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Lifespark in the media

• Migros Magazin, May 13th 2013: Article with Anouk Oswald, Peter Eichenberger and Beatrice Gloggner
  Briefe in die Todeszelle
  Language: German
   
• Freier Schweizer, May 8th 2013: Article about Viviane Zogg
  Briefe aus den Todestrakten der USA
  Language: German
   
• Radio Energy, April 22nd 2013: Interview with Andrea Bräker
  Briefe in den Knast
  Language: Swiss German
  Duration: 5 minutes
   
• Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 20th 2013: Article about Sarah Gekeler
  Sarah und Richard
  Language: German
   
• Move 36, April 2013: Article about Alex Reinert
  Grüsse aus der Todeszelle
  Language: German
   
• Wann & Wo, April 8th 2013: Article about Magdalena Hubmann
  Im Mörder einen Menschen sehen
  Language: German
   
• Höchster Kreisblatt, April 6th 2013: Article about Claudia Kirschner
  Grüsse aus der Todeszelle
  Language: German
   
• 20 Minuten, March 25th 2013: Article about Viviane Zogg
  350 Schweizer schreiben Briefe in den Todestrakt
  Language: German
   
• Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich, February 13th, 2013: Article about Valentina Suter
  Die Studentin und der Mörder
  Language: German
   
• Leben und Glauben, January 24th, 2013: Article about Ines Aubert
  Briefe aus dem Todestrakt
  Language: German
   
• French Radio RTS la Première, November 2012: La "Ligne de Coeur".
  Topic of the week from November 26-30 was "listening and giving to others, being empathic, showing any form of support using any tool of communication and what are the benefits to learn how to listen to others".
  Monday November 26th, 2012: Interview with Pierre Pradervand "Live" from Livingston
  Tuesday November 27th, 2012: Interview with Tania Dévaud
  Language: French
  Duration: 19 minutes (size: 33MB) and 10 minutes (size: 16MB), .m4a audio format
   
• Le Matin, November 30th, 2012: Article about "Cities for life; Cities against the death penalty" with Christiane Bitz and Anne-Lise Wood and Fabian Hühenberger from Sant'Egidio
  Ils écrivent aux condamnés
  Language: French
   
• annabelle, November 21st, 2012: Article about Maja Thalmann
  Eine Begegnung: Mein Freund im Todestrakt
  Language: German
   
• Radio RTS, Les matinales d'Espace 2, October 10th, 2012: Interview with Stuart Patterson
  A l'écoute: "Rencontre avec Stuart Patterson"
  Language: French
  Duration: 13 minutes
   
• Welt online, May 2nd, 2012: Article about Sara Tanner and Ines Aubert
  Grüsse aus der Todeszelle - Mörder als Brieffreunde
  Language: German
   
• Blick am Abend, April 30th, 2012: Article about Dorothea Burkhard
  Die Todgeweihten grüssen dich
  Language: German
   
• Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ online, March 27th, 2012: Article about Ines Aubert
  Mein Brieffreund aus dem Todestrakt
  Language: German
   
• Radio Télévision Suisse La 1ère, March 3, 2012: Interview with Stuart Patterson,
  and with the participation of Evelyne Giordani and Sandrine Ageorge
  http://www.rts.ch/la-1ere/programmes/zone-franche/?date=03-03-2012
  Language: French
  Duration: 55 minutes
   
• Radio Bayernwelle, February 2012: Report with Martin Both
  Brieffreundschaft mit einem Gefangenen im Todestrakt
  Language: German
  Duration: 11 minutes, starting after 30 seconds
   
• Spiegel online, January 2012: Article about Martin Both
  Briefe aus dem Todestrakt
  Language: German
  English version: Letters from Death row
   
• Dran, November 2011: Article about Elisabeth Deutscher
  Dead man walking
  Language: German
   
• Youtube, October 11, 2011: Film with Jacques Secretan
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn4_zUMtL5o
  Language: English
  Duration: 7 minutes
   
• Tribune de Genève, September 30th, 2011: Article about Claudia Tramèr
  Troy a été exécuté. J’étais sa fenêtre sur le monde
  Language: French
   
• SHF Schaffhauser Fernsehen, May 13 2011: Interview with Romy Lehner
  Heute im Gespräch
  Language: Swiss German
  Duration: 12 minutes
   
• ERF 1, April 2, 2011: Film with Elisabeth Deutscher
  Film starting at minutes 9.50
  Language: German
  Duration: 12 minutes
   
