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In this inspiring episode of RYTHM Connect, Dr. Agnes Callamard, one of the world's most respected human rights advocates, speaks with Datin Sri Umayal Eswaran about the power of standing up—for justice, dignity, and freedom. From her deeply personal beginnings in rural France to leading Amnesty International, Dr. Callamard reflects on the importance of courage, compassion, and speaking truth to power. Their conversation offers a grounded look at today's human rights landscape while also highlighting practical ways individuals, governments, and organisations can spark positive change. Episode Highlights 00:00 – 01:39 | A Courageous Life Meet human rights leader Agnes Callamard A global voice for dignity and truthLifelong journey driven by compassion 01:40 – 08:43 | Values That Shape Us Inspired by her grandfather's legacy Childhood rooted in empathy and service From local action to global impact  08:44 – 14:54 | Facing Global Shifts Human rights amid rising challenges The need for collective responsibility Strengthening systems through cooperation  14:55 – 20:40 | A Call for Leadership Encouraging climate accountability worldwide Elevating justice in global decisions Why vision and action must align  20:41 – 27:47 | Supporting the Marginalised Ending inequality through legal reform Protecting land, rights, and livelihoods Uplifting refugees and at-risk communities  27:48 – 34:26 | The Role of Business Corporate voices as allies for change Engage in policy with purpose Embed sustainability in every initiative  34:27 – 39:30 | Reasons for Hope Courage from youth and activists Collective action makes impact possible Most people believe in a better world 39:31 – 40:21 | Keep the Conversation Going Advocate for inclusive global progress Use your platform for good Change begins with all of us 

It's official, at least if you ask the world's leading human rights organisation, Amnesty International: Israel is guilty of committing the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. In today's episode the Secretary General of Amnesty International herself, Agnes Callamard, walks us through the organisation's damning report on the genocide in Gaza. We know there's a lot going on in Syria right now, and we are working on bringing you a special series on the developing situation there. But the war on Gaza is ongoing and this report from Amnesty International is historic. So please take the time to listen to the head of Amnesty, Agnes Callamard.If you enjoy Kalam Podcast and want to support the show, there is an excellent way to do so - by signing up to our Patreon. For just $3 a month you'll gain access to full length interviews with all our guests and lots of bonus material - including our series Kalam Shorts: 10-15 explainers of concepts like Zionism and Orientalism. Join at patreon.com/kalampodcastFor continuous updates on the podcast and content about Palestine and the Middle East, follow us on Instagram @kalampodcast Please subscribe to Kalam Podcast in whatever podcast application you're listening to right now - and give us a rating. It helps other people find out about us.

Izrael v Gazi izvaja genocid, ugotavlja nevladna organizacija Amnesty International. Kot so zapisali v svojem poročilu, se judovska država nad Palestinci znaša brezsramno, brez predaha in popolnoma nekaznovano. Kot je dejala generalna sekretarka organizacije Agnes Callamard, je Izrael bombardiral, stradal in večkrat razselil Palestince, s svojimi dejanji pa uničil več generacij družin. Izrael je očitke ostro zavrnil, poročilo pa označil za lažno. Drugi poudarki: - Organizacija za varnost in sodelovanje v Evropi o vojni v Ukrajini tudi z ruskim predstavnikom. - Unior začel odpuščati delavce, postopno bodo zaprli obrat v Zrečah. - V prizidku Zdravstvenega doma Litija bo deloval satelitski urgentni center.

Can we trust the AI to watch over us?Artificial intelligence and machine learning technology have entered into a new era, advancing at a rate none of us can comprehend or keep up with. Tech companies, governments and police forces are racing to own and turn these advances into cutting edge security and mass surveillance systems, while legislators and human rights voices desperately try to build the guard rails that will keep it from getting out of control.What's at stake is the real possibility of a world where every aspect of our lives, public or private, is surveilled, analysed and documented for the benefit of those at the helm of this new technology, and whose interests lie in keeping us under control.This week on the Big Picture podcast, we sit down with Amnesty International's Secretary General Agnes Callamard, who says we're already seeing the consequences of unregulated AI, and must act to fix it before it's too late.We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, and any guests you'd like us to have on our show. Reach us by email at mh@middleeasteye.org or find us on instagram @BigPictureMee.You can also watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1ySj3cO0OSOHZAOgD1WTDixG

Holding governments to account for their abuses of human rights is hard. It requires focused forensic investigation, impartiality and no little courage. For six decades, Amnesty International has been advocating for prisoners of conscience in the face of state repression. But in recent times it's both broadened its focus and faced unprecedented criticism. Stephen Sackur speaks to Agnes Callamard, Amnesty's secretary general. Is her organisation facing a credibility crisis?

