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Radio Berlin International #27 – Iris Hefets

Interview with Berlin-based Israeli activist


02/03/2024

In this episode, we hear from Iris Hefets, a Jewish-Israeli woman and member of Jüdische Stimme who was detained by police for her one-woman protest on Berlin’s Hermannplatz demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza.

This week’s playlist is:

  • Im Nin’Alu – Ofra Haza
  • דקלה – בוחרת להיות (קליפ)
  • אתי אנקרי הציפור / מתוך האלבום “ים”
  • זהבה בן – חראם אחיבק – מתוך רוח מזרחית
  • A-WA – “Habib Galbi”

You can find out more about Jüdische Stimme here.

This episode is presented by and produced by Lily. The studio engineer is Tom Wills.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com. Don’t forget to include your name and where you’re listening from, and we’ll read out as many messages as possible on the air.

You can hear previous episodes of Radio Berlin International here.

Radio Berlin International #26 – Nadija Samour

Interview with Palestinian lawyer in Berlin


18/10/2023


We meet Nadija Samour, a criminal defence lawyer who has been busy with a flood of cases against Palestinians and their supporters in Berlin.

The interview was recorded over the summer.

The organisations Nadija mentions are:

Radio Berlin International #25 (2023-07-09)

Nakba Day


11/07/2023

 

 

Magda and Qassem, Palestinian Berliners.

For more information on the campaigns they mentioned, see: Palestine Speaks: 

Radio Berlin International #23 (2023-04-16)

Archiving Agitation / Palestinian Prisoners


19/04/2023

In this episode, we hear from:

This week’s playlist is:

  • Electrelane – This Deed
  • Scott Walker – The Old Man’s Back Again
  • Samidoun Network – صولي
  • فرقة الفجر الفلسطينية – عنيد انا
  • System of a Down – BYOB

This episode is presented by Ali Khan. The producer is Tom Wills.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com. Don’t forget to include your name and where you’re listening from, and we’ll read out as many messages as possible on the air.

Radio Berlin International #22 (2023-03-05)

Tunisian Anti-fascist Rally / Scottish Independence / International Women’s Day Demonstrations


08/03/2023

In this episode, we hear from:

  • Nesrine, a Tunisian activist studying in Berlin and member of the group FACQ Berlin (Front for Anti-Colonial / Anti-Capitalist / Anti-Cistem Queers)
  • Gavin Taylor, a Scottish journalist with Independence Live, a citizen journalist organisation providing live streaming coverage of various events in and connected to Scotland
  • Alicja Flisak from CoLiberation, a Polish-speaking queer feminist collective working around abortion, queer and women’s liberation and migration

This week’s playlist is:

  • Randy Newman – It’s a Jungle out There
  • Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
  • Gang Śródmieście – Discopolka
  • Karolina Czarnecka – Módl się za nami
  • Miriam Makeba – Africa
  • Black Magui – La3bed faddet

This episode is presented and produced by Srijon Sinha. The studio engineer is Tom Wills.

Please tell us what you think of the show by emailing radio@theleftberlin.com. Don’t forget to include your name and where you’re listening from, and we’ll read out as many messages as possible on the air.