Amanpour21 Des 2024

Jailed Women's Rights Activist Speaks Out on Furlough from Iran's Evin Prison

Christiane's world exclusive with Iran's notorious women's rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, who last year was awarded the Nobel peace prize, and who has spent much of the past 20 years in Evin prison. She is accused of “spreading propaganda" and acting against the country's national security. Mohammadi was recently released on a 3-week medical furlough to recover from surgery and made the courageous decision to speak out—on this program— knowing she is gong back to jail. Plus, press freedom at risk in the United States and around the democratic world, former Washington Post Executive Editor, Martin Baron tells Christiane what’s in the Trump toolbox to legally assault the press and how to protect our constitutional right to free speech. Then, as 51 verdicts came down against Gisele Pelicot's abusers in the mass rape trial that stunned France and caught the world's attention, Saskya's Vandoorne's special report, with exclusive access to police records, on how dozens of men in one town became complicit in this horrifying crime. From Christiane's archive this week, the taxi driver who put aside ethnic divisions and became a hero to the needy during under siege in Sarajevo. And finally, Christiane speaks with Edward Berger, director of the film "Conclave," which depicts the knives out battle to elect a new pop in the Catholic Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Eyes of the World are Watching the US Midterm Elections

The whole world is eager to see how Americans will vote next month in the midterm elections. With sinking polling, and rising energy costs, President Trump and the GOP appear to be fighting an uphill ...

3 Okt 42min

America’s Role in Gaza

Nearly three years into Israel's war in Gaza, the UN says the territory is now facing the worst economic crisis in history, with 80% of buildings damaged or destroyed, most of its population still dis...

2 Okt 56min

US Democratic Senator Chris Coon

Russia hit a school in Kyiv today, in broad daylight. Luckily the children and staff were sheltering and unharmed. But as Ukraine's children continue to live under the ferocity of Russia's missiles, A...

1 Okt 56min

Pilot on Israel-Bound Flight Stabbed

According to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a pilot on an Israel-bound flight was stabbed by another pilot. The FlyDubai plane, with nearly 200 people aboard, was forced to make an emergen...

30 Sep 56min

The Impact of ICE's Massive Arrest Campaign

This summer has seen a massive surge in arrests by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reaching near-record highs in almost every state. Now ICE is preparing to expand its detention capacity...

29 Sep 55min

Secular France Welcomes Pope Leo

In Paris, some 800,000 people thronged to the Champs-Élysées to welcome Pope Leo. During a visit to the "miracle shrine" town of Lourdes, he acknowledged that the Catholic Church must admit its own fa...

28 Sep 56min

Global Dialogues: Leaders at the UN Summit

Big discussions from the UN. Join Christiane Amanpour as she talks with influential leaders like Mayor Zohran Mamdani, President Ursula von der Leyen, and Brazil's President Lula. Get their take on to...

26 Sep 42min

Qatar's Role In Peace Talks

At this week's UN General Assembly, President Trump threatened to “annihilate” Iran, and defended a worldview where, as he put it, “to the victor belong the spoils.” But behind the scenes in New York,...

25 Sep 56min