How should we investigate mass graves? Kathryne Bomberger from the ICMP and the UN's Agnes Callamard join us with a zoom audience to discuss the challenges facing states and victims' families.

By the end of this month, the UN will have a new human rights chief. It's sometimes called the UN's toughest job. Inside Geneva host Imogen Foulkes talks exclusively to the leaders of the world's top human rights groups, and asks them how they see the job.  Ken Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch: "The High Commissioner has no aid budget, they have no army, they have no way to influence anybody, other than through their public reporting and their public voice."  What's the legacy of outgoing commissioner Michelle Bachelet?  Agnes Callamard, Secretary General, Amnesty International: "She stood up to the United States on the issue of systemic racism, as she should have."  What about the controversial trip to China? Ken Roth: "If you look at for example Madam Bachelet's utter failure during her recent trip to Beijing, the blame really beings with Guterres." What are the challenges for the new commissioner?  Agnes Callamard: "If you cannot stand up to China, you may as well stop doing human rights work."In this episode of our Inside Geneva podcast: Geneva-based humanitarian aid agencies are soul searching as they stand accused of institutional racism. What's behind the accusations, and how are they being addressed?

A Visit with Agnes Callamard. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Agnes Callamard. Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, joins us from COP26 in Glasgow to discuss the work Amnesty International is doing on human rights issues in our world today and what she has done and learned from her participation and engagement at the conference. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mAjbhHpq-LyAm9pcuN3zJ

We retrace Alexei Navalny's steps in Siberia during the last moments of his ‘previous' life, in the city of Tomsk where he was poisoned. A few hours later, he would feel what he described as ‘the kiss of death'. ‘It was terrifying. I started to feel that I couldn't breathe anymore,' recounts Vladimir Kara-Murza, another opposition figure who was poisoned. Who poisoned Alexei Navalny? Agnes Callamard, the former UN rapporteur on the poisoning, has little doubt…   With interviews of  Vladimir Kara-Murza, opposition member twice poisoned; Agnes Callamard, Amnesty International Secretary General and former UN rapporteur on the poisoning; Ksenya Fadeeva, local official who saw Navalny the day before he was poisoned; Sergei Lavrov (archives), foreign minister; Aric Toler, member of the Bellingcat investigation team; Theresa May (archives); Vladimir Putin (archives); Alexei Navalny (archives)  Credits Authors: Jonathan Brown and Andrea Palasciano in Moscow, Antoine Boyer and Sarah-Lou Lepers in Paris. Hosts: Jonathan Brown and Andrea Palasciano. Editing : Antoine Boyer and Sarah-Lou Lepers. Translations: Vassily Koloskov. Music: Clemence Reliat and Nicolas Vair. Illustration: David Lory. Mixing: Christophe Robert. Communication: Amir Ajkic, Boris Bachorz, Coline Sallois. Marketing: Eleonora Gallerani, Laurent Nicolas. Editors in Chief : Michaela Cancela-Kieffer, Michael Mainville, Antoine Lambroschini.

He is Russian President Vladimir Putin's most determined and outspoken opponent. He was nearly poisoned to death in August 2020 in Siberia and is now in a high-security prison. Is there any real opposition left in Russia? What do we know about the poisoning? And who really is Alexei Navalny – a social media star, a hero to some, a racist nationalist to others and an agent of the West according to Russian authorities? Why have his anti-corruption investigations touched such a nerve? And do we have anything to fear from Russia? The answers are to be found in this series produced by four AFP journalists based in Moscow and Paris, based on exclusive first-hand accounts and interviews from Agnes Callamard, the former UN rapporteur on the poisoning; Piotr Tolstoy, the deputy chairman of Russia's lower house; Vladimir Kara-Murza, a poisoned opposition figure; and many activists and experts. Credits Authors: Jonathan Brown and Andrea Palasciano in Moscow, Antoine Boyer and Sarah-Lou Lepers in Paris. Hosts: Jonathan Brown and Andrea Palasciano. Editing : Antoine Boyer and Sarah-Lou Lepers. Translations: Vassily Koloskov. Music: Clemence Reliat and Nicolas Vair. Illustration: David Lory. Mixing: Christophe Robert. Communication: Amir Ajkic, Boris Bachorz, Coline Sallois. Marketing: Eleonora Gallerani, Laurent Nicolas. Editors in Chief : Michaela Cancela-Kieffer, Michael Mainville, Antoine Lambroschini. The Poisoning A podcast produced by AFPTV audio team  

