Prof. David Protess (Northwestern University, Illinois) investigates dubious death sentences in the United States with the help of his students. His work has resulted in a number of appeals and a moratorium by the governor of Illinois.

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Renate Flottau reported for many years on the war in the Balkans as a Spiegel magazine editor, gaining particular renown for her “War Diary.”

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Thomas Mayer, editor-in-chief of the Leipziger Volkszeitung newspaper, initiated the Leipzig-based fund-raising drive “Kosovo Relief” in 1999 and personally took part in the relief-aid transports.

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