die Abschaffung der Vereinsfreiheit durch das sog. ´Kuttenverbot´", "start": "2026-10-31T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-31T19:00:00+01:00", "place": "16321 Bernau - Landesgrenze Brandenburg / Berlin - Landsberger Allee - Blumberger Damm - Alt-Biesdorf - Alt-Friedrichsfelde - Frankfurter Allee - Karl-Marx- All…", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "demos", "tags": ["society/civil-rights"], "description": "A demonstration under the title \"FREEDOM IS OUR RELIGION - Demonstration gegen die Abschaffung der Vereinsfreiheit durch das sog. ´Kuttenverbot´\". It is directed against the so-called Kuttenverbot and the associated restriction of freedom of association. The event is registered as an assembly and follows a set route through Berlin. Who is behind the demonstration is not stated.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freedom-is-our-religion-demonstration-gegen-die-abschaffung-4232/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Protecting Academic Freedom: Insights and Initiatives", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics", "science"], "description": "A hybrid session on the Curie Stage featuring a plenary table discussion. It is presented by the Volkswagen Foundation as part of Falling Walls. The topic is academic freedom, which is increasingly constrained by political interference, censorship, precarious funding and employment structures, harassment, disinformation, and restrictions on international collaboration. Speakers from institutions including King's College London, the University of Oxford, and the University of Toronto discuss how research institutions can balance institutional autonomy with openness, inclusion, and public engagement.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives-72395/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/protecting-academic-freedom-insights-and-initiatives", "image": ""}, {"title": "Frauen und Revolution", "start": "2026-11-05T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Berliner Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Besuchszentrum Ostkreuz", "address": "Revaler Straße 29, 10245 Berlin", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/konzerte/rundfunkchorlounge-26-27-sauberes-wasser-und-schmutzige-geschaefte/?source=bde", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/gender", "history"], "description": "“Frauen und Revolution” is a theme evening with a discussion about what role female voices play in revolutions, then and now. From the revolutions of 1848 and 1918 to political upheavals around the world, it looks at women as actors in revolutionary movements and asks how they shape political change. Together the audience discusses female perspectives on revolution, democracy and social change; guests include the author Shila Behjat. The event takes place as part of the changing exhibition “Stimmen – Ein Ausstellungsexperiment zwischen Demokratiegeschichte und Gegenwart” in cooperation with the Berliner Landeszentrale für politische Bildung; admission is free, registration is requested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/frauen-und-revolution-16803/", "official_url": "https://forum1848.de/veranstaltungen/stimmen-frauen-revolution/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/12098e7f7fee87596a3129b35f20b8862fecf248d037acc53890bce6ac01d82f-600.webp"}]}