Podcasts about Amnesty International

The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Jimmy Lai's imprisonment in Hong Kong highlights the growing clash between Communist Chinese authority and fundamental freedoms. Apple Daily's pro-democracy voice draws prosecution under national security laws, while Amnesty International and global advocates call for Lai's release and warn that free speech, human dignity, and rights remain under attack today...

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. U.S. strikes Iran for second day as ceasefire teeters and regional tensions escalate. U.N. Security Council warns Middle East conflicts risk wider war as U.S., Iran trade blame. Amnesty International accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in West Bank, calls for sanctions. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defends farm policies as senators question tariffs, Iran war costs and crop pest return. Bill Gates tells House panel meeting Jeffrey Epstein was a mistake as probe expands. California sues to block ICE detention facility near Gilroy over environmental and legal concerns. A woman holds an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) The post U.S. strikes Iran for second day as ceasefire teeters and regional tensions escalate – June 10, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Het is opnieuw raak tussen de VS en Iran. De Amerikanen hebben luchtaanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran, als vergelding voor de helikopter-crash waar Iran achter zou zitten. Als reactie daarop voert Iran op haar beurt weer aanvallen uit op Amerikaanse bases in Bahrein, Koeweit en Jordanië. Komen Iran en VS in een nieuwe geweldsspiraal die het einde van het staakt-het-vuren betekent? En doet Israël? We vragen het arabist Leo Kwarten. (09:05) Elke dag protest in Woodstock, Vermont Komend weekend zijn er in de VS, als Trump 80 jaar wordt, weer 'No Kings'-protesten gepland. Maar in het plaatsje Woodstock, in Vermont gaat een groepje bewoners al bijna 500 dagen achter elkaar de straat op om te demonstreren tegen het beleid van president Trump. Collega Laila Frank nam er een kijkje en maakte een reportage. (15:23) Het einde van een Palestijns dorp Op de Westelijke Jordaanoever treden kolonisten steeds gewelddadiger op. Het gaat niet om een paar rotte appels, schrijft Amnesty International in een nieuw rapport, maar om een door de staat gesteund patroon van etnische zuivering. Zo kan het gebeuren dat hele dorpen volledig verdwijnen, zoals de Bedoeïenengemeenschap Zanuta. Daarover Dagmar Oudshoorn, directeur van Amnesty International Nederland.

Watch the full episode here: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru403-anthea-lawson-on-how-not-to Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com RU403: ANTHEA LAWSON ON HOW NOT TO SAVE THE WORLD Rendering Unconscious welcomes Anthea Lawson to the podcast! She's here to talk about her new book How Not To Save the World (2026). https://oneworld-publications.com/work/how-not-to-save-the-world/ Rendering Unconscious episode 403. On this episode, Anthea discusses the origins of her new book How Not To Save the World (2026), which explores challenges and dynamics within activist movements. As an experienced activist, Anthea addresses the need to interrogate certain patterns in order to build more effective movements, without falling into particular traps. She emphasizes the importance of building relationships, procuring insight and self-awareness, and taking strategic actions. Anthea Lawson is an author and activist. She has fought for many issues over three decades including controls on the arms trade and an end to the financial secrecy offered by tax havens. She helped launch a campaign for transparency over company ownership which resulted in changes to the law in dozens of countries. After training as a journalist at The Times, she worked for campaign groups including Global Witness and Amnesty International. Her writing helps people who want to change the world think about the psychological, spiritual and philosophical foundations of what they're doing, what's getting in the way, and how they can be more effective. Her books include How Not To Save The World (2026) and The Entangled Activist (2023). https://www.anthealawson.uk Follow her at Substack. https://anthealawson.substack.com RU News & Events: Saturday, June 13th, my Introduction to Psychoanalysis course continues! n the previous class, we reviewed Freud's later works, including Group Psychology and Civilization and its Discontents. In this next class, we'll be looking at Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, and the Controversial Discussions, as well as revolutionary psychoanalysts Otto Gross, Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, and Otto Fenichel. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/an-intro-to-psychoanalysis-continues-dce On Wednesday, June 24th, join Freudian cinephile Mary Wild for The Man Who Fell Into Himself: David Bowie's 1970s Transformations. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-man-who-fell-into-himself-david-bowies-1970s-transformations-tickets-1986912621136 All paid subscribers to RU Center for Psychoanalysis will receive the zoom links to attend these events live and the recordings will be archived at Substack. https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com Full archive of RU Center events and CLASSES HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes See RU Center SCHEDULE OF EVENTS HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/p/schedule Rendering Unconscious is also a book: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1:1 & 1:2 (Trapart Books, 2024): https://amzn.to/4sOqSEu Thank you for being a paid subscriber to Rendering Unconscious Podcast. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including new, future, and archival podcast episodes. It's so important to maintain independent spaces free from censorship and corporate influence. If you are interested in pursuing psychoanalytic treatment with me, please feel free to contact me directly: www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank You.

Во второй части интервью с директрисой Amnesty International по России Натальей Звягиной говорим о том, как обстоит ситуация с правами человека в России по итогам отчета организации за 2025 год. Отключения интернета и белые списки, обвинения против книгоиздателей и ограничения для детей мигрантов в школах.Больше историй, интервью и новостей от SBS Russian доступно здесь.Включайте радио в понедельник, четверг и субботу в 12.00 Мельбурн — 93.1 fm, Сидней — 97.7 fm, другие города. Подключайтесь к эфиру на нашем сайте и в приложении SBS Audio app.

Most nonprofits treat email like a megaphone. They show up loud when they need donations and go completely quiet in between. Katelyn Baughan has worked with UNHCR, Amnesty International, the Trevor Project, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and she has seen this pattern cost nonprofits thousands in unrealized donations.Her fix: stop thinking about campaigns and start building infrastructure.In less than 20 minutes, Katelyn walks you through the automated email system that works in the background to build donor relationships, nurture loyalty, and raise more money, even when you're not hitting send.

There are calls for an independent regulator to police the online world and demand more transparency, accountability and safety. In an open letter to the government, an unlikely group of bedfellows has raised concerns about what it describes as harmful, deceptive, and destabilising activity often enabled or amplified by digital platforms. The National Council of Women, The Banking Association, various media and Arts organisations and academics are among the signatories. Amnesty International signed the letter, campaign director Lisa Woods spoke to Lisa Owen.

Last week, the American government charged the former Cuban leader, Raúl Castro, with conspiracy to kill US nationals. They accuse him of playing a part in the downing of two planes in 1996, which were flying between Cuba and Florida. This comes after months of the US putting increasing pressure on the country. In January, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on any country who supplied oil to the island, resulting in huge energy shortages ever since, with some parts of the country being without power for 22 hours a day. But Cubans have been living under a strict trade embargo for decades, so they are not unfamiliar with such hardships. José Carlos Cueto López of BBC Mundo is from Cuba, and knows exactly what it's like for people living in such challenging circumstances.  The UN says that at least 32 political prisoners have been executed in Iran since February this year. The UN's Human Rights Office has warned that the death penalty is increasingly being used to silence political dissent. Last year, Iran carried out 2,159 executions according to Amnesty International, the highest number since 1981. The Iranian government says that the vast majority are for drugs related offenses or murder. Ghoncheh Habibiazad of BBC Persian has been trying to find out more about the political prisoners who've been executed this year, and she told me about her findings.The Fifth Floor is at the heart of global storytelling on the BBC World Service, bringing you the best stories from journalists in the BBC's 43 language services. We're here to help you make sense of the stories making headlines around the world; to excite your curiosity and to get to grips with the facts. Recent episodes have investigated Russia's youth armies and how they make soldiers of Ukrainian children; featured the BBC team who were the first journalists to the site of the Nigerian school kidnappings and reflected the effects of internet blackouts in Iran, Uganda and India. If you want to know more about Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, and the legacy of Hugo Chavez; or how Vladimir Putin's network of deep cover spies operates; or why Donald Trump signed an executive order granting white South Africans asylum in the US, we have all those stories and more.This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. Presented by Faranak Amidi. Produced by Laura Thomas, Caroline Ferguson and Hannah Dean. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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A United Nations commission, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have all separately concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in October 2023. The cultural life of the enclave is also profoundly threatened, with historic buildings destroyed and writers, poets and academics among that huge death toll.

