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@marclamonthill cuts through the headlines with hard-hitting, in depth interviews. Fridays at 1930GMT on @AJEnglish .

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“When I voiced concern repeatedly, I was silenced, I was sidelined”, recently resigned US diplomat Hala Rharrit tells #AJEUpFront host @marclamonthill about dissent within the #Biden administration on policies towards #Israel . 🔗 Watch the full interview:
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Why is India’s BJP fielding a candidate who is facing terrorism charges? @mehdirhasan asks Nalin Kohli, spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata Party. 1930 GMT @ AJEnglish
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Former Malaysian cabinet minister @SyedSaddiq tells @mehdirhasan what he thinks about his country’s new “backdoor government”, led by Prime Minister Muhyiddin. Watch the full interview:
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Is it fair to call Indian prime minister Modi a fascist? @mehdirhasan asks two of the biggest names in Bollywood @Javedakhtarjadu @MaheshNBhatt . Watch on @AJEnglish , YouTube and http:/aljazeera.com/upfront Friday 19:30 GMT.
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India is now the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Indians scramble for oxygen, medicines, and hospital beds, @RanaAyyub tells @marclamonthill she believes the country’s political leadership is morally “dead” and “depraved.” Full interview 1930 GMT.
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Indian journalists “are literally calling for war” between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, says award-winning author and activist, Arundhati Roy. 1930 GMT FRIDAY @AJEnglish
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. @GretaThunberg tells @marclamonthill how she convinced her mom to start caring about the environment and how activism has given meaning to her life. Full interview on @AJUpFront on Friday.
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Why won’t Pakistan publicly criticise China on its detention of millions of Uighur muslims? @mehdirhasan challenges Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari. For more of the interview:
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Fri 1930GMT: @mehdirhasan goes to Rio to speak to impeached Brazilian President @dilmabr Rousseff.
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“When the crime of crimes is being committed, you cannot wait until the dust has settled and the blood has dried to even utter the word genocide,” former UN top official @CraigMokhiber tells @marclamonthill of the UN failures on Gaza. 🔗 Full interview:
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ESPN suspended journalist @jemelehill soon after she said Trump is a white supremacist. Now she’s calling out the NFL. Full interview with @richellecarey :
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“What number will trigger the horror that should have been triggered already of Palestinian deaths. Is it 10,000? Is it 100,000?” @4noura asks @marclamonthill . Watch full show with @Ha_Matar & @LaraFriedmanDC :
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In an exclusive interview with @AJUpFront , Executive Committee Member of the TPLF @reda_getachew tells @marclamonthill an independent Tigrayan state is “probably the best option there is, at this point in time”. Full interview airs Friday at 19:30GMT.
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Are US sanctions or Tehran to blame for exacerbating COVID-19? @mehdirhasan asks Iranian political commentator Mohammad Marandi. See the full show:
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Hillary Clinton the hawk, and the Honduran coup - @mehdirhasan 's Reality Check
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Are ‘wokeness’ and call-out’ culture weakening social movements? @mehdirhasan asks Harvard professor and political activist Cornel West. Full interview:
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@mehdirhasan . @mehdirhasan - If you liked this, here are highlights of previous robust interviews on @AJUpFront .
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Arundhati Roy says Donald Trump is "the effluent of a system that went wrong", whereas Indian PM Modi is "is a system that's been coming since 1925". More between Roy and @mehdirhasan on
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PREVIEW: Why is India detaining former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti without charge? @mehdirhasan challenges BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia. Full interview @ajenglish 1930GMT and on YouTube:
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“Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed, they should be tried in the International Criminal Court,” says Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate @TawakkolKarman . Full intv with @mehdirhasan :
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Here's how @mehdirhasan challenged Trump supporters on Trump's lies, wiretapping, voter fraud, birthright citizenship, U.S. economy, and U.S. Steel.
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Islamic scholar @TahirulQadri on ISIL's ideology: "They are enemies of humankind. They are enemies of Islam." Full episode FRI @ 1930GMT.
