The Inside Story Podcast

Migrants in South Africa are facing an increasing numbers of attacks, and police are often indifferent to the issue.

That's the conclusion of a Human Rights Watch report published a year after the launch of a national plan to tackle xenophobia.

The watchdog found South Asians and migrants from other parts of Africa living in fear.

Mobs have destroyed foreign-owned businesses and homes.

So what's needed to ensure equality for all in the 'Rainbow Nation'?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Dewa Mavhinga - Southern Africa Director, Human Rights Watch

Fasiha Hassan - Gauteng Provincial Legislature Member

Ralph Mathekga - Political Analyst

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The coronavirus pandemic is devastating economies worldwide.

Lockdowns meant businesses were forced to fire staff and cut spending.

One of France's biggest trade unions is calling for a nationwide strike on Thursday to demand better protection for workers during this time.

But with economies struggling, will governments listen?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Julien Hoez - European Policy Analyst and member of French President Emmanuel Macron's party

Nayla Glaise - Member, French CGT Trade Union

Petros Fassoulas - Secretary General, European Movement International

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The abuse of women is one of the most widespread human rights violations.

It has many forms including physical and sexual violence, female genital mutilation and child marriage.

The long-term effects on the survivors are severe.

To confront the crisis, the EU and the UN launched the Spotlight initiative in 2017.

The initiative is now being launched in Africa in partnership with the African Union.

Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault

Guests:

Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy-Secretary General of the UN.

Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships.

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The ruling United Russia party looks set for a run of local election wins, but is also on course for some setbacks.

Supporters of stricken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny have made rare gains in Siberian city politics.

United Russia has been looking for any signs of a protest vote amid the coronavirus pandemic and economic stagnation.

Does it have cause to worry ahead of parliamentary elections in a year?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Victor Olevich, lead analyst at the Centre for Actual Politics, Moscow, a think tank.

Samuel Greene, Director of the Russia Institute at King's College London and co-author of 'Putin v the People'.

Alex Titov, lecturer in modern European History at Queen's University Belfast.

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The M5-RFP coalition that led anti-government protests before last month's coup has rejected a political charter revealed by the ruling junta.

It includes a military or civilian-led transitional government that would be in place until elections are held in 18 months.

But M5-RFP and West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS insist only a civilian can take charge of the transition.

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Mohamed Salaha, Malian journalist and Sahel specialist

Marie-Roger Biloa, President and CEO, Africa International Media Group

Manu Lekunze, Teaching Fellow in Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen

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Negotiators from the highest level are sitting in the same room following dozens of rounds of negotiations, prisoner exchanges and a ceasefire against U.S. forces.

Among the main challenges are the establishment of a mutual and long-lasting ceasefire and the integration of the Taliban into the government of Afghanistan.

There are also contesting ideologies between the pro-Western government and the Taliban which still envisions a strict Islamic system for Afghanistan.

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Omar Samad, Senior Fellow of Atlantic Council & former Afghan Ambassador to France and Canada

Mushtaq Rahim, Founding member of Afghanistan Affairs Unit (an Afghan think tank) & former member of the High Peace Council

Sultan Barakat, director of the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies - Doha Institute

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More than 100 people have died and tens of thousands of others have been forced from their homes.

Disease lurks in stagnant water, posing yet another threat to survivors at a time of global pandemic.

With ageing infrastructure and unreliable drainage systems, how will Sudan cope with increasingly erratic weather patterns in a changing climate?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra

Guests:

Nisreen ElSaim, Chair of the UN Secretary General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

Waleed Madibo, Founder & President of Sudan Policy Forum

Francois Gemenne, Professor of environmental geopolitics and migration dynamics at The Paris Institute of Political Studies

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Thousands of refugees are homeless after fires destroyed the biggest camp in Europe.

The Moria camp in Greece had 13,000 packed in and living in squalor.

Greece's migration minister says refugees started the fires deliberately to protest against COVID-19 quarantine rules.

People in Lesbos have long complained of the site.

Rights groups say the disaster should force the EU to rethink its asylum policy.

So who should care of them?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Philippa Kempson - co-founder of refugee aid organisation The Hope Project

Damian Boeselager - Member of the European Parliament

Rory O'Keefe - Koraki humanitarian analysis service

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As the world focuses attention on the coronavirus pandemic, experts are warning of a more dangerous threat: climate change.

Our world continues to heat up faster than predicted.

Small island nations are bearing the brunt.

In a special episode in collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), we ask: can recovery from a global health crisis help heal our environment as well?

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests:

Simon Stiell - Minister of Climate Resilience and the Environment in Grenada

Brooke Takala - Secretary General, Marshall Islands Red Cross Society

Jagan Chapagain - Secretary General, IFRC

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Saudi Arabia is facing international criticism after closing the trial of those who murdered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A court overturned five death sentences, reducing them to 20-year prison terms instead.

Those behind the so-called hit squad escaped punishment, as did Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, widely believed to have ordered the killing.

Will we ever find out the full detail of what happened to Khashoggi?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:

Ali Al-Ahmed - Director, Institute for Gulf Affairs

Sherif Mansour - Middle East and North Africa Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists

Khalil Jahshan - Executive Director, Arab Center Washington DC

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