Interviews
Features, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 12, 2019 19:07 - 0 Comments
Arts | Interview | Navine G. Khan-Dossos: “It’s an important time to think about the power of alternatives”
Hamja Ahsan talks to artist Navine G. Khan-Dossos, whose latest exhibition, 'There Is No Alternative', examines the UK government’s controversial pre-crime and surveillance policies, notably the Prevent programme.
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.
Editor's Desk, Interviews, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, September 19, 2017 7:47 - 1 Comment
Interview | Lowkey: On Militarism, Foreign Policy and the Arms Trade [VIDEO]
After a long hiatus, one of the UK's most celebrated political artists, Lowkey, has returned with new music and a UK tour. His forthcoming video, "Lords of War", deals with the issue of drone warfare and the arms trade. He talks to Tom Barns about foreign policy, austerity and militarism.
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, New in Ceasefire - Friday, July 17, 2015 6:15 - 1 Comment
Film | Interview | Stanley Nelson: From the Black Panthers to #BlackLivesMatter
Ceasefire's Usayd Younis and Cassie Quarless talk to acclaimed director Stanley Nelson, whose new documentary film, 'Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution', received its European première at the The Sheffield International Documentary Festival last month.
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.