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On this week’s UpFront @marclamonthill challenges @DannyAyalon on whether Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute collective punishment, a crime under international law. Watch full show that also includes interview w/ Hamas Senior Spokesperson Osama Hamdan:
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“We Europeans look down upon them as if we are superior. We're not superior. We're infinitely inferior.” Former Greek Minister of Finance @yanisvaroufakis tells @marclamonthill when discussing Europe’s role in the #Israel_Gaza_war 🔗Watch full interview:
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“If you are killing children in my name, with my money, that’s not a war to defend yourself,” documentary filmmaker @MMFlint to @marclamonthill about the US involvement in the #Israel_Gaza_war . 🔗Tap the link to watch the full show
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Former spokesperson for Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi dismisses @amnesty reports of sexual violence against Rohingya women, suggesting some are lying. Full Interview:
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Angela Davis tells @marclamonthill that ties between Israeli and U.S. security forces and private companies show capitalism is “absolutely central” to the political ties between the two countries. 🔗Tap the link to watch full interview #Israel_Gaza_war
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Why don’t more Bollywood stars speak out against the rise of hardline Hindu nationalism and intolerance in Modi’s India? @mehdirhasan asks @Javedakhtarjadu and @MaheshNBhatt . See more of the interview:
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Philippine Foreign Minister @alanpcayetano defends his country's drug war to @mehdirhasan . Watch the full episode Oct 6 at 19:30 GMT.
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“The siege itself is a genocide,” Former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court @MorenoOcampo1 tells @marclamonthill on Israel’s continued siege of Gaza. 🔗Watch full interview on accusations of war crimes against both Hamas and Israel:
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“We are far more intelligent, aware, educated than most people are giving us credit for.” Indigenous climate activist @xiuhtezcatl responds to criticism young campaigners like Greta Thunberg are being used as puppets. Full episode w/ @mehdirhasan 1930GMT &
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Should #Nigerian President #MuhammaduBuhari apologise for promising to stop 'medical tourism' when he has travelled abroad so many times for treatment himself? @Mehdirhasan challenges his spokesman.
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Do some world leaders have blood on their hands for failing to contain the Coronavirus? Epidemiologist @DrEricDing explains to @mehdirhasan where governments are going wrong. Watch our full show on @AJEnglish Friday 19:30 GMT.
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"It's a misstatement. That doesn't mean it's a lie," says Trump adviser, Steven Rogers. Watch @mehdirhasan challenge Rogers on President Trump's lies on birthright citizenship, riots in California and U.S. Steel plants. Full intv:
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Cornel West says Trump is "a sign and a symptom of a spiritually decadent culture". The academic and activist discusses racism in the US with @mehdirhasan . Full episode @ajenglish 19:30GMT and on YouTube:
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“Do I fear that genocide might take place? I do,” @Aakar_Patel tells @marclamonthill in an UpFront special with @RanaAyyub and Shahrukh Alam looking at increasing attacks on Muslims and other minorities in India. Full interview:
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Who would you like to see on @AJUpFront with @mehdirhasan ? Leave your comments below!
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“Evangelicalism has been hijacked” @RevDrBarber tells @mehdirhasan Trump’s actions are at odds with Orthodox Christianity. Full show:
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COVID-19: The two options we have is overwhelm the health system, or long-term extreme social distancing, special pathogens expert @syramadad tells @mehdirhasan in a Facebook live interview.
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"If Najib is there, this country will go to the dogs" - Fmr Malaysian PM tells @mehdirhasan - Watch more at 1930GMT
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Given America’s abysmal legacy in Latin America, would U.S. military intervention in Venezuela really bring democracy? @mehdirhasan asks Juan Guaido’s representative to the UK, Vanessa Neumann @AJENGLISH 1930 GMT
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“These are girls who want to study…and they're being deprived of their education, because they’ve asked for the right to wear the hijab,” @RanaAyyub tells @marclamonthill of India’s Karnataka hijab ban. #UpFront Special w/ @Aakar_Patel & Shahrukh Alam:
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Turkey claims they have "shocking" audio evidence of the killing of Jamal #Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate. In a preview of our discussion with @rulajebreal and @sarahleah1 , @mehdirhasan asks if #MBS has little tolerance for criticism. Full show:
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War crimes have been committed in Syria, isn’t it time to call out those responsible? @mehdirhasan challenges UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis to name names. See more:
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Many want Myanmar officials charged with the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims.
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“People right now are scared of journalists” Al Jazeera reporter @Hind_Gaza tells #AJEUpFront host @marclamonthill about Israeli targeting of journalists in #Gaza . 🔗 Watch the full interview for #WorldPressFreedomDay :
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We speak to Noam Chomsky about what a Trump presidency means for the world and if he is worried about the future. Watch Nov 25 at 1930GMT.