The episode focuses on the role of Saud al-Qahtani, the right hand man and enforcer of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the intimidation of Saudi dissidents, including journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Qahtani was known for his ruthlessness: He supervised the torture of a prominent women's rights activist. He also met and supervised the Tiger Team of assassins who flew to Istanbul in Oct. 2018 to assassinate Khashoggi — a shocking crime that is reconstructed in this episode based on notes of secret Saudi interrogations and an interview with Agnes Callamard, the former United Nations special rapporteur for extrajudicial killings, who investigated the murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

*) Myanmar activists plan new street protests after silent strike Myanmar’s anti-coup activists plan to resume street demonstrations a day after silent strikes left towns deserted across the country. The junta is facing fresh outrage after a seven-year-old girl was shot dead by police raiding her home. The regime is struggling to quell nationwide protests against the February 1 ouster and arrest of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. *) UN confirms report on Saudi threat against Khashoggi investigator The United Nations has confirmed the accuracy of published remarks of Agnes Callamard that she was threatened by a senior Saudi official. Callamard said a Saudi official had threatened she would be "taken care of" if she was not reined in following her investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The UN human rights office said it had informed Callamard about the threat as well as UN security and authorities. *) Haftar militia commander wanted by ICC shot dead in Libya In Libya, gunmen have assassinated a mid-tier leader of the militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar. He was wanted by the ICC for war crimes. Military sources said Mahmoud al Werfalli was shot on Wednesday from a car outside a hospital in Benghazi. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack that comes after a transitional government took power last week with the job of leading the country. *) Cavusoglu, Blinken plan broader talks after first in-person meeting Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that he and his US counterpart Antony Blinken plan to hold a more comprehensive meeting in either the US or Turkey. Cavusoglu's remarks come after a brief huddle with Blinken on the sidelines of a NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. Describing the meeting as constructive, Cavusoglu said they extensively discussed Afghanistan, eastern Mediterranean, Syria, Iraq and the fight against terrorism. And finally … *) Biden's rescue pet returns to White House after more training for life as a first dog US President Joe Biden's pet dog Major is back to the White House after an incident prompted a round of training to help acclimate him to life as a first dog. "Champ and Major are here at the White House," said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki referring to the president's two German Shepherds. The president adopted Major from the Delaware Humane Society in 2018 after serving as vice president under former president Barack Obama.

Agnes Callamard, the woman who led the UN's investigation into the murder of the Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi, has criticised the US decision not to impose sanctions on the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Newshour hears from Saudi analyst Ali Shehabi. Also in the programme: Amnesty International has verified eyewitness accounts of a massacre in Aksum in Ethiopia's Tigray region last November; and Cornwall prepares for the G7. (Picture: A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul. credit: Reuters)

How should we investigate mass graves? Kathryne Bomberger from the ICMP and the UN's Agnes Callamard join us with a zoom audience to discuss the challenges facing states and victims' families.

American journalist, her mother murdered in Istanbul. Why didn't the US investigate?; UN investigator Agnes Callamard to probe murders of Halla and Orouba Barakat

Host: Cansu Çamlıbel | Guest: Agnès CallamardIn this seventh episode, host Cansu Çamlıbel and her guest Agnès Callamard, United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, discussed the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was brutally murdered two years ago at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The murder sparked a massive international outcry even as justice remains out of reach.In this episode, Callamard explained her investigation process in detail. She said that responsibility for the killing lay not just with those who carried it out, but with those who organized and ordered it.Topics covered in the podcast include:The investigation process into the murder of Jamal KhashoggiThe real perpetrators who gave the order and details of her reportThe U.S. involvement in the investigationThe journalistic aspect of the murder of Jamal KhashoggiThe message sent to the international community and authoritarian regimes

