Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan Opposition politician

Marc Perelman meets Leopoldo Lopez, founder of the 'Voluntad Popular' or 'Popular Will' party in Venezuela, and one of the leading opponents of President Hugo Chavez.

THE INTERVIEW

Douglas Herbert

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Melissa Bell

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Armen Georgian

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Annette Young

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Marc Perelman

French Politics Editor

16/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Antoine Sfeir, Middle East scholar

Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis, growing tensions between Sunnis and Shiites have been witnessed in the Arab world. Antoine Sfeir explains to Leela Jacinto why he thinks that rivalries within Islam are threatening to hijack the ideas of the Arab Spring.

16/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Dr. Jane Goodall, Primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace

World-renowned primatologist and animal rights activist Dr. Jane Goodall tells France 24's Charlotte Sector about her involvement in Disney's "Chimpanzee" production. Through this film, focusing on the life of an orphan chimp, Goodall hopes to draw attention to an endangered species and the loss of its African habitat.

14/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Mira Kamdar, Author, 'Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World'

With a two-day trip to India, French President François Hollande is hoping to boost trade relations between France and the new economic giant. Leela Jacinto speaks to Mira Kamdar, author of "Planet India: The Turbulent Rise of the Largest Democracy and the Future of Our World", about India’s many faces, beyond the stereotypes.

13/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Ali Zeidan, Libyan Prime Minister

Following an international conference on security in Libya held in Paris, Taoufik Mjaied meets Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. The spread of weapons from Muammar Gaddafi’s military stockpiles in the Sahel region has strengthened criminals groups and Islamist rebels. Ali Zeidan describes the work his government has accomplished so far to stop the flow of weapons from Libya and to secure its borders.

12/02/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

William Browder, Co-founder and CEO, Hermitage Capital Management

Douglas Herbert speaks to US-born businessman William Browder about his campaign to get a US-style "Magnitsky Act" - blacklisting Russians implicated in severe human rights abuses - passed here in France. The law is named after Browder’s former lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, who was found beaten to death in a Russian jail in 2009.