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PREVIEW: Why won’t Poland take in any Muslims? @mehdirhasan challenges Dominik Tarczynski, an MP from Poland’s governing Law and Justice Party. Full interview @ajenglish 1930GMT and on YouTube:
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Will impeachment help or hurt Donald Trump in 2020? Full debate with @mehdirhasan , @TiffanyDCross , @Harlan and @_John_Mikhail on @ajenglish 1930GMT &
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More leaks from China reveal the details of atrocities being committed against Uighur Muslims. How long can Beijing pretend they’re not happening? @mehdirhasan asks China commentator Victor Gao. Full episode:
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How long will it take to develop a vaccine for #COVID19 ? @mehdirhasan asks the director general of the International Vaccine Institute. Watch the full interview:
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Democrat Ilhan Omar made history last night, becoming the first Somali-American, and one of two first Muslim women, elected to US Congress. In Feb, @IlhanMN joined us with @mehdirhasan to discuss the Democratic party in the age of Trump. Full intv:
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“I was a child when we were forced out of Jerusalem” @ghadakarmi who lived through the 1948 Nakba joins @MustafaBarghou1 and @AJUpFront 's host @marclamonthill to discuss the crucial historical context to the #Israel_Gaza_War . 🔗 Full show:
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With @SenSanders and @JoeBiden the two last men standing in the primary, will Democrats be able to put differences aside to beat Donald Trump? @mehdirhasan asks Lindy Li and Linda Sarsour. Full debate:
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Why did #Nigerian Presidential candidate #AtikuAbubakar send over $40 million in "suspect" funds to the United States? @mehdirhasan challenged Abubakar’s spokesman last Dec.
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“For me, the most optimistic thing is the young people,” renowned scholar @normfinkelstein talks to #AJEUpFront host @marclamonthill about the youth mobilisation in solidarity with Palestinians. 🔗 Watch the full show:
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Why is India’s BJP so reluctant to condemn hate speech? @mehdirhasan asks Nalin Kohli, the spokesperson for Narendra Modi's BJP. @AJEnglish 1930 GMT. ONLINE:
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Here's how @mehdirhasan challenged Trump supporters on Trump's lies, wiretapping, voter fraud, birthright citizenship, U.S. economy, and U.S. Steel.
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“How are we defending Israel by having more dead children?” documentary filmmaker @MMFlint asks @AJUpFront host @marclamonthill on US involvement in the #Israel_Gaza_war Tap the link to watch the full show
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Is Abiy Ahmed stifling free speech in Ethiopia? @mehdirhasan challenges a senior adviser to the Office of the Prime Minister. Watch the full interview:
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#ColumbusDay celebrations gloss over the dark legacy of Christopher Columbus. The man and the holiday bearing his name need a #RealityCheck .
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In one of the world’s biggest financial scandals, $4.5 billion went missing from #Malaysia ’s state funds. Fmr deputy PM @anwaribrahim says “stiff action” must be taken against ousted PM #NajibRazak who faces over 25 charges. Watch the full intv @AJUpFront 9/21 @ 1930 GMT
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Watch @AJUpFront host @marclamonthill challenge former Israeli army general Yaakov Amidror on whether Israel controls Gaza #Israel_Gaza_war . 🔗 Watch full interview:
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Will Israeli troops continue to shoot Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border?
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Ahead of Super Tuesday, @RevDrBarber explains why @UniteThePoor has yet to endorse a Democratic candidate. More of the interview:
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Is racism spreading along with the coronavirus? @mehdirhasan asked China Global Television Network news anchor Wang Guan about the discrimination Chinese people are facing all over the world. For more:
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PREVIEW: According to President Trump's midterm campaign ad, Democrats had let in an undocumented migrant who killed policemen BUT he had actually entered the US under President George W. Bush. @mehdirhasan asks a Trump advisor about this. Full intv:
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Why are Western countries banning or restricting pro-Palestine protests? @marclamonthill talks to Ilan Pappe and Dima Khalidi about the battle of narratives in the Israel-Gaza war. 🔗Tap the link to watch the interview #Israel_Gaza_war
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Here's how @mehdirhasan challenged Trump supporters on Trump's lies, wiretapping, voter fraud, birthright citizenship, U.S. economy, and U.S. Steel.
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“We're only flesh and bone”, some Palestinians face the stark choice of risking their lives by staying in Gaza or fleeing. Journalist and writer @MariamBarghouti tells @marclamonthill this is part of Israel’s strategy to depopulate #Gaza . Full interview:
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Can a U.S. attack in Syria stop the use of chemical weapons or would it create an even deeper crisis in the region? Full debate:
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"Don't normalise this," @OwenJones84 ​ tells @mehdirhasan ​ about bigotry "injected into the mainstream" by Trump
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“If anybody is divorced from reality, it’s the US administration,” @DrHananAshrawi tells @AJUpFront host @marclamonthill about the US veto at the UN Security Council against the Gaza ceasefire. 🔗 Watch the full interview:
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Should the wealthiest 1% of Americans pay a 70% tax rate on income over $10 million? @mehdirhasan discusses @AOC ’s tax plan with economist Arthur Laffer and author of @WinnersTakeAll @AnandWrites .
