Category: Interview
Destroying Boats is Not the Answer for Libya’s Refugees and Migrants
Today I spoke with Meghna Chakrabarti of NPR and WBUR’s “Here and Now” on why European proposals to destroy boats won’t help refugees and migrants who are escaping #Libya:
Listen: http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2015/05/11/military-crackdown-migrant-traffickers
Repressive U.S. allies in the Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the battle against “Islamic State”
On Thursday, I spoke with CCTV America about Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other repressive governments reported to be supporting U.S. actions against the armed group calling itself “Islamic State.” Click to watch.
On Thursday, I spoke with CCTV America about Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other repressive governments reported to be supporting U.S. actions against the armed group calling itself “Islamic State.”
CCTV Interview: Israel, Hamas, and Gaza
I spoke with CCTV News Anchor Susan Roberts about Israel, Hamas, and Gaza yesterday evening. CCTV is a global Chinese network.
You can watch the full interview here.
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.
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 Academics in Iran.”
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, where multiple groups representing multiple communities are all pushing Congress at the same time.”
Article: “Members press Obama to raise human rights in Saudi Arabia”
Julian Pecquet, March 25, 2014
Sunjeev Bery 