Navalny aide Vladimir Ashurkov: Is Putin about to eliminate his most dangerous opponent?
The Interview23 Huhti 2021

Navalny aide Vladimir Ashurkov: Is Putin about to eliminate his most dangerous opponent?

The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny describes himself as a walking skeleton. He’s refusing food in protest at his medical treatment, and thousands of Russians joined protests to show their solidarity. The Kremlin seems intent on destroying Navalny’s movement, irrespective of internal dissent or international condemnation. Stephen Sackur speaks to Vladimir Ashurkov, a key Navalny ally and executive director of his anti-corruption foundation. Is Putin about to eliminate his most dangerous opponent?

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Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?

Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Paul Caruana Galizia, whose mother, Daphne, was a Maltese journalist who was assassinated for exposing endemic corruption and sleaze. Six years on, have her family won their fight for accountability and justice?

12 Huhti 202422min

Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe?

Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala. He was recently released after almost two years in jail. Now he’s promising to build a grassroots movement to challenge the ruling Zanu-PF party. But amid economic crisis and political repression, is change possible?

10 Huhti 202422min

Humza Yousaf: Is the SNP's supremacy in Scotland under threat?

Humza Yousaf: Is the SNP's supremacy in Scotland under threat?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf. His first year in the top job has been tough. Is the Scottish National Party's supremacy in peril?

7 Huhti 202422min

Naomi Alderman: Power and technology

Naomi Alderman: Power and technology

Another opportunity to hear Stephen Sackur's interview with the writer and computer game creator Naomi Alderman. Her most recent novel - The Future - is a techno thriller set at the end of days. Is the apocalypse she imagines all too possible?

5 Huhti 202423min

Tom Shakespeare: Redefining disability

Tom Shakespeare: Redefining disability

Stephen Sackur speaks to the bioethicist, disability rights campaigner and writer Tom Shakespeare. Should we embrace difference, rather than use science to root it out?

3 Huhti 202422min

Lila Rose: Could abortion be banned in the entire US?

Lila Rose: Could abortion be banned in the entire US?

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of America’s fiercest opponents of abortion rights, Lila Rose. The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, but she wants to go much further - to a total nationwide abortion ban. Is that a step too far for the American public?

1 Huhti 202423min

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Vast offshore oil and gas reserves are transforming the Guyanese economy. But amid territorial tension with neighbouring Venezuela and environmental concerns, will oil prove to be a blessing or a curse?

29 Maalis 202423min

On the road in Guyana

On the road in Guyana

Stephen Sackur is on the road in Guyana, South America, home to globally significant ecosystems and now one of the world's biggest offshore oil and gas reserves. As Guyana experiences record economic growth, will its people feel the benefit?

27 Maalis 202423min

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