Vu sur C'est Mon Asso : Amnesty International Lutter pour la liberté d'expression et les discriminations à travers le monde , Ce sont les missions quotidiennes d'Amnesty International. Une émission d'Eric Billon Cet article provient de Radio AlterNantes FM

The LSE Middle East Centre hosted the launch of Richard Barltrop's paper, 'Sudan's Current War: A Longer View on Peacemaking and Prospects'. This hybrid event launched a new paper examining the ongoing war in Sudan, which broke out in 2023. Drawing on lessons from the history of peacemaking in Sudan and comparative insights from other civil wars, the paper reflects on pathways toward ending the conflict, including the urgency of de-escalation, the need for sustained, long-term peacebuilding efforts, and the importance of Sudanese leadership and ownership in shaping a durable peace process. Richard will be joined by discussants Raga Makawi and Abdel Salam Sidahmad, and the event will be chaired by LSE's Laura Mann. Meet our speakers Richard Barltrop is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre researching contemporary approaches to peacemaking and peace processes. He has worked for the UN in the Middle East, North Africa and the Horn of Africa and is the author of Darfur and the International Community: The Challenges of Conflict Resolution in Sudan (IB Tauris, 2011). Abdel Salam Sidahmed is Chairperson of the Sudanese HR Monitor (SHRM) and an academic and human rights specialist with a PhD in Political Science. He previously served as Senior Human Rights Advisor to the Sudanese Prime Minister and Minister of Justice during the transitional government (2020–2021). Dr. Sidahmed brings over two decades of international human rights experience, including nine years with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, where he served as Regional Representative for the Middle East (2013–2021). Prior to that, he spent ten years at Amnesty International (1995–2005) as a Researcher and later Program Director for the Middle East and North Africa. In academia, he served as Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada (2005–2011). Raga Makawi is a Sudanese British researcher on Sudan's civic politics and social movements at the London School of Economics. She is the ex Editor at African Arguments curating topical themes on the Sudan's, the larger Horn and the general political and social affairs of the continent at large. She is co-author of the book Sudan's Unfinished Democracy: The Promise and Betrayal of a People's Revolution and is currently working on a number of publications in edited volumes including; the sudanese revolution and authoritarianism, the sudanese social movement contribution to security sector reform and new civic formations and the future of peace politics and political settlements in Sudan. Meet our chair Laura Mann is a sociologist whose research focuses on the political economy of development, knowledge and technology. Her regional focus is East Africa (Sudan, Kenya and Rwanda) but she has also worked on collaborative research on ICTs and BPO in Asia and has conducted fieldwork in North America as part of a project on digitisation within global agriculture.

Við kynntum okkur nýja herferð Íslandsdeildar Amnesty International sem kallst Mannúðin mun sigra - Virðum réttindi fólks á flótta. Markmið hennar er að mæta ótta og rangfærslum með staðreyndum, mannlegum sögum og samtali sem byggir á samkennd og mannréttindum. Anna Lúðvíksdóttir, framkvæmdastjóri Íslandsdeildarinnar, kom í þáttinn og sagði okkur betur frá herferðinni. Við kynntum okkur svo umdeilt íþróttamót. Um helgina fór fram viðburður sem er kallaður "Enhanced games“ sem stundum er kallaður „steraleikarnir“ upp á íslensku. Þar var keppt í nokkrum greinum - eins og sundi, spretthlaupi og lyftingum. Og á þessum leikum eru ýmis lyf og efni leyfð sem almennt eru bönnuð í hefðbundnum íþróttakeppnum. Einn íslenskur keppandi tók þátt - og vann, Hafþór Julius Björnsson. Við fræddumst aðeins um þessa keppni og spjölluðum við Jóhann Pál Ástvaldsson íþróttafréttamann. Svo kom Edda Olgudóttir til okkar með vísindaspjallið. Í dag sagði hún okkur frá rannsókn þar sem kannaður var munurinn á virkni heilans þegar við skrifum með blýanti eða penna, sem sagt handskrifum, miðað við það að pikka á lyklaborðin. Tónlistin í þættinum: Kúadelluslamm / Melchior, Elín Jónína Bergljótardóttir (Hilmar Oddsson) Landþvættirnir / Bogomil Font (Rafael De Leon, texti Sigtryggur Baldursson) Gi Mig Hvad Du Har / Dodo and The Dodos (C. Nerenst, texti A. Valbro og S. Christiansen) Reynimelur / Moses Hightower (Andri Ólafsson, Steingrímur Karl Teague, Magnús Trygvason Eliassen og Daníel Friðrik Böðvarsson) UMSJÓN: GUNNAR HANSSON OG GUÐMUNDUR PÁLSSON

(02:00): Hvornår bliver Storbrittanniens premierminister væltet? Medvirkende: Morten Rønnelund, journalist der følger britiske forhold. (30:00): Var 'OL med doping' en fuser? Medvirkende: Ask Vest Christiansen, professor i idrætsvidenskab på Aarhus Universitets Institut for Folkesundhed. (38:00): Er Danmarks rolle i fælleserklæring med til at ødelægge den internationale retsorden? Medvirkende: Christoffer Badse, seniorjurist hos Amnesty International. Værter: Mathias Wissing og Anne Philipsen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amnesty International is the world's largest human rights movement, bringing together more than 10 million people across over 150 countries and territories to defend human rights and human dignity for everyone. Ahead of Amnesty International Day, observed worldwide on 28 May, we spoke with Rado Sloboda, director of Amnesty International Slovakia, about the state of human rights in Slovakia and around the world. In the interview, we discuss the growing pressure on civil society, freedom of expression and the media, discrimination against minorities, the rights of Roma and LGBTQ+ communities, as well as Amnesty's campaigns and educational activities.

Norge skal til VM! Aftenpodden USA går i dybden på det som skjer rundt banen - makten, pengene og politikken: Hvem er denne enorme fotballfesten egentlig til for? Frank Conde Tangberg, politisk rådgiver i Amnesty International, kaller situasjonen i USA en «menneskerettighetskrise». Hva vil ICE foreta seg under mesterskapet? Hør hva han frykter - og gleder seg til. Dette er den første av (minst) seks ekstraepisoder om Trumps VM. Med kommentatorene Christina Pletten og Daniel Røed-Johansen, Frank Conde Tangberg fra Amnesty og programleder Kristoffer Rønneberg. Produsent: Peter Daatland. Foto: Evan Vucci/AP Photo. Grafikk: Christen Pedersen

En 2025, 2 707 personnes ont été exécutées dans le monde. C'est ce que révèle le rapport “Condamnations à mort et exécutions 2025” publié par Amnesty International en mai 2026.  Selon l'organisation de défense des droits humains, ce chiffre représente le niveau d'exécutions le plus élevé enregistré depuis 1981. La peine de mort n'est-elle pas interdite dans le monde entier ? Comment expliquer une telle hausse en 2025 ? Quels sont les motifs de ces exécutions ? Écoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant, vous savez". Un podcast Bababam Originals écrit et réalisé par Magalie Bertet. À écouter ensuite : Qui sont ces anciens chefs d'État condamnés à une peine de prison ? Comment les intelligences artificielles peuvent-elles faire parler les morts ? Qu'est-ce que le concept de “troisième état”, ce stade entre la vie et la mort ? Retrouvez tous les épisodes de "Maintenant vous savez". Suivez Bababam sur Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert meets Belfast-born Kathryn Ferguson is an Emmy and BAFTA nominated, BIFA and IFTA winning director whose innovative and boundary-pushing documentary work has screened globally. We explore art as activism and how film has the power to reveal, and more widely share, untold stories. Kathryn studied at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art, and in 2022 was awarded the inaugural BFI & Chanel Award for Creative Audacity. In 2018, Kathryn's short documentary Taking the Waters premiered at Sheffield Doc Fest, and was long-listed for a BAFTA. Then, in 2021, Kathryn worked with Passion Pictures on the short Space to Be for The Guardian's acclaimed documentary series. After a decade of short-form work centred on identity, gender politics, and community, Kathryn recently completed her debut feature documentary Nothing Compares - which takes as its subject Sinéad O'Connor's artistry and activism. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2022 then toured the international festival circuit, where it picked up multiple awards, before hitting cinemas in October 2022. It has received over thirty award nominations internationally, including Emmy, Critics Choice, IDA, and PGA Awards, and was awarded winner of Best Feature Documentary at BIFA 2022 and IFTA 2023. Nothing Compares is now available to watch on Showtime and Sky. Her second feature, Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes (Universal), was released in US cinemas in 2024. In 2024 she also co-founded Tara Films with producer Eleanor Emptage; their latest, Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story, premiered at TIFF 2024, and the company is currently developing a slate of non-fiction and drama projects. Alongside her film work, Ferguson has directed campaigns for Nike, Selfridges, Amnesty International, and Air France, and collaborated with artists such as Lady Gaga and Neneh Cherry. Nostalgie, Kathryn's first drama short starring Aiden Gillen, about a faded 80's pop star, has recently been nominated for a BAFTA and won Best Short Film at the IFTAs 2026. The film is available to watch on Channel 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. government and private mining corporations are ignoring the rights of tribes to free, prior, and informed consent when it comes to lithium mining in Nevada, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The report comes amid the Trump administration’s fast tracking of metals and minerals extraction. With more than 20,000 active mining claims across the state, tribes are having to weigh how every new proposal would impact their communities. The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) applies to remains buried at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army. The decision gets the tribe one step closer to repatriating two children from the oldest Indian boarding school, and could establish legal precedent for federal agencies to comply with NAGPRA in the future. GUESTS Chairman Coly Brown (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Beth Margaret Wright (Laguna Pueblo), senior staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund Fermina Stevens (Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone), executive director of the Western Shoshone Defense Project Clifford Banuelos (Te-Moak Tribe of the Western Shoshone), tribal-state environmental liaison for the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada Break 1 Music: Chant Ancestral (song) Geneviève Gros-Louis (artist) Break 2 Music: Traditional Side Step Song (song) Little Otter (artist) Side Step Songs (album)