American journalist, her mother murdered in Istanbul. Why didn't the US investigate?; UN investigator Agnes Callamard to probe murders of Halla and Orouba Barakat

In this episode of The New Arab Voice, we will cover the issue of accountability for Saudi Arabia two years on from the murder of Saudi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the rallying of the gay community against an influencer armed with an Instagram account. October 2 marked two years since the gruesome murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A royal insider turned dissident, Khashoggi was lured into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to handle marriage paperwork before he was killed within minutes and his body was dismembered. The CIA and Agnes Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, found “credible evidence” tying the crown prince and other senior Saudi officials to the killing. Since the outrage over the journalist's killing, Saudi Arabia's human rights record has only worsened. The kingdom has imprisoned and tortured multiple women's rights activists, journalists and dissidents. Exiled Saudi opposition figures have also been targeted. However, Riyadh is still welcomed on the world stage and set to host the upcoming G20 summit in November.To commemorate the two-year anniversary of his death, Khashoggi's friends, colleagues and supporters officially launched Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). The US-based activist group, which is dedicated to promoting human rights and democracy in the Arab world, was a project Khashoggi initiated before his untimely death.Tune in to hear from Ines Osman, Director at MENA Rights Group, and Research Director for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at DAWN, Abdullah Alaoudh.Then we move onto Tunisia, where the gay community is under threat once more. Beauty influencer, Lady Samara, changed the tone of her Instagram live-streams when she started denouncing homosexuality. This sparked international outrage, which concluded in a wave of backlash from activists and rights groups fighting against hate speech online.Tune in to hear from Rasha Younes, LGBT Rights Researcher at Human Rights Watch, and Rania, one of the members of Mawjoudine - one of Tunisia's only LGBT organisations.Follow The New Arab on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more.(Produced by Gaia Caramazza and Danya Hajjaji. Music by Omar al-Fil @elepheel. To get in touch with the producers, follow then tweet us at @TheNewArabVoice or email gaia.caramazza@alaraby.co.uk)

On this episode of MIR Meets, Mathieu Lavault sits down with Dr. Agnes Callamard, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, to discuss the murder of Mr. Khashoggi of October 2, 2018, as well on the legality of armed drones that killed Iranian General Qassam Soleimani in Iraq on January 3.

US President Donald Trump has decided to pull the US out of the Open Skies arms control treaty that allows nations to fly over one another's territory with surveillance equipment. Former State Department official Alex Bell tells host Marco Werman that the move is more evidence that the White House plans to exit the START Treaty, which limits deployed nuclear missiles. And that could herald a new arms race. Also, slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s sons announced on Twitter that the family will forgive and pardon the killers of their father. Meanwhile, Khashoggi’s fiance, Hatice Cengiz, says she is not accepting any pardon. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Agnes Callamard, the UN official who led the investigation of Khashoggi's murder. Meanwhile, the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress, considered the most important political event of the year, kicked off today. Dominating the meeting so far were the country's economic plans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and a controversial new Hong Kong national security law. And, usually, the center of life during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan is the mosque — but the coronavirus pandemic has changed how it's being celebrated. From Casablanca, Morocco, reporter Lauren Schenkman reports on how Ramadan this year is very different.

There are international laws and norms designed to prohibit states from bumping off their enemies, internal or external. But look around the world, and its clear those laws are being violated, often with impunity. Stephen Sackur interviews Agnes Callamard, a renowned human rights investigator who serves as the UN Special Rapporteur on extra judicial killing. Given the scale of the problem, have her investigations become an exercise in futility?

0:08 – Last week, news broke that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone had been hacked in 2018 after he received a WhatsApp message from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. We speak with the two U.N. investigators who reviewed the forensic analysis: U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye, author of Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet, and U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard, who has been investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 0:34 – Kazu Haga, founder and coordinator of East Point Peace Academy, discusses his approach to nonviolent resistance and social change, as well as the path that led him to this work. He is the author of the recently published book, Healing Resistance: A Radically Different Response to Harm. 1:08 – An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that started in the city of Wuhan, China is raising alarm worldwide. There are now 2,744 confirmed cases globally, five of which are in the United States. Art Reingold, Division Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, joins us to explain what this coronavirus is – and how worried the U.S. public should be. 1:34 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), host of Letters and Politics, gives an update on impeachment. KPFA is broadcasting impeachment proceedings every day live from 10 a.m. until the evening. The post UN investigator calls for halting spyware sales after Jeff Bezos phone hack; Plus, updates on coronavirus and Kazu Haga on “Healing Resistance” appeared first on KPFA.

