Amnesty UK: Recent Episodes
Amnesty UK
Torturers. Dictators. Gun-runners. They, and many others, want you to ignore this. Because if you do, you won’t find out how they’re trying to undermine our human rights, and how you can stop them.
Amnesty International is a movement of over 3 million ordinary people, all of us determined to stand up for humanity and for human rights. Listen to find out more about our work and campaigns and hear from the people you’ve helped, as well as our supporters defending them.
Find out more at: http://www.amnesty.org.uk (http://www.amnesty.org.uk/)
Following the success of their anthology Poems That Make Grown Men Cry, father-and-son team Anthony and Ben Holden, have asked the same revealing question of 100 remarkable women: What poem has moved you to tears?
Natascha McElhone, Yoko Ono, Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Carol Ann Duffy are just a handful of the women who have contributed to this unique collection.
Ava was told she was at 15 weeks that she was carrying a feotus with a fatal abnormality - and that her best option in Ireland was to continue with the pregnancy until 24 weeks, and then deliver a stillborn baby. Find out more of the realities of the abortion ban in Ireland at https://www.amnesty.org.uk/abortion-ireland-facts-crime Ava's name has been changed to protect her identity.
Over 300 of us are at the Saudi Embassy calling on them to free blogger Raif Badawi. Take action at http://amn.st/raif
Moses was tortured for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. Eastlea school amnesty group are demonstrating for his release.
Ti-Anna was named for the protests and crackdown at Tiananmen Square. Shao Jiang was in the square on the 3rd and 4th June. Hear their stories.
We've just been forcibly removed from the Chinese Embassy steps whilst trying told lay flowers in memory #tiananmen25
We're privileged to have had the support of all-round legend Patrick Stewart for many years. Hear why he joined - and why you should too.
We spoke to our researcher Joanne Mariner who is part of our team investigating human rights abuses in the Central African Republic. She reported an increase in violent attacks on the minority Muslim community, and an emptying of towns. Listen for more, and read more at: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/campaigns/hunted-down-muslims-fleeing-their-lives-central-african-republic
Amnesty International's Horia Mosadiq gives a very brief overview of how woman's rights in the country have been affected by conflict and militarisation over the past three decades in her home country of Afghanistan.
Monike has lived in Nairobi's slums for over fifty years. He is committed to fighting the illegal evictions affecting many slum communities in Kenya's capital - a campaign that now, more than ever, needs to have a digital element.
Amnesty researcher Diana Eltahawy talks about the human rights situation after the military ousted the Morsi government.
Cities across Brazil have seen the biggest wave of protest since the end of military rule in the 80s. Hear from Amnesty Brazil's Human Rights Advisor Renata Neder on the protests, the police response, and how human rights must be respected.
Justin Mazzola, our observer at Bradley Manning's trial, reports back after the first day of proceedings. He'll be present at key moments of the trial.
Our press officer is in Athens investigating the reality of life for migrants seeking refuge from war, violence and hunger. Here she speaks to a man from Cameroon in a queue to get asylum papers. With only twenty processed every week, it's the same queue he's been joining for two years.
Nolwandle has visited our AGM - we asked her how your actions and activism are helping WOZA when they protest in Zimbabwe
Tracy Ulltveit-Moe was looking for a way to help Brazil's victims of torture in 1973, and came up with the Urgent Action - hear her memories of the first UA.
Will Francome on his One For Ten project. Come and see their launch exhibit in Vibe Bar, Brick Lane.
Last month Ai Weiwei recorded a tongue-in-cheek, subversive Gangnam Style parody, which was quickly censored by the Chinese authorities. Anish Kapoor is recording a new version in support of Ai Weiwei and free expression - we went to help. #Aiweiwei #AnishKapoor #Gangnam #China #Censorship
Here's the inevitable end of festival best of pack from The Amnesty International Secret Comedy Podcast. This show features, loads of jokes, some amazing secrets, hilarious songs and insightful chat from all the biggest names at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. We've got Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Rhys Darby, Shappi Khorsandi, The Boy With Tape On His Face, Hannibal Buress, Phil Nichol, Paul Foot, Rob Beckett, Josie Long, Mitch Benn, David O'Doherty, Lorretta Maine, Danielle Ward, Frisky and Mannish and Susan Calman! Listen, laugh, enjoy and see what you can do to help us.
