From 1990 to 2020 Germany s far right killed about 200 people
On 19 February 2020, a right-wing terrorist murdered nine people in the German city of Hanau: Gokhan Gultekin, Sedat Gurbuz, Said Nesar Hashemi, Mercedes Kierpacz, Hamza Kurtovic, Vili Viorel Paun, Fatih Saracoglu, Ferhat Unvar und Kaloyan Velkov. Journalists Sham Jaff and Aline Jabarine talk to Schayan Riaz about the ongoing search for answers
It’s almost one year since the Hanau terror attack. Are podcasts a suitable format for processing such a traumatic event?
Alena Jabarine: The good thing about this format is that it allows for a lot of room and flexibility when approaching a topic in-depth. Working with small microphones instead of cameras, it is also possible to create a more intimate atmosphere. We decided to work on two levels. The first level was reportage: at the end of 2020, we travelled to Hanau and spoke to relatives and friends of the victims to find out what questions still remained unanswered and w
On 19 February 2020, a right-wing terrorist murdered nine people in the German city of Hanau: Gokhan Gultekin, Sedat Gurbuz, Said Nesar Hashemi, Mercedes Kierpacz, Hamza Kurtovic, Vili Viorel Paun, Fatih Saracoglu, Ferhat Unvar und Kaloyan Velkov. Journalists Sham Jaff and Aline Jabarine talk to Schayan Riaz about the ongoing search for answers