It’s not what you know; it’s what you can prove. For years, Forensic Architecture has exposed state crimes against civilians, nature, and humanity. This week on Downstream, Ash Sarkar meets its director Eyal Weizman to discuss Israel’s settler colonial project, the police killing of Mark Duggan, and how the testimony of blindfolded torture victims helped […]
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Downstream: China Is Building While the West Crumbles w/ Dan Wang
Dan Wang is a technology analyst and author whose life experience, spent partly in North America, partly in China, sets him up as an authoritative observer of the differences and similarities between the American and Chinese empires. In conversation with Aaron Bastani, Wang share ... Show More
2h 1m
Aug 18
Downstream: A Reckoning Is Coming For The Establishment Over Gaza w/ Owen Jones
Owen Jones is a journalist and the author of ‘Chavs’, ‘The Establishment’, and ‘This Land’. He has spent the last 21 months relentlessly reporting and commenting on Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. He joins Ash Sarkar to talk about how media bias actually works, the history of the ... Show More
1h 18m
Aug 11
Downstream: The Ancient Indian History Our Schools Don’t Teach w/ William Dalrymple
Ash Sarkar sat down at EartH Hackney with acclaimed historian and author William Dalrymple. Picking up where they left off last time they spoke on Downstream, Sarkar and Dalrymple had a wide-ranging conversation at the crossroads of empire, resistance, and the long shadows of col ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2024
Testimonies from Palestinian Prisoners & Israeli Torture Camps
Over the past eight months, Israel has kidnapped or unlawfully “arrested” hundreds of Palestinians. In Gaza, there are disturbing reports of Israeli soldiers kidnapping Palestinians from their homes being shackled, stripped, and forced to endure degrading and inhumane treatment.
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21m 15s
Jan 2024
Accusation de « génocide » contre Israël : comprendre le verdict de la Cour internationale de justice
Des mesures d’urgence en attendant une décision qui pourrait prendre des années. La Cour internationale de justice (CIJ) rendait, vendredi 26 janvier, une décision très attendue : après sa saisine par l’Afrique du Sud, la plus haute juridiction de l’Organisation des Nations unies ... Show More
18m 12s
Nov 2023
Israel's Plan To Replace Hamas, Trump Testifies In Fraud Case, Epic Vs Google
Israel continues intense bombardment on Gaza and vows to eliminate Hamas with no clear alternative to who might take over. Former President Donald Trump is set to testify in a New York courtroom today on charges of conspiring to falsify his property values. And, Epic Games sues G ... Show More
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