• WDR 5, December 24, 2010: Interview with Carolin Courts
  Neugier genügt
  Language: German
   
• WDR 5, December 24, 2010: Radio broadcast with Carolin Courts
  Danach muss etwas Besseres kommen - Teil 1 des Features, December 24, 2009
  Briefe aus der Todeszelle - das zweite Jahr, December 24, 2010
  Duration: 20 min
  Radio broadcast (scroll down)
  Text to the radio broadcast
  Language: German
   
• Journal de la Gruyère, November 2, 2010: Interview with Gisèle Francey
  "Offrir la vie par procuration"
  Language: French
   
• Neues Leben, October 2010: Article by Elisabeth Deutscher
  "Ein paar Zeilen Menschlichkeit"
  Language: German
   
• Femina, June 20, 2010: Interview with Evelyne Giordani
  "Une plume contre la mort"
  Language: French
   
• Zeitschrift "Dran", May 27, 2010: Article by Elisabeth Deutscher
  "Heute dürfen wir leben!"
  Language: German
   
• Series of three articles "Le Courrier", February 2010
  Interviews with three lifespark members and their penpals
  Language: French
  
  No 1 February 9, 2010 Steve Gardner et Anne-Lise Wood
  "C'est comme tu le disais : un lieu de torture"
  
  No 2 February 16, 2010 Robin Lee Row et Evelyne Giordani
  "Ma machine à écrire m'a sauvé la vie"
  
  No 3 February 23, 2010 Rogelio Reyes Cannady et Isabelle Delèze
  "J'ai vu partir beaucoup de condamnés"
   
• Journal de Cossonay, February 19, 2010. Article about Evelyne Giordani
  "Mettre son énergie pour abolir la peine de mort"
  Language: French
   
• Télévision Suisse Romande - Mise au point, February 21 2010: "La course contre la mort", in direct line from Polunsky Unit, Livingston, Texas, with the participation of Evelyne Giordani
  Duration: 12 min.
  http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=343901&sid=11811889&cKey=1266914900000
  Language: French
   
• Online news www.news.de, December 30, 2009: Interview with Ursula Corbin about the foundation of lifespark
  http://www.news.de/politik/855037594/begleiten-statt-verurteilen/1
  Language: German
   
• Online news www.news.de, December 30, 2009: Article about Mara Schilling
  http://www.news.de/politik/855037600/briefe-in-die-todeszelle/1
  Language: German
   
• TeleBasel, December 10, 2009: Film about Cornelia Demirkan, Ruedi Ritz and Corinne Frossard about their pen pal-ships and their trip of November 09 to the USA
  Telebasel.pdf
  Duration: 2x 20 minutes
  Language: Swiss German and English
   
• Profil, November 2009: Article about Paul Felder
  Une interview de Paul Felder
  Language: French
   
• Telebärn, October 11, 2009: Video about Cornelia Steinemann
  http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/videotv/?channel_id=41&video_id=55802
  Duration: 3 minutes
  Language: Swiss German
   
• Berner Zeitung, October 11, 2009: Article about Cornelia Steinemann
  http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/mobile/region/seeland-jura/Ich-wuerde-ihn-in-den-Tod-begleiten/s/18257020/index.html
  Language: German
   
• Aargauer Zeitung, October 10, 2009: Article by Maja Thalmann
  "Für die sind wir einfach keine Menschen"
  Language: German
   
• Die Südostschweiz, October 10, 2009: Article about Helen Danuser
  "Briefe aus dem Todestrakt"
  Language: German
   
• StarTv, September 17, 2009: Talk with Roger Schawinsky, Ursula Corbin und Rolf Lyssy on the occasion of Steven Moody's execution
  http://www.startv.ch/index.cfm?CFID=32913023&CFTOKEN=66552563&page=116884&sendung_id=135&format_id=12
  Duration: 80 minutes
  Language: Swiss German and English
   
• Journal l'Express, May 30, 2009: Interview with Ludivine Ferreira
  "Du peloton d'exécution à la chaise électrique"
  Language: French
   
• NZZ am Sonntag, March 9, 2009: Article about Ruedi Ritz
  http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/panorama/hallo_lebst_du_noch_1.2161255.html?printview=true
  Language: German
   
• Süddeutsche Zeitung, November 18, 2008: Article about Katrin Pilling
  http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/49/333901/text
  Language: German
   
• Migros-Magazin, January 15, 2007: Article about Hari Ammeter and Ines Aubert
  MMagazin_de.pdf
  Language: German
  English version: MMagazin_en.pdf