D'après Amnesty International, c'est l'une des régions « les plus polluées de la planète ». Dans le sud du Nigeria, le delta du fleuve Niger est une éponge à pétrole, mais c'est aussi un désastre écologique. Ce mardi 19 mai, les ONG veulent profiter de l'assemblée générale des actionnaires de la compagnie pétrolière Shell, qui se tient à Londres, pour alerter sur les dangers de cette marée noire. Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou, chercheuse britannique d'origine nigériane, enquête sur ce fléau depuis trente ans. Aujourd'hui, elle est l'une des cadres du think tank ODI Global, basé à Londres.  Les ONG veulent profiter de l'assemblée générale des actionnaires de Shell ce mardi à Londres pour alerter l'opinion sur la pollution du delta du fleuve Niger. Mais est-ce que les actions de dépollution, de nettoyage, n'ont pas quand même commencé à produire leurs effets ces dernières années ? Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou : J'ai eu l'occasion d'être à la tête d'une commission d'enquête qui, pendant cinq ans, a cherché à documenter le problème et a fait des recommandations il y a deux ans pour que Shell et d'autres compagnies nettoient avec des coûts assez précis. Depuis la publication de ce rapport-là, pour ce qui est au moins de l'État de Bayelsa, un État qui produit au moins un quart du pétrole au Nigeria, rien n'a été fait. Donc, je crois que les ONG, elles ont raison d'alerter, surtout à un moment où les compagnies comme Shell notent des profits incroyables à la suite de la guerre récente en Iran. Et je crois qu'il est temps de commencer réellement le nettoyage qu'il faut.  Alors, vous dites que rien n'a été fait dans l'État de Bayelsa, est-ce que quand même des actions ont été faites dans d'autres États comme l'État de Rivers ?  Certainement, à Bodo, suite à un accord à l'amiable entre certaines communautés vivant à Bodo, il y a eu le début d'un processus de nettoyage. Mais l'État de Rivers et la région du Bodo représentent un pourcentage infime de l'échelle du problème.  À l'origine des marées noires, il y aurait dans 83% des cas des fuites provoquées par les voleurs de pétrole, dit l'agence Nosdra, qui est l'agence fédérale chargée d'identifier les fuites de pétrole. Qu'est-ce que vous en pensez ? Je crois que ces chiffres-là sont des faux chiffres, tout simplement, et j'ai des preuves. Parce que la manière dont Nosdra enquête sur l'origine, la provenance des fuites est très suspecte. Nosdra dépend des compagnies en général. Nosdra dépend à 100% de la logistique des compagnies pour pouvoir enquêter. Donc, nous, on trouve que les statistiques de Nosdra sont très biaisées. Et certes, ça ne veut pas dire qu'il n'y a pas une partie des fuites liées aux voleurs, au vol, mais là, pour la plupart, il s'agit d'une infrastructure dilapidée, pas suffisamment entretenue, qui est à l'origine d'un problème endémique dans le delta du Niger, où on a une infrastructure qui date dans certains cas de 60 ans. Donc, c'est trop facile de mettre tout ça sur les épaules des voleurs, parce que, souvent, il a été trop courant de parler du problème de la pollution dans le delta comme un problème de sabotage et de criminalité. Moi, je recadrerais en disant que les compagnies pétrolières qui sont au Nigeria, pour la plupart depuis 70 ans, ont la responsabilité première.  Depuis quelques années, Shell essaie de vendre la plupart de ses actifs pétroliers dans le delta à une compagnie nigériane, Renaissance. Est-ce que vous ne craignez pas qu'avec ce nouvel exploitant pétrolier les opérations de nettoyage soient encore plus compliquées ? Certainement. Depuis dix ans, Shell, Eni et d'autres essaient de vendre leurs licences d'abord et maintenant leurs actions. Ce qui est intéressant pourtant, ces sociétés n'ont pas vendu à une compagnie dans le cas de Shell, elles ont vendu à un consortium de cinq compagnies. Et pour pouvoir accéder à cette vente, c'est Shell qui a prêté 70% des fonds à ces compagnies qui se sont mises en consortium pour acheter. Donc, est-ce qu'on peut parler d'une vraie vente ou pas ? Ça, c'est de un. Et de deux, dans les tribunaux en Angleterre actuellement, cet argument que, une fois que la compagnie vend ses actions, la compagnie n'est plus responsable, cet argument a été démontré faux. Shell reste, malgré la vente, « liable », justiciable, redevable par rapport aux pollutions liées à ces infrastructures avant la vente. Certes, on a des exemples où les nouvelles compagnies sont encore moins réactives que Shell ou Eni par le passé, mais je trouve que les multinationales, comme Shell et Eni, sont toujours impliquées dedans. Donc, Shell ne va pas si facilement échapper à ses responsabilités devant les tribunaux britanniques ?  C'est ce qu'on va voir, on attend le jugement. Je crois que c'est l'année prochaine, en mars 2027. Mais ce n'est pas une chose aussi claire et facile d'imaginer qu'une fois qu'on vend les actions, qu'on va s'extirper, s'exonérer de ses responsabilités envers les populations du delta. À lire aussiEnvironnement: le pétrolier Shell traîné en justice par des habitants du delta du Niger au Nigeria

President Trump has again issued a warning to Iran amid stalled peace negotiations - saying unless they act quickly to agree a deal, there won't be anything left of them. Tehran says the US has failed to make any concrete concessions to bring about an end to the war. Also: Rwanda tightens its border security as neighbouring DRC struggles to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak; Amnesty International highlights Iran's increasing use of the death penalty; Russian civilians are shocked by Ukrainian drone attacks; Britain's royal guards allegedly fall asleep on the job; and are street preachers a blessing or a curse?

Im letzten Jahr sind weltweit 2700 Menschen hingerichtet worden. Das sind so viele wie seit 44 Jahren nicht mehr und ein Anstieg von fast 80 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr, wie Amnesty International berichtet. Weitere Themen: · Wegen des Kriegs im Iran wird Benzin, Diesel und Heizöl weltweit nicht nur teurer, sondern auch knapper. In der Schweiz ist die Versorgung laut dem Bundesrat noch bis Ende Mai gesichert. Die Entwicklung der Sitation sei aber schwer abzuschätzen. Was würde der Bund tun, wenn es zu einer Mangellage käme? · US-Präsident Donald Trump hat dem Iran erneut gedroht, das Land zu zerstören. Und zwar, wenn sich der Iran bei den Friedensverhandlungen nicht schnell bewege und die Bedingungen der USA nicht akzeptiere. · Beim Technologie-Unternehmen Samsung könnte es zu einem grossen Streik kommen. Zehntausende Angestellte drohen, die Arbeit niederzulegen. Warum der Streik droht, und was er für Schweizer Konsumentinnen und Konsumenten bedeuten würde.

Themen u.a.: Die Todesstrafe ist zutiefst unmenschlich - und für Abschreckung sorgt sie auch nicht. Und: Historiker Kiran Klaus Patel warnt vor schleichendem Werteverlust in der EU, obwohl er auch beeindruckt von deren historischen Entwicklung ist. Von WDR 5.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that Taiwan was a major topic of discussion during his summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and added that he had not yet decided whether to proceed with a major U.S. arms package for the island.Trump also said he thinks Xi is seriously considering releasing detained pastor Ezra Jin in China, but that the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai "is a tough one." Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail in what Amnesty International calls a "travesty of justice" and an attack on press freedom.

