-
Interview: “World Refugee Crisis Worst Since WWII” on HuffPo Live
-
Destroying Boats is Not the Answer for Libya’s Refugees and Migrants
-
Repressive U.S. allies in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the battle against “Islamic State”
-
CCTV Interview: Israel, Hamas, and Gaza
-
WSJ Live: Egypt Convicts Three Al Jazeera Journalists
-
Interview: The Pope’s Call for Action on Refugees and Migrants
Thousands are fleeing economic hardship, repression, and violence via boats from North Africa in a desperate attempt to reach Europe’s shores. Today I joined a panel on Huffington Post Live to talk about Pope Francis’ recent call for action on refugees, migrants, and asylum-seekers attempting to enter Europe. You can watch the clip here.
-
Interview: “Even Under Rouhani, Iran’s Schools Have Little (If Any) Freedom”
The Iranian authorities have waged a ruthless campaign of repression over the past three decades against students and academics because of their peaceful activism, views or beliefs. I spoke with Alyona Minkovski at Huffington Post Live about Amnesty International’s latest report on repression in Iran’s higher education system: “Silenced, Expelled, Imprisoned: Repression of Students and…
-
Al-Monitor: “Members press Obama to raise human rights in Saudi Arabia” (Article)
“This is the beginning of an expression of popular concern articulated through the US Congress about that relationship,” predicted Sunjeev Bery, the advocacy director for Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International USA. “The Saudi Arabian government’s repression is so bad across so many fronts that it has created an environment in Washington, DC,…
-
WBAI Interview: Egyptian Military and Police Abuses