The Julian Assange Show: Episode 4

The Julian Assange Show: Episode 4 Following this interview with Bahrain's Nabeel Rajab, the activist was arrested. In this episode, he and Egypt's Alaa Abd El-Fattah speak powerfully to Assange about the failings of the Arab Spring.
Both activists face reprisals for defying their regimes and speaking out. Rajab was arrested on May 5, just days after appearing for the recording of Assange's show. El-Fattah is banned from traveling and is facing charges for allegedly damaging military property, stealing weapons, and even murder. "Unfortunately we are in a region ruled by families, dictators, since the 10th century. But their strength comes from their wealth, from the Americans' support, from the armies they have and not from the people", Rajab says. Yet at the moment there is no clear vision emerging about what should replace the current regimes. "There is no articulation of what that dream is. It's certainly not a boring Western representative democracy."

The activists also speak about the 'battle of narratives' in the world's media coverage and how it differs from what they've seen on the ground. Rajab slams media outlets al-Jazeera and al-Arabiya for 'boycotting' the Bahraini revolution, under Sunni influence. On a personal level, the activists give a powerful insight into life as family men and revolutionaries. "My daughter is nine years old. I was kidnapped and beaten in front of her. When you have repression the injustice is so random you cannot guarantee a good life for your child unless you guarantee it for every other child".

Episode 1: Hassan Nasrallah

Episode 2: Slavoj Zizek and David Horowitz

Episode 3: President Moncef Marzouki

Episode 4: Alaa Abdul El-Fattah and Nabeel Rajab

Episode 5: Moazzam Begg and Asim Qureshi

Episode 6: President Rafael Correa

Episode 7: Occupy Wall Street

Episode 8: Cypherpunks - Part 1

Episode 9: Cypherpunks - Part 2

Episode 10: Imran Khan

Episode 11: Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali

Episode 12: Anwar Ibrahim
FULL SYNOPSIS

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