Международная правозащитная организация Amnesty International выпустила ежегодный доклад о ситуации с правами человека в мире за 2025 год. Мы поговорили с директрисой по России Amnesty International Натальей Звягиной о ситуации в мире и России. Сегодня слушаем интервью о том, что происходит с правами человека по всему миру.

It's another multi-charity special! Plenty of Muppet-talk in this week's stream, along with a pondering on whether Waterworld is a maligned classic, and some distinctly unhelpful spiritual guidance from Jilly Cooper and this week's guest publication, The Medieval Traveller by Norbert Ohler. And of course, we helped raise money for a host of charities: PCRF, Medical Aid For Palestinians, Trans Lifeline and Amnesty International. And you can still donate to the charity of your choice via this week's campaign page.Join us on Sunday 17th May at 8pm UK time (3pm ET) for the next one!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Politika začenja teden, ko naj bi nastajajoča koalicija po napovedih uskladila koalicijsko pogodbo, s potrditvijo interventnega zakona za razvoj pa začela preusmerjati gospodarsko in zdravstveno politiko. Državni zbor bo že danes na izredni seji obravnaval zakon, ki so ga vložili Demokrati, stranka Resnica in trojček okoli NSi, podpira pa ga še SDS. Sprožil je burne odzive v politiki, med socialnimi partnerji in v ključnih državnih blagajnah. Osrednja kritika zadeva učinke na javne finance, saj naj bi povzročil povečanje primanjkljaja za dodaten odstotek BDP. - Nov pravilnik o potrjevanju učnih gradiv razburja založnike. Svarijo pred poslabšanjem aktualnosti in kakovosti pouka. - Trump zavrnil iranski predlog za končanje vojne. Ali začasno premirje še velja, ni jasno. - Amnesty International pred jutrišnjim prvim polfinalnim večerom Evrovizije ostro nad EBU zaradi sodelovanja Izraela.

In FOLLOW UP, the guys marvel at the completely normal state of America as Amnesty International issues a travel advisory for the 2026 World Cup because apparently “visiting the United States” now comes with the same vibe as backpacking through a failed cyberpunk state. Then it's onto Dead Podcast Theory, where more than a third of all new podcasts are AI-generated “podslop,” proving Silicon Valley heard “everyone has a podcast” and responded with “what if nobody did?” Meanwhile, Ticketmaster reminds everyone that if you've purchased a concert ticket since 2010, there's probably a class action settlement with your name on it and enough compensation for half a convenience fee.IN THE NEWS is basically one long panic attack sponsored by AI. The White House is considering regulating AI models, Canada says OpenAI vacuumed up everyone's personal data like a drunk Roomba, Character.AI allegedly impersonated a licensed psychiatrist, and Mother Jones found ChatGPT still happily helping aspiring mass shooters workshop their plans. Snap's Perplexity deal died quietly in a ditch while Meta keeps assembling humanoid robots like it's building the world's most annoying version of Westworld. Then GameStop tries to buy eBay in the dumbest sentence ever typed, Ryan Cohen gets himself banned from eBay while trying to meme-finance the deal, Elon Musk settles with the SEC for pocket lint money, Coinbase fires people because “AI,” Toto accidentally becomes a semiconductor giant through toilet technology, and smart glasses officially evolve from creepy gadget to extortion accessory.MEDIA CANDY brings some relief with Daredevil: Born Again and Widow's Bay. The Academy finally decides AI-generated actors and scripts can't win Oscars, which feels like the bare minimum required to stop ChatGPT from getting Best Supporting Actor before Willem Dafoe.In APPS & DOODADS, Pornhub returns to the UK thanks to Apple's age verification system, Ask.com finally dies and takes Jeeves with it into the great dial-up tone in the sky, and Apple agrees to pay users because “Apple Intelligence” arrived somewhere between vaporware and wishful thinking.Finally, THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE tackles the true meaning of “decimate,” AI-powered C-3PO heads, mechanical keyboards for grown men who refuse to use laptop keys, Maul: Shadow Lord, The Boys, and a reminder that Solo was a great movie, grocery store adventures, lost AirPods, and the eternal mystery of why middle-aged dudes become furries. Because at this point, why not?Sponsors:DeleteMe - Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to JoinDeleteMe.com/GOG and use promo code GOG at checkout.Private Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.SetApp - With a single monthly subscription you get 240+ apps for your Mac. Go to SetApp and get started today!!!1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordShow notes at https://gog.show/745Watch on YouTube at https://youtu.be/0P9rgRrL4-QFOLLOW UP2026 World Cup Travel AdvisoryMore Than a Third of All New Podcasts Are AI-GeneratedWelcome to the Ticketmaster Fee Class Action WebsiteIN THE NEWSThe White House is considering tighter regulation of new AI modelsCanadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy lawsPennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctorEven After Two Massacres, OpenAI Still Hasn't Stopped ChatGPT From Helping Plan School ShootingsSnap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is deadMeta acquires robotics AI startup as it makes the push into humanoid machinesGameStop submits $56 billion offer to buy eBayGameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Banned From eBay After Flexing His Meme-Stock MuscleElon Musk settles with the SEC for $1.5 million after years-long dispute over his Twitter investmentCoinbase to Lay Off 14% of Workforce Amid AI Disruption and Crypto VolatilityToilet maker Toto is here to help with the RAM crisisExtortion Using Smart Glasses Is a Thing NowMEDIA CANDYDaredevil: Born AgainWidow's BayFun item for media candy?AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for OscarsAPPS & DOODADSPornhub Expands Access in the U.K. Thanks to Apple's New Age Verification SystemAsk.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet's favorite butleriPhone users could get up to $95 per device as Apple reaches $250M settlement over Siri delaysTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEDave BittnerThe CyberWireHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopOnly Malware in the Building'Decimate' means much more today than it did in ancient RomeThis AI-Powered Talking C-3PO Head Lets You Feel What It's Like to Be R2-D2NuPhy Air75 V3 - Wireless Mechanical KeyboardMaul: Shadow LordSolo: A Star Wars StoryThe BoysWhy grown men become furriesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shirika lakutetea hazi za binadam la Amnesty International, limevishtumu vikosi vya usalama vya Uganda kwa kuwauwa raia, kuwakamata kiholela na kuwatesa wafuasi wa upinzani katika kipindi chaku elekea na baada ya uchaguzi mkuu nchini humo.

On this episode, Payton dives into the case of Tracie McBride, a young Army private whose life was stolen after crossing paths with a violent man searching for revenge. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderwithmyhusband Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/murderwithmyhusband NEW MERCH LINK: https://mwmhshop.com Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Twitch: twitch.tv/throatypie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paytonmorelandshow/ Discount Codes: https://mailchi.mp/c6f48670aeac/oh-no-media-discount-codes Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbh-B5Or9CT8Hutw1wfYqQ Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dark/id1662304327 Listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/36SDVKB2MEWpFGVs9kRgQ7 Case Sources: ABC News - https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125320&page=1  US Department of Justice - https://www.justice.gov/osg/media/199396/dl?inline   Go San Angelo - https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2019/07/26/death-penalty-san-angelo-1995-tracie-mcbride-louis-jones-goodfellow/1833393001/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113002v113002d--30--b--30--&gca-ft=211&gca-ds=sophi  Amnesty International - https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amr510202003en.pdf   Cornell University - https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/97-9361.ZO.html   New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/19/us/us-executes-gulf-war-veteran-who-raped-and-killed-a-soldier.html  LA Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-14-na-clemency14-story.html  BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/2861467.stm   Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/should-louis-jones-die-132259 UPI - https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/03/02/Suspect-charged-in-soldiers-abduction/9616794120400/ CBS News - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gulf-war-vet-asks-bush-for-clemency/ Aspire Counselling - https://aspirecounselingmo.com/blog/women-wait-report-sexual-assault-rape Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Noam Dworman is joined by Professor Gerald Steinberg. Steinberg breaks down the hidden world of NGOs—what they are, how they gained massive global influence and why he believes many have drifted far from their original mission. From organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to their role at the United Nations, Steinberg argues that these groups now act as powerful political players shaping narratives around conflicts like Israel–Palestine.  Gerald Steinberg is founder and president of NGO Monitor and Professor at Bar Ilan University. His research focuses on Middle East diplomacy and Israeli security, and the politics of human rights and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Prestigious grants and prizes include Israel Science Foundation, Bonei Zion Prize (2017) and the Bernard Lewis Prize in 2025. https://x.com/GeraldNGOM

