Outrage in Lebanon after the U.S. envoy calls journalists 'animalistic'. Tom Barrack's comments come at a time when the U.S. president has stepped up his attacks on the media. So, what's behind this hostility towards journalists? and are there global implications?

In this episode:

• Rami Khouri - Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut.
• Jodie Ginsberg - CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
• Rick Perlstein - Journalist and Historian, specialising in the roots and rise of American conservatism.

Host: James Bays

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Hit by a funding shortfall, a UN body responsible for investigating Israeli violence in the occupied territories says the shortage is hampering its work. So, what does this mean for securing justice and holding Israel to account?

In this episode:

• Andrew Gilmour, Former UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights.
• Sari Bashi, Human Rights Lawyer and Founder of Gisha, an Israeli human rights organisation.
• William Schabas, Professor, International Law, Middlesex University.

Host: James Bays

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Has the world forgotten about the plight of the Rohingya? Bangladesh says it's run out of resources for the hundreds of thousands of refugees it's hosting, and is now calling for their safe return to Myanmar. But given the situation there, is that possible?

In this episode:

• Yasmin Ullah, Executive Director, Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network.
• Farah Kabir, Action Aid Bangladesh Country Director.
• Abbas Faiz, Independent South Asia Researcher.

Host: James Bays

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