The Canadian government placed the U.S. and Israel on a list of nations that engage in torture. The government later caved to U.S. pressure to remove both nations from this list. The Real News speaks with Alex Nave, the Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada.

This program was produced by The Real News for January 22, 2008.

For more information, visit:
therealnews.com
amnesty.ca
www.stoptorture.org.il/eng/

George Rishmawi, founder of the International Middle East Media Center, speaks with Word Of Mouth about the untold stories of Palestine, community news from the grassroots, and his Canada campus speaking tour.

This program was produced by Word Of Mouth for CKLN Radio.

For more information, visit:
ckln.fm
imemc.org

Stefan Christoff speaks to writer/activist Tariq Ali on the history of Hezbollah as a political force in Lebanon & the Middle East, while also addressing Canada’s designation of the movement as “terrorist” in the post 9/11 political environment.

This program was produced for Radio TADAMON on November 2, 2007.

For more information, visit:
tadamon.resist.ca
tariqali.org

Aaron Maté reports on his week in the Occupied Territories.

CKUT Radio spoke with Aron after the evening’s military operation on Arafat’s compound in Ramallah. Daniel, who has been participating in weekly vigils outside of the Israeli Consulate in Montreal on Friday’s at noon with Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU), also asked questions. NOTE: Aaron cell cuts out at 17:20 when answering what action should Canadians take, but Daniel summarizes the interview nicely. In addition to describing his week, Aaron described the scene of Arafat’s compound, the media’s coverage of violence in the Occupied Territories, and the depression that Palestinian’s experience while maintaining their humanity.

This program was produced by CKUT Radio following the Israeli siege on Arafat’s government compound in 2003.

For more information, visit:
www.ckut.ca