Noam Dworman is joined by Professor Gerald Steinberg. Steinberg breaks down the hidden world of NGOs—what they are, how they gained massive global influence and why he believes many have drifted far from their original mission. From organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to their role at the United Nations, Steinberg argues that these groups now act as powerful political players shaping narratives around conflicts like Israel–Palestine.  Gerald Steinberg is founder and president of NGO Monitor and Professor at Bar Ilan University. His research focuses on Middle East diplomacy and Israeli security, and the politics of human rights and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Prestigious grants and prizes include Israel Science Foundation, Bonei Zion Prize (2017) and the Bernard Lewis Prize in 2025. https://x.com/GeraldNGOM

Íslendingar eiga vasaljós og rafhlöður og telja sig almennt vel undir það búna að takast á við hamfarir, samkvæmt nýrri könnun hugveitunnar Vörðu. Hins vegar virðist vanta töluvert upp á raunverulegan undirbúning og mat á því hvaða hamfarir gætu orðið og hvers konar undirbúning þær gætu kallað á. Ingólfur Bjarni Sigfússon fjallar um þetta og ræðir við þá Kristin Hrobjartsson og Runólf Þórhallsson. Í dag höfðu 1.854 kosið utan kjörfundar vegna sveitarstjórnarkosninganna 16. maí. Þetta eru nærri tvöfalt fleiri en á sama tíma 2022, þegar 942 höfðu kosið. Það eru tvær og hálf vika til kosninga og vinna við undirbúning stendur því sem hæst. Ágúst Ólafsson fjallar um þetta og ræðir við Sigríði Jóhannesdóttur, sem situr í yfirkjörstjórn Langanesbyggðar. Það er ekki aðeins á alþjóðasviðinu sem sótt er að mannréttindum með markvissum hætti. Síauknar árásir eða í það minnsta aðfarir yfirvalda í hinum ýmsu ríkjum að frelsi og réttindindum eigin borgara eru Amnesty líka mikið áhyggjuefni og þessi þróun er langt í frá bundin við ríki sem Vesturlandabúar vilja skilgreina sem einræðis- eða valdstjórnarríki. Ævar Örn Jósepsson ræðir við Önnu Lúðvíksdóttur, framkvæmdastjóra Íslandsdeildar Amnesty International. Umsjón: Ævar Örn Jósepsson Tæknimaður: Kári Guðmundsson

Einn fylgifiskur Covid-19 var aukin umræða um andstöðu gegn bólusetningum, sem var þó ekki alveg nýtt fyrirbæri. Kannanir erlendis hafa bent til að traust á bóluefnum hafi farið minnkandi frá 2015. Ný samantekt Council for Foreign Relations sýnir glögglega að nánast hvert sem litið er hafa efasemdir farið vaxandi og þátttaka þverrandi á liðnum árum. Ein afleiðingin er að sjúkdómar sem nánast hafði tekist að útrýma, eins og mislingar, hafa náð verulegri útbreiðslu á ný. Það hefur dregið úr ráðningum hjá íslenskum fyrirtækjum og fleiri fyrirtæki en áður hyggjast fækka starfsfólki. Þá gefur nýsköpun eftir og minna er fjárfest. Þetta sýnir könnun sem landshlutasamtök sveitarfélaga gera á þriggja ára fresti – árið 2025 að þessu sinni – og ríflega 2.000 fyrirtæki um allt land tóku þátt í. Í nýjustu ársskýrslu Amnesty International, um stöðu mannréttinda í heiminum í fyrra, kemur fram að hættulegar árásir á alþjóðastofnanir og -samvinnu, alþjóðalög og rétt og borgaralegt samfélag, hafi einkennt árið 2025. Við blasi heimsskipan sem markast af kynþáttafordómum, áhrifum feðraveldis og ójöfnuði, þar sem réttindi fólks og ríkja eru ekki virt. Varað er við hruni núverandi heimsskipanar, „það vofir ekki lengur yfir, það stendur yfir,“ segir í ársskýrslunni.

This week, Remington is currently suffering without air conditioning, so Shaun had no other choice than to grab Dylan from his cage & force him to choose an anime to watch based on a single descriptor. Meanwhile Dylan somehow manages to bring up Amnesty International. If you'd like to give us feedback, ask a question, or correct a mistake, send an email to AnimeOutOfContext@gmail.com. Like our show? Check out our friends Shonen Flop & AnimEighties for more anime & manga reviews! Visit our Patreon at patreon.com/AnimeoutofContext if you would like to contribute to the show and get hundreds of hours of bonus content ranging from clips from our pre-episode banter, bonus episodes (including the 4 years of the 12 days of April Fools), our prototype Episode 0, to even getting shout-outs in the show! Intro and Outro are trimmed from "Remiga Impulse" by Jens Kiilstofte, licensed by MachinimaSound to Anime Out of Context under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 which the licensor has modified for the licensee to allow reproduction and sharing of the Adapted Material for Commercial purposes

La première partie de notre émission est consacrée à l'actualité. Nous commencerons par commenter le rapport annuel d'Amnesty International, qui critique vivement les dirigeants d'Israël, de la Russie et des États-Unis jugés responsables de l'érosion des droits humains dans le monde. Notre discussion suivante portera sur la situation énergétique de la Chine dans le contexte de la crise énergétique mondiale due à la guerre en Iran. La Chine semble être dans une bien meilleure situation que les autres pays. Notre section scientifique traitera d'une étude selon laquelle l'utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle pour des tâches cognitives élémentaires peut diminuer les capacités intellectuelles d'une personne en à peine 10 minutes. Et pour conclure la première partie de l'émission, nous parlerons de la vague d'images et de mèmes générés par l'IA présentant Donald Trump comme une icône culturelle, qui caractérisent sa présence en ligne et sa stratégie politique.    Le reste de l'émission d'aujourd'hui sera consacré à la langue et à la culture françaises. Notre point de grammaire de la semaine sera : The Conjunctions of Coordination. Nous parlerons d'un dessin animé des années 1980 qui a eu un grand succès lors de sa sortie. Il est rediffusé en ce moment sur une chaîne payante dans une version restaurée en haute définition. Nous terminerons avec l'expression de la semaine : Ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère. Nous parlerons de la volonté du gouvernement français d'appliquer la méthode « Notre Dame de Paris » à de nombreuses procédures, afin de simplifier et d'accélérer la mise en œuvre de projets industriels et économiques. Mais en quoi consisterait exactement cette méthode ? - Amnesty International condamne les dirigeants des États-Unis, d'Israël et de la Russie - Le choc pétrolier mondial met à l'épreuve la politique énergétique écologique à long terme de la Chine - L'utilisation de l'IA peut entraîner un déclin cognitif - Les mèmes représentant Trump en Jésus ou en pape annoncent-ils une nouvelle ère en politique ? - Le dessin animé Ulysse 31 revient à la télévision - La France veut adopter la méthode « Notre Dame de Paris »

La prima parte della trasmissione è dedicata all'attualità. Inizieremo con una discussione sul rapporto annuale di Amnesty International, che critica duramente i leader di Israele, Russia e Stati Uniti, ritenendoli responsabili dell'erosione dei diritti umani a livello globale. L'argomento successivo riguarda la situazione energetica della Cina alla luce della crisi energetica mondiale causata dalla guerra in Iran. Sembra che la Cina si trovi in una posizione molto più favorevole rispetto ad altri Paesi. La nostra rubrica scientifica è dedicata a uno studio secondo cui l'uso dell'intelligenza artificiale per compiti cognitivi di base può ridurre le capacità intellettuali di una persona in soli 10 minuti. E per concludere la prima parte della trasmissione, parleremo di come un'ondata di immagini e meme generati dall'IA che raffigurano Donald Trump come un'icona culturale, sia diventata un tratto distintivo della sua presenza online e della sua strategia politica.   La seconda parte di questa puntata è dedicata alla lingua e alla cultura italiana. L'argomento grammaticale di oggi è The indefinite adjectives: nessuno and tutto Ne troverete diversi esempi nel dialogo dedicato alla notizia dell'acquisto, da parte del Comune di Riccione, in Emilia-Romagna, di quella che fu la residenza estiva del dittatore italiano Benito Mussolini. Una decisione che ha acceso un ampio dibattito tra memoria storica, uso pubblico degli spazi e valore simbolico dei luoghi. Nel finale ci soffermeremo sull'espressione idiomatica di oggi: Fare di tutta l'erba un fascio. La ritroverete nel dialogo dedicato alla mostra allestita al Palazzo del Governatore di Parma per il cinquantesimo anniversario dell'uscita di Novecento, l'epico film del regista italiano Bernardo Bertolucci, spesso considerato uno dei grandi kolossal del cinema europeo. - Amnesty International condanna i leader di Stati Uniti, Israele e Russia - La crisi petrolifera globale mette alla prova la politica energetica verde a lungo termine della Cina - Affidarsi all'IA può portare a un declino cognitivo - I meme che ritraggono Trump nei panni di Gesù o del Papa segnano l'inizio di una nuova era nella politica? - Riccione e la sfida della memoria: il caso Villa Mussolini - Parma celebra con una mostra i 50 anni di Novecento di Bertolucci

