Interviews
Features, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, August 27, 2018 22:55 - 0 Comments
Interview | Elsa Lefort: “The fate of my husband, Salah Hamouri, does not matter to our leaders”
A year ago this week, Salah Hamouri, a well-known French-Palestinian human rights activist was arrested in a pre-dawn raid by Israeli soldiers at his home in occupied East Jerusalem. He has been in indefinite detention ever since. Sawsan Bastawy speaks to his wife, Elsa Lefort, about her anger at the French government's indifference and her steadfast optimism for the future.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, May 3, 2018 16:49 - 0 Comments
Interview | “When governments criminalise journalism, we need to push back”: Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Sue Turton
To mark World Press Freedom Day, Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz spoke to Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy, detained for 400 days in Egypt for their journalism, and Sue Turton who led the #FreeAJStaff campaign for their release.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, September 23, 2015 14:27 - 0 Comments
Politics | Interview | Director Kirby Dick: “Sexual assault on college campuses is an epidemic”
Ceasefire's Usayd Younis and Cassie Quarless spoke to Director Kirby Dick at the UK premiere of his latest release ,'The Hunting Ground,' which addresses the growing pandemic of sexual assaults across US college campuses in recent years.
Interviews, Politics - Wednesday, May 27, 2015 7:44 - 4 Comments
Interview | Bridget Anderson on Europe’s ‘violent humanitarianism’ in the Mediterranean
Bridget Anderson, Professor of Migration at the University of Oxford, speaks to Ceasefire's Luke De Noronha about Europe's response to the Mediterranean crisis and how borders are 'a dystopian project whose enforcement exposes the horrific violence of the state.'
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, April 28, 2015 9:49 - 0 Comments
Interview | Race, Migration and Politics: In Conversation With Gary Younge
Roger Bromley talks to journalist and author Gary Younge, one of our foremost commentators on race, identity and politics.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, March 29, 2015 12:43 - 1 Comment
Interview | Aamer Rahman: “I never make up stories, all my stories are true”
As he embarks on a two-month tour of the US, Australian comic Aamer Rahman talks to Myriam Francois-Cerrah about race, politics and being surprised by his own success.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 13:02 - 0 Comments
Interview | Film | Concerning Violence: “There should be a law against filmmakers going to Africa”
Best known for 'The Black Power Mixtape', Göran Olsson's latest documentary, 'Concerning Violence', is a fresh exploration of familiar themes. Ceasefire's Usayd Younis caught up with Olsson and his producer, Tobias Janson, at Sheffield's annual documentary festival 'Doc/Fest', where the film received a standing ovation.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, July 28, 2014 14:38 - 6 Comments
Interview | Aamer Rahman: ‘There’s an expectation of non-white comedians to pander to white audiences’
Over the past few years, Aamer Rahman has gained a reputation as one of the sharpest and most politically outspoken comedians working today, He spoke to Ceasefire while on his recent UK tour.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, June 17, 2014 14:28 - 1 Comment
Interview | ‘It’s the most unequal country in the world’: Rehad Desai on the future of South Africa
In 2012, thirty four striking miners were killed in South Africa's most notorious post-Apartheid massacre. Rehad Desai, filmmaker and academic spoke to Ceasefire's Usayd Younis about his new documentary 'Miners Shot Down' and the state of the country today.
Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Monday, April 28, 2014 16:50 - 0 Comments
Interview | Black Community Struggle, Academia and the Legacies of Enslavement
Racism in policing, education and employment continue to be some of the biggest issues facing black communities. Ceasefire's Adam Elliott-Cooper talks to Robbie Shilliam and Stafford Scott about how academia, and the legacies of enslavement can help us understand and contribute to black community struggle today.
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