This week Bombshell welcomes Suzanne Maloney of Brookings to chat all things Iran. And because we love our listeners so much, we extended the discussion for the whole show to consider legality, effectiveness, process, and what happens next. Also, Megxit. Duh.   Links Jonathan Marcus, “Qasem Soleimani: Why Kill Him Now and What Happens Next?” BBC, January 3, 2020 Agnes Callamard, “The Targeted Killing of General Soleimani: Its Lawfulness and Why It Matters,” Just Security, January 8, 2020 Loveday Morris, “US Leaders Rally Behind Tattered Iran Deal, Ignoring Trump’s Call to Ditch It,” Washington Post, January 10, 2020 Brian Naylor, “Trump Administration Announces More Economic Sanctions Against Iran,” NPR, January 10, 2020 Rick Noack, Armand Emamdjomeh, and Joe Fox, “How U.S. Sanctions Are Paralyzing the Iranian Economy,” Washington Post, January 10, 2020 Ian Talley and Isabel Coles, “US Warns Iraq It Risks Losing Access to Key Bank Account if. Troops Told to Leave,” Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2020 Robert Jervis, “On the Current Confrontation with Iran,” War on the Rocks, January 9, 2020 Suzanne Maloney, “The Lull in Hostilities Between Iran and the U.S. Is Just Escalation in Disguise,” Politico, January 11, 2020

This week Bombshell welcomes Suzanne Maloney of Brookings to chat all things Iran. And because we love our listeners so much, we extended the discussion for the whole show to consider legality, effectiveness, process, and what happens next. Also, Megxit. Duh.   Links Jonathan Marcus, “Qasem Soleimani: Why Kill Him Now and What Happens Next?” BBC, January 3, 2020 Agnes Callamard, “The Targeted Killing of General Soleimani: Its Lawfulness and Why It Matters,” Just Security, January 8, 2020 Loveday Morris, “US Leaders Rally Behind Tattered Iran Deal, Ignoring Trump’s Call to Ditch It,” Washington Post, January 10, 2020 Brian Naylor, “Trump Administration Announces More Economic Sanctions Against Iran,” NPR, January 10, 2020 Rick Noack, Armand Emamdjomeh, and Joe Fox, “How U.S. Sanctions Are Paralyzing the Iranian Economy,” Washington Post, January 10, 2020 Ian Talley and Isabel Coles, “US Warns Iraq It Risks Losing Access to Key Bank Account if. Troops Told to Leave,” Wall Street Journal, January 11, 2020 Robert Jervis, “On the Current Confrontation with Iran,” War on the Rocks, January 9, 2020 Suzanne Maloney, “The Lull in Hostilities Between Iran and the U.S. Is Just Escalation in Disguise,” Politico, January 11, 2020

In this podcast, Agnes Callamard talks to IHRB's Salil Tripathi about the responsibility of communications and surveillance companies when conducting business with states that commit human right violations.

*)Evidence merits closer look at MBS in Khashoggi killing – UN There is “credible evidence” linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, a UN expert said. Special rapporteur Agnes Callamard said it was clear “the execution of Mr Khashoggi was the responsibility of the state of Saudi Arabia.” She called for further investigation. Saudi Arabia rejected the findings. *)Chinese President Xi Jinping visits N Korea President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang to meet Kim Jong-un in the first visit by a Chinese leader to North Korea in 14 years. Beijing is North Korea’s major ally and supplier of aid. Both countries are currently at odds with the US, China over trade and North Korea on denuclearisation talks. *)Kenya court convicts 3 for role in 2015 Garissa massacre A Kenyan court found three men guilty of abetting the Al Shabab terror group in the 2015 attack on a university; a fourth suspect was acquitted. After storming Garissa University, Al Shabab militants first sorted the victims to spare the Muslims, killing 148 others. Sentencing will be handed down on July 3. *)Tories pick final two in battle to become British PM Conservative MPs will decide who will join Boris Johnson in the final two battling to become Britain’s next prime minister. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Environment Secretary Michael Gove and Interior Minister Sajid Javid are vying for the second spot on the ballot. Around 160,000 Conservative Party members will vote in two rounds to whittle the four down to two. *)Himalayan glaciers melting twice as fast – study And finally, Cold War-era spy satellite images have shown scientists that Himalayan glaciers are now melting faster than ever. The Asian mountain range, including Mount Everest, has been losing ice at the rate of about one percent a year since 2000. The Science Advance study is the latest indication that climate change is threatening water supplies for hundreds of millions in South Asia.