John's monologue in this episode: after voters in Virginia chose a Democrat-led voting district map, a Republican judge woke up and said “not on my watch.” Apparently, the fate of the midterms will be determined in the courts. Then, he discusses Amnesty International's annual report, "The State of the World's Human Rights". Spoiler Alert - USA gets a failing grade and there are calls for resistance in this pivotal moment for humanity. Then, John welcomes the return of Bob Cesca and they chat about redistricting, the midterms, and Trump's tariff refunds. Next, Dillion Naber Cruz of The God Squad joins the show to talk about the evils of White Christian Nationalists. And closing it up, legal analyst Dr. Tracy Pearson speaks with John and listeners about SCOTUS and Trump's courtroom issues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Im ersten Teil unseres Programms geht es wie immer um aktuelle Ereignisse. Wir beginnen mit einem Gespräch über den Jahresbericht von Amnesty International, in dem die Regierungschefs Israels, Russlands und der USA scharf kritisiert werden. Ihnen wird die Missachtung von Menschenrechten vorgeworfen. Anschließend diskutieren wir über die Energiesituation in China vor dem Hintergrund der weltweiten Energiekrise, die durch den Krieg im Iran ausgelöst wurde. Es scheint, dass China in einer deutlich besseren Situation ist als andere Länder. Unser Wissenschaftsteil ist einer Studie gewidmet, die zu dem Ergebnis kam, dass der Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz für einfache kognitive Aufgaben die intellektuellen Fähigkeiten einer Person bereits nach 10 Minuten beeinträchtigen kann. Und zum Schluss unseres ersten Teils sprechen wir darüber, wie eine Flut von KI-generierten Bildern und Memes, die Donald Trump als kulturelle Ikone zeigen, zu einem Markenzeichen seiner Online-Präsenz und seiner politischen Strategie geworden ist. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf Word Order (Part 3): Subordinate Clauses. Jedes Jahr findet in einer kleinen Gemeinde in Norddeutschland das größte Metal-Festival der Welt statt. Vor oder während des Festivals kommt es regelmäßig zu starken Regenfällen. Einmal musste es deshalb sogar fast abgesagt werden. Doch dieses Jahr soll das „Wacken Open Air" dem Schlamm trotzen. Eine im März durchgeführte Befragung zur Einstufung der Freundlichkeit und der Höflichkeit der Länder kam zu dem Schluss, dass Deutsche für höflich, aber nicht für herzlich gehalten werden. Wir gehen auf Nummer sicher und diskutieren, ob Studien dieser Art überhaupt etwas wert sind. Auf Nummer sicher gehen ist auch die Redewendung dieser Woche. Amnesty International kritisiert die Regierungschefs der USA, Israels und Russlands Weltweite Ölkrise stellt Chinas Langzeit-Strategie für erneuerbare Energien auf die Probe Generative KI kann zu kognitivem Verfall führen Memes mit Trump als Jesus oder Papst – ein Zeichen für eine neue Ära in der Politik? Wacken wird schlammsicher Die Deutschen, so schlimm wie ihr Ruf?

Im ersten Teil unseres Programms geht es wie immer um aktuelle Ereignisse. Wir beginnen mit einem Gespräch über den Jahresbericht von Amnesty International, in dem die Regierungschefs Israels, Russlands und der USA scharf kritisiert werden. Ihnen wird die Missachtung von Menschenrechten vorgeworfen. Anschließend diskutieren wir über die Energiesituation in China vor dem Hintergrund der weltweiten Energiekrise, die durch den Krieg im Iran ausgelöst wurde. Es scheint, dass China in einer deutlich besseren Situation ist als andere Länder. Unser Wissenschaftsteil ist einer Studie gewidmet, die zu dem Ergebnis kam, dass der Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz für einfache kognitive Aufgaben die intellektuellen Fähigkeiten einer Person bereits nach 10 Minuten beeinträchtigen kann. Und zum Schluss unseres ersten Teils sprechen wir darüber, wie eine Flut von KI-generierten Bildern und Memes, die Donald Trump als kulturelle Ikone zeigen, zu einem Markenzeichen seiner Online-Präsenz und seiner politischen Strategie geworden ist. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf Word Order (Part 3): Subordinate Clauses. Jedes Jahr findet in einer kleinen Gemeinde in Norddeutschland das größte Metal-Festival der Welt statt. Vor oder während des Festivals kommt es regelmäßig zu starken Regenfällen. Einmal musste es deshalb sogar fast abgesagt werden. Doch dieses Jahr soll das „Wacken Open Air" dem Schlamm trotzen. Eine im März durchgeführte Befragung zur Einstufung der Freundlichkeit und der Höflichkeit der Länder kam zu dem Schluss, dass Deutsche für höflich, aber nicht für herzlich gehalten werden. Wir gehen auf Nummer sicher und diskutieren, ob Studien dieser Art überhaupt etwas wert sind. Auf Nummer sicher gehen ist auch die Redewendung dieser Woche. Amnesty International kritisiert die Regierungschefs der USA, Israels und Russlands Weltweite Ölkrise stellt Chinas Langzeit-Strategie für erneuerbare Energien auf die Probe Generative KI kann zu kognitivem Verfall führen Memes mit Trump als Jesus oder Papst – ein Zeichen für eine neue Ära in der Politik? Wacken wird schlammsicher Die Deutschen, so schlimm wie ihr Ruf?

Es vergeht fast kein Tag, an dem in den Nachrichten nicht über Kriege, unterdrückte Proteste, bombardierte Städte, Diskriminierung oder die Vertreibung von Millionen Schutzsuchenden berichtet wird. Internationale Menschenrechte sollen diese Vergehen eigentlich verhindern. Doch wer hält sich heute noch daran? Der neue Bericht von Amnesty International zeichnet ein düsteres Bild: Immer mehr Staaten setzen auf Macht statt auf Recht, auf Kontrolle statt auf Freiheit. Sie brechen internationale Regeln und schieben Verantwortung von sich. Die Menschenrechte sind in der Krise. Über die Ergebnisse des Reports, den Zustand der Weltgemeinschaft und die Geschichte des UN-Menschenrechtsrats spricht Moderatorin Jessy Trommer mit Julia Duchrow, Generalsekretärin von Amnesty International Deutschland, mit Michael Windfuhr vom Institut für Menschenrechte, der Autorin Nathalie Klüver und der Professorin für Menschenrechtspolitik Katrin Kinzelbach. Podcast-Tipp: SWR Kultur Das Wissen Ob wir über die Überwachungssoftware Palantir reden oder über eine Klarnamenpflicht - bei diesen Themen sind Menschenrechte berührt, an die früher niemand dachte. Gerichte haben auch schon den Klimaschutz als Menschenrecht anerkannt. Sind Menschenrechte gar nicht so universell und ewig wie sie oft scheinen? Gábor Paál spricht mit der Rechtswissenschaftlerin Paulina Jo Pesch https://www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:606c63d6c4e8426e/

Der Europäische Gerichtshof hält Ungarns LGBTQ-Gesetz für unvereinbar mit der EU-Grundrechtecharta. Die queere Community im Land schöpft Hoffnung, sagt David Vig von Amnesty International. Die gesetzliche Umsetzung hänge nun an der neuen Regierung. Vig, David www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Fazit

A Madagascar, 6 mois après le renversement du président Rajoelina, la junte malgache fait face à une vague de contestation. "Arrestations arbitraires, disparitions forcées”…Amnesty International dénonce un climat répressif instauré par  la junte qui a renversé le président Rajoelina en octobre dernier. Après un appel à manifester il y a une semaine (le 10 avril dernier) 6 membres de la Gen Z ont été arrêtés dans des circonstances opaques. 3 ont été libérés, 3 sont toujours en garde à vue.

The exterminationist rhetoric that has accompanied Trump's massive bombardment of civilian infrastructure in Iran has been condemned by Amnesty International as possible incitement to genocide—a crime under international law. Can Trump join Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin as the next world leader to face charges before the International Criminal Court? Yes, if Iran follows Palestine and Ukraine in granting jurisdiction to the ICC for crimes committed on its territory. This is legally valid, despite intransigence from the United States, Israel and Russia alike. The next three convictions by the ICC could be the first of figures from outside the African continent—undermining accusations of a double standard that have hindered the Court's effectiveness. In Episode 322 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg makes the case—politically and practically—for sending Trump to a prison cell at The Hague. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 61 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 62!