In our latest jam packed we have stand up from Benny Boot, Dana Alexander and Chris Henry. Mitch Benn sings about gay marriarge. Richard Bacon tells us about the time George W Bush tried to kill him, Suggs lets us in on some back stage Olympics gossip. Jo Caulfield chats about things she's learnt at the Edinburgh Festival and So you think you are funny? competition winner, Aisling Bea, tells us about crying by some bins. And to end it all we have a poem from the amazing Shane Koyczan.
In episode five the legendary Mike McShane talks about why Amnesty is important to him, Claire Sweeney tells us a secret about Bill Clinton, DeAnne Smith sings us a song about the things we all have in common and there is hilarious stand up from Felicity Ward, Jigsaw and Terry Alderton.
With Susan Calman off fighting the good fight, super sassy Tiffany Stevenson takes the reigns steering us on an unstoppable ride through mashed up pop, stand up and juicy secrets. Frisky and Mannish delivered the music, Jessica Fostekew brought the laughs; and Mark Watson, Janet Ellis and Danielle Ward divulged some incredibly juicy secrets – including one corker from Ms Ward involving a certain lothario by the name of Brand.
In episode four Susan Calman chats it up with Mark Thomas about his new show and gets Tiffany Stevenson and Mark Little to confess their secrets. Phil Nichols tells us about how Fernando Torres improved his love life, Helen Arney sings about making love, ahh... and Loretta Maine performs a little ditty about little things. We really couldn't squeeze anymore in.
In episode four Susan Calman chats it up with Mark Thomas about his new show and gets Tiffany Stevenson and Mark Little to confess their secrets. Phil Nichols tells us about how Fernando Torres improved his love life, Helen Arney sings about making love, ahh... and Loretta Maine performs a little ditty about little things. We really couldn't squeeze anymore in.
In episode three our host Susan Calman brings some of the world's best comedians to a tiny stage in Edinburgh for your listening pleasure. There's QI's Alan Davies, Sarah Pascoe and Michael Mittemeir having a chat. As well as performances from the hilarious David O'Doherty, the rib tickling Jo Caulfield, the smiley Rob Becket and a phenomenal wrap up rap from Abandoman!
In the second episode of our Secret Comedy Podcast, live from the Underbelly in the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe, host Susan Calman is joined by the weird, wonky and wonderful Paul Foot and Hollywood superstar Michael Winslow. The Blanks (the band from Scrubs) perform and Edinburgh stalwarts Josie Long and Sarah Kendall talk politics and freedom of expression. Also on itunes: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/secretpodcast
In this episode we have Jimeoin, Daniel Sloss, Rhys Darby, Lucy Porter, Adam Kay and Shappi Khorsandi all kept in order by Susan Calman. Also on itunes: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/secretpodcast
Live twice a week from the Underbelly at this year's Edinburgh Festival Susan Calman presents Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast featuring chat, sketches and songs. In this first episode hear from Reginald D Hunter, Shappi Khorsandi, Tim Key, John Bishop, Jason Manford, Adam Hills, Jason Byrne, plus even more funny stuff from the Amnesty comedy archive. Also on itunes: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/secretpodcast
"I'm with you Chen Guangcheng!" 陈光诚，我支持你
This recording tells you how to say 'I'm with you, Chen Guangcheng' in Mandarin. Amnesty International is collecting messages of support for China's blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng. Listen to the recording (the phrase is said twice in the clip) to hear the pronunciation, then record your own message in Mandarin. Say 'Chen Guangcheng, wo zhi chi ni', followed by your name - and, if you like, where you live.
'Chen Guangcheng, keep going!' 加油
'Jia you' is an informal cheer of support in Mandarin. Translated, it literally means come on, cheer up, keep on fighting.
Amnesty International is collecting messages of support for China's blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng. Listen to the recording (the phrase is said twice in the clip) to hear the pronunciation, then record your own message in Mandarin. Repeat the phrase, followed by your name - and, if you like, where you live.