The fight for freedom in Iran and Ukraine | Christiane Amanpour

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🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Neutrality isn't an option when it comes to the fight for personal and political freedom, says world-trotting journalist Christiane Amanpour. Offering context on some of the most significant stories impacting the world today, Amanpour details her experience covering the women-led protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran and shares insights on the war against totalitarianism in Ukraine, revealing realities missing from global reporting. (This conversation, hosted by TED current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was part of an exclusive TED Membership event on November 21, 2022. Visit ted.com/membership to become a TED Member.)

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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:07.2	Where in the world is Christiana Amin-Poor?
0:10.5	For nearly 40 years, CNN's Chief International Anchor has reported from across the globe.
0:16.0	She's traveled everywhere and you've seen her speaking with political leaders, activists
0:20.0	and change makers of the moment.
0:22.3	For today's episode, Amin-Poor sits down with Whitney Pennington Rogers, Ted's current
0:26.7	affairs curator at a Ted Membership event to talk about the women-led revolution in Iran
0:31.9	insights from the war in Ukraine and more after a break.
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