Program

Opening

Watch the video: Opening Speech, Dr. Yang Jianli , Introduction Hillel Neuer, UN Watch Yang Jianli , Chinese Political Dissident

Session I: The Struggle for Reform

Watch the video: Q&A - The Struggle for Reform , Jestina Mukoko, Zimbabwe , Michel Tran Duc, Vietnam , Zoya Phan, Burma Moderator: Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga, Zoya Phan , Burmese Activist Jestina Mukoko , Journalist and Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project Michel Tran Duc , Vietnamese Activist

Session II: Defying Totalitarian Regimes

Watch the video: Kalden Tsomo, Tibet , Nestor Rodriguez Lobaina, Cuba , Joo Il Kim and Sung Ju Kim, North Korea , Ren Wanding, China Moderator: Guy Mettan, Journalist Ren Wanding , Chinese Political Dissident Joo-Il Kim , North Korean Defector Nestor Rodriguez Lobaina , Cuban Dissident Kalden Tsomo , Tibetan Activist

Session III: Blasphemy Laws & Honour Killings

Watch the video: Q&A - Blasphemy Laws & Honour Killings , Survivors of attempted Honor Killings , Jacqueline Thibault, Fondation Surgir , Anne-Isabelle Tollet, Blasphemy Law , Philippe Robinet, Editions Kero Moderator: Philippe Robinet, President and Director of Kero editions Jacqueline Thibault , Fondation Surgir Anne-Isabelle Tollet , Journalist and Author

Session IV: Beyond the Arab Spring

Watch the video: Beyond the Arab Spring: Q&A , Ebrahim Mehtari, Iran , Maikel Nabil, Egypt Moderator: Tom Gross, Journalist and international affairs commentator Ebrahim Mehtari , Iranian Dissident Maikel Nabil , Egyptian Blogger

Conclusion

watch the video Hillel Neuer , UN Watch

Session 5: Massacre in Syria: Victim Testimonies

Watch the video: Session 5: Massacre in Syria: Victim Testimonies - Q&A , Hadeel Kouki, Syria , Massacre in Syria: Victim Testimonies: Q&A- Jacques Beres , Dr. Jacques Beres, war surgeon Moderator: Saba Farzan, Freelance Journalist Dr. Jacques Beres , War Surgeon Hadeel Kouki , Syrian Activist