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@marclamonthill and @RediTlhabi cut through the headlines with hard-hitting, in depth interviews. Fridays at 1930GMT on @AJEnglish.

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Joined July 2015
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This is one of my favorite interviews. I sat down with South African activist Thapelo Mohapi. We discussed the Shack Dwellers movement, land rights in South Africa, and the actions of the ANC. Please check it out!
“We are just landless. We have no future.” @marclamonthill and Thapelo Mohapi, General Secretary of Abahlali baseMjondolo, talk land inequality in South Africa and the struggle for the rights of the country’s landless poor. Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=dXY-7FG-…
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.@marclamonthill asks @albats whether sanctions on Russia are more likely to affect ordinary citizens rather than Putin and his allies. Full interview with @DrStefanieBabst and @AgniaGrigas: youtube.com/watch?v=yn2nkJMo…
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Ukrainian MP, @lesiavasylenko on how the international community can #StandWithUkraine beyond simple political statements and gestures. Full Interview: youtu.be/kylIxd1iyBg
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The war in #Ukraine has displaced millions of people & upended countless lives. Irrespective of race, nationality, or ethnicity, everyone forced to flee deserves safe passage & protection. Thanks to @marclamonthill & @AJUpFront for the important discussion with @MSF
Will the Ukrainian refugee crisis change how asylum seekers are treated globally? @marclamonthill asks @Refugees @JAGhedini about the crisis displacing millions of people in Europe. Full Interview also with @MSF’s Kate White: youtu.be/X84O9guKSS0
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VIDEO--Devastating violence, corruption in Latin America; massive arrests of Black & brown ppl in the US--the human costs of the #warondrugs. Thanks @marclamonthill @AJUpFront for covering the issue and including me. youtu.be/-YuOy8oD4vc @hrw @drugpolicyorg
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In recent years, calls for abolishing police and prisons in the US have grown louder. @marclamonthill asks Angela Davis, political activist and scholar, if abolition is really possible? And what could replace prisons and police? 📺 Watch on @AJUpFront ⤵️ aje.io/wn66jy
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Thousands of asylum seekers living in freezing camps at the Poland-Belarus border remain in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. @marclamonthill challenges Poland’s deputy FM on the humanitarian crisis at the border. 📺 Watch on @AJUpFront ⤵️ aje.io/48b8qe
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"These policies are completely shutting them out.” @marclamonthill speaks with Laura Carlsen and Marco Castillo on the recently reinstated Trump-era MPP, more commonly known as the 'Remain in Mexico' policy. ▶ Watch on @AJUpFront 👇 aje.io/bxspb8
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A new generation of activists born after the fight against apartheid are now demanding a more just South Africa. @Feminist_SW & @serafarista talk gender-based violence, inequality and climate change with @AyandaCharlie_. Watch Ep. 2 of #GenerationChange: aje.io/mtref4
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"We are a generation that doesn't wait for permission." @Samswey and Chelsea Miller (@FreedomMarchNYC) discuss with @RXahra how young millennials & Gen Z are leading the fight for racial justice in the US. ▶ Watch Episode 1 of #GenerationChange aje.io/vp736v
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US militarism in pursuit of oil and gas reserves and disaster capitalism: do we need to rethink capitalism in all its aspects to achieve climate justice? @marclamonthill speaks with @NaomiAKlein and @cmkshama. Full interview: aje.io/j28xm
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Author Naomi Klein and politician Kshama Sawant discuss why global mass movements are key to tackling climate change. ▶️ Watch the climate crisis: Is capitalism the problem? 👉 aje.io/7l49r [via @AJUpFront]
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Evanston, Illinois is set to become the first US city to pay Black people reparations for historical injustices. But is it time to think bigger than cash payments? @AJUpFront's @marclamonthill discusses with @BarbaraRansby and @IMIXWHATILIKE. aje.io/q2xsf
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I was excited to have this thoughtful and engaging conversation on reparations with @BarbaraRansby and @IMIXWHATILIKE. Check out the full interview!!!
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Joe Biden is expected to unveil a package of executive actions on gun control on Thursday, but many wonder why it hasn’t happened already. Will the announcement placate activists? @marclamonthill spoke with gun control activist @cameron_kasky last week: aje.io/vcjdj
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Can you really argue with a racist? In part 2 of their conversation @faizashaheen and @AdamRutherford explore how hard it can be to have conversations about race. Watch it now on @AJEnglish youtu.be/SsQ6ZjYTkL4
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On today's episode of @AJUpFront, I sit down with Getachew Reda, Executive Committee Member of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). This is an exclusive interview done from an undisclosed location. Check this out!!! youtu.be/cIOMQYI6Hnw
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Ethiopia: In an exclusive interview with @AJUpFront, TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda says he would "strongly strongly suggest" that independence is the best option for Tigray.
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🚀We're nominated for a @shortyawards - and you can help us win! 👉Vote for our coverage here: aje.io/9nw8l
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