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Violence against women is a reality everywhere — in Germany, too. How can that be? What must be done to change this?

Anna has been living in a women’s shelter for a year. She is in need of special protection because her husband tried to kill her and threatened their children. This is no isolated case. The most dangerous place for a woman is her own home. On average, a partner or ex-partner subjects a woman in Germany to violence every four minutes. Why is that? We speak with some women who have experienced domestic abuse, as well as a perpetrator who beat his wife many times. We also ask what policymakers and society can do to combat gender-based violence. A report by Kamilla Jarzina.

00:00 Introduction
01:09 A visit to a women’s shelter
02:30 Cloud was forced to marry a violent man
03:35 Gender-specific violence in Germany
04:40 Michael, the perpetrator
08:00 The Gisèle Pelicot case
08:35 Back at the women’s shelter
09:00 Anna’s husband tried to kill her and their children.
11:05 Women experiencing violence often feel ashamed
11:50 Children are also affected
12:20 Breaking the cycle of violence
13:35 Germany’s lack of women’s shelters
15:45 Delays in legal proceedings
16:20 What needs to change urgently?
17:18 Anna’s new chance
18:10 Cloud writes a book about her experiences

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