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PREVIEW: @mehdirhasan asks a former top CIA spy in Russia @john_sipher about alleged Russian meddling and the CIA’s own record of foreign intervention. Watch the full episode FRIDAY at 19:30GMT
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Islam and the myth of French secularism - @mehdirhasan 's Reality Check
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Earlier this month, @mehdirhasan asked Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nalin Kohli why the BJP is fielding a candidate who is facing terrorism charges. #IndianElections2019 #indianelections .
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Why did #Nigerian Presidential candidate #AtikuAbubakar send over $40 million in ""suspect"" funds to the United States? @Mehdirhasan challenges his spokesman.
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Is PM Modi India's Donald Trump? @mehdirhasan asks author and activist Arundhati Roy.
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The international community could push for the “complete 100% isolation of Israel” if it doesn’t comply with the ICJ ruling, South Africa’s Ambassador to the US @NdumisoNtshinga tells @AJUpFront host @marclamonthill 🔗 Watch full interview:
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Top officials within Narendra Modi’s BJP have referred to Bangladeshi migrants as “termites” and Muslims as “a crop of two-legged animals”. @marclamonthill asks BJP spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam if he condemns these comments. Full interview Friday.
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Reality Check: Australia takes great pride in offering an outstanding quality of life... but there's an outrageous racial disparity hiding behind the stats.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s former spokesperson defends her decision to embrace Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s Islamophobic rhetoric. See @mehdirhasan challenge Nyo Ohn Myint. Watch full interview:
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In this week's Reality Check, @mehdirhasan looks into France's religious double standard when it comes to Islam
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When @GretaThunberg , @rihanna , and @meenaharris spoke out about India’s ongoing farmers’ protests, many in the country reacted angrily, calling it anti-India propaganda. @marclamonthill asks Thunberg what she made of the reaction. Full interview:
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Ukrainian MP, @lesiavasylenko on how the international community can #StandWithUkraine beyond simple political statements and gestures. Full Interview:
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India’s BJP spokesperson says it’s “perfectly apt” to describe undocumented immigrants as “termites”. @mehdirhasan challenges Nalin Kohli.
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@mehdirhasan asks @anwaribrahim about Pan- Malaysia Islamic Party's plan to enhance so-called Sharia Courts. What else did they discuss? Go to
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How religious are so-called "Islamic terrorists"? @mehdirhasan 's #RealityCheck :
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"People are starting to realise that poverty is not a lack of character, it's just a lack of cash," @rcbregman tells @marclamonthill on eradicating poverty through Universal Basic Income. Full interview:
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China’s president has said any attempt to split China will end in “crushed bodies and shattered bones”. Could Beijing intervene militarily in Hong Kong? @mehdirhasan asks China commentator Victor Gao. Full interview @ajenglish 1930GMT and on YouTube:
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After inadvertently sending UpFront a recording with PR advisers, Rwanda’s Justice Minister admits the government paid for the plane that brought ‘Hotel Rwanda’ dissident to Kigali. Full Interview with @marclamonthill :
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Besides Steven Rogers, how did @mehdirhasan challenge other Trump supporters on @AJUpFront ?
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In this week's Reality Check, @mehdirhasan sets the record straight on how #Africa is really bearing the brunt of the refugee crisis.
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What is Pakistan doing about the tens of thousands of people allegedly killed or abducted by its security forces in Balochistan? @mehdirhasan asks the country’s Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari. Full episode 1930GMT and on YouTube:
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Let’s not whitewash #MuhammadAli ’s legacy - @mehdirhasan 's #RealityCheck
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Israel deports Human Rights Watch director Omar Shakir. Days before his removal he debated law professor Eugene Kontorovich on why he’s being kicked out. More of the debate with @mehdirhasan :
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“Defending the indefensible” Burmese rights activist Maung Zarni discusses Aung San Suu Kyi’s appearance at The Hague with @mehdirhasan . Full interview:
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Indian journalists “are literally calling for war” between India and Pakistan over Kashmir conflicts, says award-winning author and activist, Arundhati Roy. Watch tonight 1930 GMT @AJEnglish , or online:
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Watch @mehdirhasan challenge an MP from France's ruling party on the heavy handed police response to recent protests where demonstrators have lost eyes and hands. See more:
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