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Ralph welcomes international security expert Paul Rogers to discuss the US-Israeli war on Iran. Then, Ralph speaks to constitutional law experts Bruce Fein and John Bonifaz about their upcoming impeachment symposium.Paul Rogers is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies in the Department of Peace Studies and International Relations at Bradford University, and an Honorary Fellow at the Joint Service Command and Staff College. He is open Democracy's international security correspondent.I think if you look at the war overall, then essentially of the three (I use the term as a crude term) participants, the one that is basically doing most badly is the United States, followed by Israel, followed least by Iran. Relatively speaking, the Iranians (particularly the Revolutionary Guard Corps) are closer to where they wanted to be, which is not true of the United States and certainly isn't true to a very large extent of the Israelis as well. In other words, the war is going badly. for the people who are determined to try and defeat Iran.Paul RogersPeople tend to think Iran is on its own against these huge odds. Well, it isn't. In many ways, certainly Russia and certainly China have a real interest in what is happening. But as far as China is concerned, they will not help directly. They will not, in other words, as far as we know, arm Iran without payment. They will see them as a reasonable customer. I think (more widely than we realize) as far as you get away from D.C., then I think you see the world in a rather different way, particularly across the global south it is certainly seen in a different way…And I would come back to a point which I think is a fair point made earlier—essentially, the Iranian Republican Revolutionary Guard Corps has been working towards this time for decades. And they will not be easily dislodged. It could happen eventually, but I think it's highly unlikely.Paul RogersJohn Bonifaz is a constitutional attorney and the co-founder and president of Free Speech For People. Mr. Bonifaz previously served as the executive director and general counsel of the National Voting Rights Institute, and as the legal director of Voter Action. He is the author of Warrior-King: The Case For Impeaching George W. Bush and the co-author (with Ron Fein and Ben Clements) of The Constitution Demands It: The Case For The Impeachment of Donald Trump.Threatening to execute members of Congress is unique to Trump. Kidnapping people off the streets and sending them to foreign torture prisons is unique to Trump. Freezing public funds that have been duly appropriated by the United States Congress and not distributing those funds is unique to Trump. Attacking the United States judiciary, refusing to comply with multiple court orders issued by federal courts across the country is unique to Trump. Engaging in these murders on the high seas…these paramilitary attacks on people in the Pacific and in the Caribbean is unique to Trump. Now, it's true that there have been other violations of the War Powers Clause…But the scale of the War Powers violations today is unique to Trump. And this current new, illegal, and unconstitutional war against Iran is threatening the entire world. And so I think that whether they be Democrats or Republicans or Independents, they have to wake up and recognize they have a duty here.John BonifazBruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.Ralph, me and John have been trying to impeach Presidents—Democrat, Republican—for decades for these illegalities. The idea that we picked out Trump is absurd. Look at my history. Half of my life has been devoted to getting Presidents impeached and removed from office…So the idea that this is partisan, at least among us, is factually absurd.Bruce FeinI think we need to be even more candid about the nature of the crimes. This is not just illegal wars under the Constitution. He is committing the crime of aggression, the same crime that we sentence Nazis to death at Nuremberg for committing aggression against Poland, against Denmark, against Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, etc.Bruce FeinThis is what is defined as a dictator by any ordinary use of the English language. We need to get away from “authoritarian,” “Oh, he's pushing the envelope.” This is what dictators do. He stated, “I can do anything I want.” And he does it. He kills people. He deports them without due process. He spies on them. He suppresses free speech by using the government to penalize anyone who says anything that's critical, detracts from Mr. Trump. I mean, it is impossible to conceive of the framers thinking anyone like Donald Trump, given his words and his actions, would remain in office more than a fortnight if Congress was doing its duty.Bruce FeinNews 4/3/26* This week, the Trump administration backed down and allowed the Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin to pass through the American blockade and deliver a shipment of 730,000 barrels of oil to Cuba. The AP writes, the shipment could produce about 180,000 barrels of diesel, enough to feed Cuba's daily energy demand for nine or 10 days. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío commented on the situation, “The arrival of an oil tanker to a country has likely never generated so much news as the Russian one to Cuba…It's a sign of the brutal siege Cubans endure with heroism and stoicism. It's a demonstration of the criminal cruelty of imperialism against a nation that refuses to be dominated.” Trump's public statements on the matter however loom ominously over the island nation. On Sunday night, Trump told reporters “Cuba's finished…whether or not they get a boat of oil, it's not going to matter.”* In more news of Trump backing down, or “chickening out” as the saying goes, the Wall Street Journal reports that Trump is telling his inner circle that he is willing to end the military operation in Iran without reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, he wants the U.S. to stick to its original 4-6 week timeline and focus on “hobbling Iran's navy and its missile stocks…while pressuring Tehran diplomatically.” This report adds that if this fails, Trump plans to “press allies in Europe and the Gulf to take the lead on reopening the strait.” This aligns with Trump's recent statements on Truth Social, telling allies like the UK to “Go get your own oil!” With all of this said, Trump has sent the USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region, is weighing the deployment of another 10,000 ground troops, and is considering a “complex and risky mission to seize the regime's uranium,” all while calling the war an “excursion” and “a lovely stay.”* Meanwhile, 25 Senate Democrats have signed a letter by Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia requesting that Senator Roger Wicker, the Republican Chairman of the Armed Services Committee launch a bipartisan probe – complete with hearings and a report – into the strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School for girls in Minab, Iran at the beginning of the war. This letter notes that the majority of those killed were girls between ages seven and 12. Moreover, this letter implies that the Pentagon chose this target based on wildly outdated intelligence, raising grave questions about the competence of the military apparatus. While several high-ranking Democrats signed this letter, including Dick Durbin and Cory Booker, along with progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's name is nowhere to be found.* Elsewhere in the region, the Israeli Knesset has passed a new law effectively proscribing the death penalty exclusively to Palestinians. Human Rights Watch states “the bill imposes the death penalty for the deliberate killing of a person with the intention of negating the existence of the State of Israel.'” HRW adds that the new law “mandates execution by hanging, restricts access to legal counsel and visits from family members, limits external oversight, and grants immunity to those involved in carrying out executions.” In a piece calling for the immediate repeal of this law, Erika Guevara-Rosas of Amnesty International writes “By authorizing military courts, which have a conviction rate of over 99% for Palestinian defendants and which are notorious for disregarding due process and fair trial safeguards, to impose effectively mandatory death sentences and ordering the execution within just 90 days of the final ruling, Israel is brazenly granting itself carte blanche to execute Palestinians while stripping away the most basic fair-trial safeguards.” In an interview with CNN, Mustafa Barghouti said this law “confirms very serious fascist tendencies in Israel” and “consolidates further the system of apartheid.”* Anti-Palestinian extremism continues to grow within the United States as well. Al Jazeera reports that last week, domestic law enforcement “foiled a plot against prominent Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani in New York City.” Kiswani is the founder of Within Our Lifetime, a pro-Palestine and anti-Zionist group active in the City. The suspect, apprehended by the FBI in an undercover operation, has been identified as a New Jersey man named Andrew Heifler, a young man affiliated with an offshoot of the far-right Jewish Defense League (JDL), described as an extremist group with a history of violent attacks targeting Arab American activists during the 1970s and 1980s. Heifler was reportedly planning to target Kiswani's home with Molotov cocktails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the plot, saying “We will not tolerate violent extremism in our city. No one should face violence for their political beliefs or their advocacy…Our city must meet hate with solidarity, and meet fear with an unshakable commitment to justice and to one another.” Kiswani vowed that she “will not stop speaking up for the people of Palestine.”* Also in New York, Congresswoman and possible 2028 presidential candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a private meeting with the powerful local branch of the Democratic Socialists of America. During this meeting AOC was asked whether she would support the imposition of an arms embargo on Israel. According to City and State NY, AOC affirmed that she would and stated that “The Israeli government should be able to finance their own weapons if they seek to arm themselves.” Pressed on whether she would vote against so-called defensive capabilities – namely the Iron Dome – Rep. Ocasio-Cortez definitively answered “yes.” This marks an evolution of her position; AOC previously voted “present” on a bill to provide $1 billion in funding for the Iron Dome in 2021. Many read this as an acknowledgment from AOC that the politics of this issue have shifted, particularly on the Left, and in order to shore up her progressive support she needs to stake out a bold position now.* Turning to the international progressive movement, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who has led Spain in a Leftward direction since 2018 despite the rise of the European Right is convening a summit of progressive forces in Barcelona slated for April 17th and 18th. Sánchez, who has chaired the Socialist International since 2022, emphasized that the Right has “for years woven a network of alliances to propagate their national populist discourses adapted to each country,” and stressed that the Left must do the same to remain politically viable, per El País. Notable attendees include Brazilian President Lula, outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. There have been many attempts to unite the international Left, with mixed results, but it is never too late to try.* In our final story on the international Left, the New Democratic Party of Canada – the country's third largest and most progressive major party – has selected former journalist and activist Avi Lewis as their new leader, the BBC reports. This story notes that Lewis' elevation comes in the context of the NDP suffering a steep decline in recent years, going from the main opposition party in 2011, to holding just six seats in Canada's House of Commons today. Lewis – grandson of one of the party's founding members and son of Stephen Lewis, who led the Ontario NDP and served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations – ran on a platform designed to revive the struggling party by “prioritising worker rights in the age of artificial intelligence, ending new oil and gas pipelines and projects, and exploring state-owned, non-profit grocery stores.” Despite his illustrious lineage, Lewis holds no seat in parliament and therefore cannot participate in official debates. The NDP faces an uphill climb not only back to power but even to relevance. According to this story, “a quarter of past voters…see the party as ‘irrelevant'...and 40% say its best days are behind it.”* In Los Angeles, a shocking new poll shows City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who entered the race at the last possible moment, in a commanding lead. In this poll, Raman drew 33% support, with incumbent Mayor Karen Bass trailing at 17%, statistically tied with another insurgent progressive candidate, Rae Huang. Other candidates – tech executive Adam Miller and former reality television personality and registered Republican Spencer Pratt – round out the field with 13% and 12% respectively. This poll appears to be an outlier. Other recent polls have shown Bass at 20% to Raman's 9%, and Bass at 25% with Raman at 17%. But, if this poll is accurate, it would be a stunning testament to the success of Raman's campaign thus far and a massive warning signal to Bass. If the Mayor slips any further, she could find herself locked out of the general election by Los Angeles' top-two “jungle primary” structure. This from the LA Times.* Finally, we turn to the world of professional sports. This week, Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced the Home Team Act, which, if passed, would require the owners of major league sports teams to allow local communities the option to buy a team before unilaterally relocating across state lines or to a different metro area. This announcement sent ripples through the sports world, with many fans excited by the prospect of keeping their home teams at home. ABC7 Chicago notes that “Sanders specifically mentioned the Bears' threat to leave Chicago,” while the San Diego Union-Tribune believes this bill could keep the Padres in San Diego despite multiple offers to sell. San Diego has been particularly sensitive to this threat since the Chargers left for LA in 2017. In the press conference announcing this bill, Bernie unsubtly displayed the jerseys of the Brooklyn Dodgers, his hometown team, which famously relocated to Los Angeles ahead of the 1958 baseball season.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Comme toujours, nous commencerons notre émission par une discussion sur l'actualité. Notre premier sujet de discussion portera sur le message fort délivré par le pape Léon à l'occasion de la Semaine sainte. Il a appelé à la paix et a fermement dénoncé les actes de guerre commis au nom de Jésus. Le pape a mis en garde contre les dirigeants qui ont « les mains couvertes de sang » et a cité des passages bibliques montrant que Jésus rejette la violence. Ensuite, nous parlerons d'Amnesty International qui a averti que la prochaine Coupe du monde de la FIFA pourrait devenir le « théâtre de répressions » si des mesures urgentes ne sont pas prises pour protéger les droits de l'homme. Puis, nous commenterons les directions opposées prises par l'Europe et les États-Unis face à la crise énergétique. Compte tenu de la situation actuelle au Moyen-Orient, quelle stratégie est la plus judicieuse ? Et nous conclurons la partie consacrée à l'actualité en nous penchant sur une nouvelle étude qui a révélé que le pinot noir, un cépage français, n'a pratiquement pas changé depuis au moins 600 ans. Comme l'étude se plaît à le souligner, Jeanne d'Arc a peut-être mangé le même raisin que celui que nous avons aujourd'hui.   Le reste de l'émission d'aujourd'hui sera consacré à la langue et à la culture françaises. Notre point de grammaire de la semaine sera : Comparatives & Adverbs. Nous parlerons des projets d'exploitation du lithium en Alsace. Les habitants s'inquiètent des risques environnementaux liés à l'activité géothermique. Nous terminerons avec l'expression de la semaine : Par monts et par vaux. Nous discuterons d'une annonce exceptionnelle faite par Céline Dion cette semaine : la tenue de dix concerts à Paris à l'automne 2026. - Semaine sainte : le pape appelle à la paix et dénonce les mains couvertes de sang - Amnesty International met en garde contre le risque de violations des droits de l'homme lors de la Coupe du monde de la FIFA - Face à la crise énergétique, l'Europe et les États-Unis prennent des mesures opposées - Selon une étude, le raisin que mangeait Jeanne d'Arc était peut-être le même que celui que nous consommons aujourd'hui - Les Alsaciens sont inquiets par l'exploitation du lithium dans leur région - Céline Dion annonce une série de concerts à Paris à l'automne

