Investigation — Indonesia 1965

How Germany financed a genocide

By Hüseyin Dogru50 min read80 documents12 testimonies

Germany’s Hidden Role in Indonesia’s 1965 Massacre
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Independent reporting and long-form documentary on power, displacement, and dignity. Based in Berlin.

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Germany’s Hidden Role in Indonesia’s 1965 Massacre
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Germany’s Hidden Role in Indonesia’s 1965 Massacre

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Chile 1973: Why Allende’s Peaceful Road to Socialism Failed

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2025
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Inside Venezuela’s Militias: The People Arming Against a US Invasion

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2026
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France’s War on The Suburbs
2023
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France’s War on The Suburbs

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Armed And Dangerous: Britain’s Racist Police
2023
25:39

Armed And Dangerous: Britain’s Racist Police

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Echoes of Empire: British Neocolonialism in Kenya
2023
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Echoes of Empire: British Neocolonialism in Kenya

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Evo Morales: “The Coup Was About Lithium”
2026
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Evo Morales: “The Coup Was About Lithium”

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30 Years Later: Srebrenica Survivor Compares 1995 Genocide to Palestine Today
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2026
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Exclusive Interview With Hamas: One Year Al-Aqsa Flood
2024
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Exclusive Interview With Hamas: One Year Al-Aqsa Flood

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Exclusive Interview With Yemen’s Ansarallah
2024
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Exclusive Interview With Yemen’s Ansarallah

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Interview With PFLP: One Year After October 7
2024
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Interview With PFLP: One Year After October 7

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Interview With PIJ on Gaza’s October 7 Prisonbreak
2024
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Interview With PIJ on Gaza’s October 7 Prisonbreak

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Exclusive Interview with Hezbollah: We Are Ready For War
2024
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Exclusive Interview with Hezbollah: We Are Ready For War

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Talking with the Axis of Resistance (Trailer)
2024
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Talking with the Axis of Resistance (Trailer)

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Selected Journalism

Long-form reporting

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Congo Is Not Poor. It Is Robbed.
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Congo Is Not Poor. It Is Robbed.

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Oman’s Forgotten Feminist Marxist Revolution
June 2026

Oman’s Forgotten Feminist Marxist Revolution

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The Pen That Outlived the Bomb
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The Pen That Outlived the Bomb

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When the US Massacred its Ally’s Civilians
July 2026

When the US Massacred its Ally’s Civilians

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‘Send Them Back’: The EU’s Racism Is Now Out in the Open
June 2026

‘Send Them Back’: The EU’s Racism Is Now Out in the Open

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The UK’s Forgotten “Vietnam”
June 2026

The UK’s Forgotten “Vietnam”

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About

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Hüseyin Doğru is an independent journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Berlin. His work deals with displacement, geopolitics and the long aftermath of state violence.

He has produced, co-produced and filmed more than 90 documentaries and hundreds of reports from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The films cover colonialism, fascism, LGBTQI+ rights and the environment.

His reporting appears under his own name on @hussedogru and in outlets in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. He works in English, German and Turkish.

1.4K+Videos published
3Working languages
17Selected works
Awards & Recognition

Awards & recognition

Selected honors for documentary and video journalism produced under my direction.
2020

The Lovie Awards — Gold, Documentary

"Favela Lockdown: Brazil's Gangs Fighting COVID-19"
2020

The Lovie Awards — Gold, News & Politics

"Favela Lockdown: Brazil's Gangs Fighting COVID-19"
2020

People’s Lovie Award — Winner

"Lesbos Refugee Camp: The Crisis at the EU Border"
2021

The Lovie Awards — Silver + People’s Lovie, Documentary

"Indonesia's 1965 Genocide"
2019

Portobello Film Festival — Winner, Best Documentary

London
2020

Florence Film Awards — Winner

Monthly Competition · Official Selection
2020

Shorty Awards — Gold Honor, Social Activism

Finalist, 12th Annual Shorty Awards
2021

Shorty Awards — Audience Honor

Instagram Video · 13th Annual
2020

The Drum Online Media Awards — Finalist

London
2019

Brighton Rocks Film Festival — Finalist

Short Documentary
2020

DOCS MX — Official Selection

Mexico City International Documentary Festival
2019

Official Selections

Courage Film Festival · London International Cinema Festival
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