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Together for Palestine with Frank Barat
The French activist, author and film producer joins us to talk about the Together for Palestine concert in London as well as his other major projects in support of Palestinian liberation..Read NI557: The Global Far RightFurther reading from this episode:Read more of Frank's writing for New InternationalistItalian dockworkers threaten to shut down Europe in solidarity with Global Sumud Flotilla (Tommaso Gori, New Internationalist)I oppose genocide. Is that ok? (Vanessa Baird, New Internationalist)Poll: Nearly 80% of Israeli Jews 'not troubled' by Gaza starvation (The New Arab)South Africa: 30 Years Later (New Internationalist)Avoid Amazon by shopping at New Internationalist’s very own Ethical ShopNo billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. Subscribe today and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription.
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The Long Read: Revolutionary Aid in Sudan
New Internationalist co-owner Kiran Gupta presents The Long Read from NI554: Treaty: Indigenous Sovereignty in AustraliaFurther reading from this episode:Revolutionary Aid in Sudan (Eiad Hisham in New Internationalist)Support independent media by becoming a New Internationalist co-ownerNo billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. Subscribe today using the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription.
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Defending our digital rights with Adele Zeynep Walton
In this episode we speak to Adele Zeynep Walton, a journalist, digital safety campaigner and author of the new book ‘Logging Off: The Human Cost of our Digital World’, about online harms, Big Tech accountability, and how to make the digital world safer.To send a GDPR objection email to Meta to exercise your rights against unwanted direct marketing and data misuse, visit; https://wwwdot.org/. You can find out more about Adele and her work at: www.adelesnotes.co.uk/Read NI552: DisinformationHost: Paula LaceyCredits: Paula Lacey (Editorial Assistant, Producer), Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Digital Editor), Amy Hall, Bethany Rielly, Conrad Landin, Nick Dowson (Co-Editors), Samuel Rafanell-Williams (Sound Design), Nazik Hamza (Audio Editor), Mari Fouz (Logo Design), Thomas Barlow, Impress (Media Consultant)Guest: Adele WaltonFurther Reading from this Episode:Entering the matrix of misinformation with Nanjala Nyabola (The World Unspun Podcast)The issue with social media blocking apps? They’re now just as addictive (Adele Zeynep Walton, The Observer)‘Meta must be held liable for Facebook abuse that killed my father’ (Mukanzi Musanga, Open Democracy)How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach (Open Rights Group)Disinformation and disorder: the limits of the Online Safety Act (Alexandros Antoniou, Lorna Woods and Maeve Walsh, Online Safety Act Network)No billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. To help us continueSubscribe today and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print or digital subscription.Sign up to Currents for dispatches from the frontlines of global progressive movements. 30 days FREE then £3/month. Learn more
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Why Palestine is ‘the red pill’, with Francesca Albanese
This episode is brought to you by Shared Interest.Considered persona non-grata by Israel, Francesca Albanese is perhaps one of the most hated – and admired – figures in the United Nations today.Unlike many Western diplomats, the Italian human rights lawyer and UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories has called Israel ’s assault on Gaza a genocide, and she has urged Israel ’s suspension from the UN. This stance has made her a target of smear campaigns, with the US mission to the UN accusing Albanese of ‘antisemitic hatred and impartiality’ when her term was renewed in April.For our latest issue on the UN at 80 co-editor Bethany Rielly interviewed Albanese, who appears to place more faith in grassroots power than in the UN’s headquarters.Hosts: Maxine Betteridge-Moes, Bethany RiellyGuest: Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territoriesCredits: Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Producer, Digital Editor), Amy Hall, Bethany Rielly, Conrad Landin, Nick Dowson (Co-Editors), Paula Lacey (Editorial Assistant), Samuel Rafanell-Williams (Sound Design), Nazik Hamza (Audio Editor), Mari Fouz (Logo Design)Read NI556: Disunited NationsFurther reading from this episode:To end the Gaza genocide, the Global South takes justice into its own hands (Kate McMahon, New Internationalist)Fiddling while Gaza burns (Hamza Yusuf, New Internationalist - subscribe to read)Global leadership vetoed (Conrad Landin, New Internationalist)Criminalized on campus: The UK students taking action for Gaza (Paula Lacey, New Internationalist)Avoid Amazon by shopping at New Internationalist’s very own Ethical ShopNo billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. Subscribe today and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription.
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Dig, Baby, Dig! Part 3: The DRC with Alaka Lugonzo and Jean Pierre Okenda
Corruption, pollution and child labour have long blighted the Democratic Republic of the Congo's cobalt industry. But is there any way of turning the country’s critical mineral wealth into a blessing rather than a burden?In the final episode of our mini series, Dig, Baby, Dig! we spoke to Alaka Lugonzo a senior civil society adviser at Global Witness and Jean Pierre Okenda, the executive director of Sentinel Natural Resources.Host: Maxine Betteridge-MoesGuests: Alaka Lugonzo and Jean Pierre OkendaCredits: Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Producer, Digital Editor), Amy Hall, Bethany Rielly, Conrad Landin, Nick Dowson (Co-Editors), Paula Lacey (Editorial Assistant), Isabella Poderico (Editorial Intern) Samuel Rafanell-Williams (Sound Design), Nazik Hamza (Audio Editor), Mari Fouz (Logo Design)Read NI555: Dig, Baby, Dig! Can Critical Minerals Save the World?Further reading from this episode:Congo's cobalt curse (Cat Rainsford, New Internationalist - subscribe to read)Can mining save the world? (Vanessa Baird, New Internationalist)Women’s agency in the DRC (Sophie Neiman, New Internationalist)It’s time to hold Big Tech accountable for violence in the DRC (Passy Mubalama, New Internationalist)Transition Minerals Tracker: 2025 Global Analysis (Business & Human Rights Resource Centre)In numbers: Critical mineral production, ownership and social unrest (Global Witness)Avoid Amazon by shopping at New Internationalist’s very own Ethical ShopNo billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. Subscribe today and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription.
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