Interviews
Ella Keidar, young Israeli conscientious objector: “Despite this horrible situation there is still hope”
Mesravot is a network of activists and refusenik (conscientious objectors who refuse to serve in the Israeli army because of its occupation policies). We talk with one of its activists, Ella Keidar, 17 years old, who lives in Tel Aviv.…
‘Only democracy can solve this problem’ — a conversation with Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi
In this exclusive interview, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi discusses how Iranians have no choice but to continue their struggle for democracy. Earlier this month, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian scientist,…
Julian Assange awarded in Berlin – Exclusive interview with Stella Assange
Julian Assange no longer needs to be introduced to us. His fight is our fight, the fight for freedom of expression: a freedom that is increasingly threatened these days by the rampant disinformation and the “dictatorship of opinion” that increasingly…
Israeli journalist Gideon Levy explains why Israel should lift the siege and cancel plans for a ground invasion of Gaza.
From Tel Aviv, we are joined by award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy, whose latest column for Haaretz newspaper is entitled “Israel cannot imprison two million people in Gaza without paying a cruel price”. Levy analyses the reaction of…
Carlos Fino in an exclusive interview with PRESSENZA (2/2): The war in Ukraine and a new world order
Carlos Fino (*) interviewed for PRESSENZA By Vasco Esteves Carlos Fino was born in Portugal and was a radio and television reporter, war correspondent, news service presenter and press counsellor for four decades. He has travelled to Eastern Europe, the…
Carlos Fino in an exclusive interview with PRESSENZA (1/2): Moscow and the collapse of the USSR and Yugoslavia
Carlos Fino (*) interviewed for PRESSENZA by Vasco Esteves Carlos Fino was born in Portugal and was a radio and television reporter, war correspondent, news service presenter and press counsellor for four decades. He has travelled to Eastern Europe, the…
“Step Back from the Brink”: Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Daniel Levy Decries Israel’s Actions in Gaza
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday in an unprecedented show of support for the country following last week’s surprise attack by Hamas that killed over 1,400 Israelis, including many civilians. The United States continues to rush ammunition, air defenses…
Historian Rashid Khalidi: Palestinian people “live under unbelievable oppression” that at some point “had to explode”.
From New York, Palestinian-American professor Rashid Khalidi, author of the book “Palestine, One Hundred Years of Colonialism and Resistance”, analyses how this weekend’s extreme violence between Hamas and Israel will lead to “a paradigm shift”. Colonial powers will no longer…
Christopher Vogler: The Master of Myths. Dialogue on Narrative, AI and Creativity.
Christopher Vogler is a renowned expert in storytelling and screenwriting, widely recognized in the film and storytelling industry. His most notable contribution is his book entitled “The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Screenwriters and Novelists,” which has become an influential…
Towards the formation of a Permanent World Forum: Interview with Antonio Carvallo three decades after the First International Humanist Forum in Moscow.
Exactly three decades ago the First International Humanist Forum took place in Moscow. The event, which took place on 7 and 8 October 1993 in the Moscow Academy of Administration, was attended by various members of the Russian Academy of…
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