Adam Bemma

(Ataturk’s expressionless image adorning every shop and government building in Turkey) Upon my arrival in Turkey, I glimpsed the horizon on my early morning train into Istanbul and I had no idea what to expect. This is the best way to experience a country, because there’s nothing but good that can come from it. As…

Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). This famous Latin phrase was uttered by the great Roman general Julius Caesar upon his arrival and military triumph in Turkey. I think these words express my feeling now after having traveled through Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s fiefdom. Everywhere I went, from Istanbul through Antalya to Antakya,…

After one week abroad, I’ve arrived in Istanbul, Turkey (that’s the breathtaking view of Istanbul’s Blue Mosque in Sultanahmet). I started this little adventure in Paris, France and spent a few days reacquainting myself with the literary mecca of the world (with Shakespeare and Company bookstore as its hajj, pilgrimmage destination). I ended up by-passing…

The 11th edition of the jhr Rights Report looks at the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry investigation into human rights abuse committed during the Arab Spring protests in the Gulf kingdom. The Rights Report also examines the case of Naser al-Raas and Maikel Nabil, two men imprisoned for expressing their rights to freedom of expression and speech. Also, the social media…

The 10th edition of the jhr Rights Report goes global to look at censorship in countries around the world. The Rights Report speaks to RSF, Reporters Without Borders, about their Censorship Paradise campaign targeting holiday countries where media is heavily censored. Also, this week, the social media minute goes to Cuba to look at the work of censored…

In this week’s jhr Rights Report, I focus on Iran, a country where human rights are neglected and basic freedoms aren’t respected. I have many Iranian friends and have been learning as much as I could lately, reading Robert Fisk’s book “The Great War for Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East.” Once this broadcast…

The 8th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court’s case against Sudan President, Omar Bashir. A year after the ICC indicted Bashir on charges of genocide for his role in the Darfur conflict, what’s the international community doing to apprehend him? The Rights Report goes to Africa to hear from jhr correspondent Prince…

Occupy Wall Street comes to Canada. October 15, 2011 in Montreal, OWS-inspired activists take over Square Victoria in the city’s financial centre. Find out why Canadians support the Occupy movement with thousands across the country taking to the streets. Occupy Montreal! Occupons Montréal! An occupied (jhr) Journalists for Human Rights-CUTV collaboration. Filmed, edited and directed…

An interview on creativity with Montreal Gazette cartoonist Terry “Aislin” Mosher. AB- How would you define creativity and, or, a creative person? TM- SOMEONE WHO IS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO CHANNEL WHAT COMES OUT OF THEIR IMAGINATION INTO ACTUAL COMMUNICABLE IDEAS. What is it about Montreal that inspires you to draw it’s people and…

Montréal, tales of gentrification in a bohemian city is about the effect of condo development and gentrification in Montréal. Many former working class and low-income communities across the city are being transformed by large-scale urban development, which affects many residents. Distinct neighbourhoods such as Shaughnessy Village, Saint-Henri, Griffintown, Pointe Saint-Charles, Parc-Extension and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being…