When Tunisia led on women's rights

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is media, culture and creative industries lecturer Sarah Jilani. We start in 1954 with the Japanese film Seven Samurai which is widely considered to be one of world ci ...  Show more

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. We hear how a speech by Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, in 1972, caused a break down in relations with the USA. Our guest is an expert in the historic relations between Swede ...  Show more

This 1956 march was a protest against pass laws that were part of South Africa’s system of apartheid – and specifically the requirement that women carry passes. The protest was simultaneously part of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, and the movement for ...

One of the leading figures in Nigeria's fight for democracy was Margaret Ekpo, a feminist politician and trades union leader. After Nigerian independence in 1960, Ekpo became an MP and a hero to a generation of Nigerians - men and women. Rebecca Kesby tells the story of her life. ...  Show more

Début 2022, Anahid Djalali demande à son amie Juliette Rauwel de l'accompagner en Iran. Ce pays qui a vu naître ses parents, elle ne l'a jamais connu: depuis quarante ans, les islamistes font la loi et son père est trop engagé politiquement pour pouvoir y retourner. Anahid Dja ...

“Femme ! Vie ! Liberté !” : depuis septembre 2022, ce slogan féministe venu d’Iran parcourt le monde entier. Apparu après le décès de Jina Mahsa Amini le 16 septembre 2022 – une femme iranienne et kurde de 22 ans tuée par la police des mœurs pour avoir mal por ...