Daily News Brief for Friday, February 8th: *)UN report blames Saudi for Khashoggi murder The UN says journalist Jamal “Khashoggi was the victim of a brutal and premeditated killing…” committed by “the state of Saudi Arabia.” UN investigator Agnes Callamard's initial report says Saudi Arabia “undermined” Turkey’s prompt efforts to investigate the crime. Khashoggi was killed in Istanbul on October 2; intelligence agencies believe crown prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the hit. Callamard’s final report will be presented in June. *)First aid shipment blocked from entering Venezuela The first trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Venezuela are stuck at the border with Colombia. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the US aid a “cheap and bad show”. But, opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is backed by the US and EU, is determined to allow foreign help into the financially-strapped country. Protestors on both sides of the border are demanding the trucks be allowed to cross the bridge connecting the two countries. *)Emiliano Sala’s body identified Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala’s body has been identified after it was recovered from a plane wreck. Sala was on his way from France to make his debut for Premier League side Cardiff City when his plane vanished over the English Channel. Pilot David Ibbotson is still missing. *)Yemen’s warring sides to remove forces from Hudaida The UN says an agreement has been reached by Yemen's government and Houthis. Forces from both sides will be redeployed from the key port city of Hudaida. The warring sides are attending talks in Jordan’s capital Amman. *)Amazon boss accuses National Enquirer of blackmail And finally, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is accusing the National Enquirer of attempting to blackmail him. Bezos says the tabloid is threatening to publish "intimate photos" of him if he doesn’t end an investigation into how they accessed messages he sent his girlfriend. Bezos, who’s anti-Trump, says the Enquirer’s story on his extra-marital affair, is politically motivated. The National Enquirer is already under scrutiny for helping pay hush money to women Trump allegedly had affairs with.

James Curran, professor of communications at Goldsmiths College and director of their media research programme, will argue that the role of the Democracy is being weakened by the global movement towards the American market-based, entertainment-centred model of television, encouraging American-style levels of political ignorance. Professor Curran, co-author of "Power Without Responsibility", one of the main texts for journalism students in the UK, will say that the Internet could bring about greater democracy, but not in the near future. "The Internet offers a wonderful democratic tool," he says. "But a business model has not yet developed to sustain independent net-based journalism as an adequate corrective to media concentration and weakened editorial standards." Other speakers taking part are: - Agnes Callamard, executive director of press freedom lobby organisation Article 19, who will outline what she sees to be the major challenges for press freedom in the world today - Gerry Gable, former editor of Searchlight magazine, who will talk about hate speech in the UK today - Rhidian Wynn-Davies, consulting editor of The Telegraph, who will talk about the impact of the Internet on press freedom. The debate will be chaired by John Naughton, Director of the Wolfson College, Cambridge Press Fellowship Programme.

James Curran, professor of communications at Goldsmiths College and director of their media research programme, will argue that the role of the Democracy is being weakened by the global movement towards the American market-based, entertainment-centred model of television, encouraging American-style levels of political ignorance. Professor Curran, co-author of "Power Without Responsibility", one of the main texts for journalism students in the UK, will say that the Internet could bring about greater democracy, but not in the near future. "The Internet offers a wonderful democratic tool," he says. "But a business model has not yet developed to sustain independent net-based journalism as an adequate corrective to media concentration and weakened editorial standards." Other speakers taking part are: - Agnes Callamard, executive director of press freedom lobby organisation Article 19, who will outline what she sees to be the major challenges for press freedom in the world today - Gerry Gable, former editor of Searchlight magazine, who will talk about hate speech in the UK today - Rhidian Wynn-Davies, consulting editor of The Telegraph, who will talk about the impact of the Internet on press freedom. The debate will be chaired by John Naughton, Director of the Wolfson College, Cambridge Press Fellowship Programme.