Wie immer beginnen wir unser Programm mit einem Rückblick auf einige aktuelle Ereignisse. Als Erstes sprechen wir über die eindringliche Botschaft, die Papst Leo zur Karwoche verkündet hat. Er rief zum Frieden auf und verurteilte aufs Schärfste, dass der Name Jesu zur Rechtfertigung von Kriegen missbraucht wird. Der Papst erteilte Akteuren mit „Blut an den Händen" eine Absage und zitierte Bibelstellen, in denen Jesus Gewalt zurückweist. Unser zweites Thema ist die Warnung von Amnesty International, dass die Fußball-WM im Sommer zu einer „Bühne für staatliche Repression" werden könnte, sofern nicht dringend Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Menschenrechte ergriffen werden. Anschließend diskutieren wir darüber, dass sich Europa und die USA bei der Bekämpfung der Energiekrise in entgegengesetzte Richtungen bewegen. Welche Strategie ist in Anbetracht der aktuellen Lage im Nahen Osten am sinnvollsten? Und wir beenden den ersten Teil des Programms mit der Diskussion über eine neue Studie, die zeigt, dass die französische Rebsorte Pinot Noir seit mindestens 600 Jahren praktisch unverändert geblieben ist. Wie die Studie treffend feststellt, könnte Jeanne d'Arc genau die gleichen Trauben konsumiert haben wie wir heute. Der Rest des Programms ist der deutschen Sprache und Kultur gewidmet. Die heutige Grammatiklektion konzentriert sich auf "To behave/act" Verbs. In der ehemaligen DDR gab es gerade im letzten Jahrzehnt ihres Bestehens eine lebendige Gegenkultur zum Konformismus. Diese äußerte sich auch in der Musikszene. Dabei entwickelte sich die Kassette zum wichtigsten Medium, um eigentlich verbotene Musik zu verbreiten. Die Redewendung diese Woche ist „das Schlusslicht sein". Dazu passt die Tatsache, dass das deutsche Wirtschaftswachstum das niedrigste aller OECD-Staaten ist. Aus diesem Grund wurden neue Schulden gemacht, um die deutsche Wirtschaft anzukurbeln. Leider wird ein Großteil dieses Geldes wohl zweckentfremdet, wie zwei deutsche Wirtschaftsinstitute nun festgestellt haben. Friedensappell von Papst Leo zum Auftakt der Karwoche Amnesty International warnt vor Menschenrechtsproblemen bei der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft Europa und die USA gehen getrennte Wege bei der Bewältigung der Energiekrise Jeanne d'Arc könnte dieselben Weintrauben gegessen haben wie wir heute Kassetten-Kultur in der DDR Ifo Institut: 95 % des deutschen Sondervermögens bisher zweckentfremdet

Agnès Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International, talks about the work that Amnesty International does to advance the rights of women and girls worldwide, including in Afghanistan, Malawi, Gaza, China, Iran and more. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP) (Photo by STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images)

We are continuing our conversation with Agnès Callamard, the secretary general of Amnesty International. On Sunday, tens of thousands of women around the world marked International Women's Day by demonstrating against gender-based violence and calling for an end to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. And today marks the opening of a major United Nations summit: the 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This all comes a week after Iraqi human rights defender and feminist advocate Yanar Mohammed was assassinated in Baghdad. She was killed in an attack on her home.