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The Fight for Freedom in Iran and Ukraine | Christiane Amanpour | TED

Neutrality isn’t an option when it comes to the fight for personal and political freedom, says world-trotting journalist Christiane Amanpour. 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. Follow TED! Twitter: Instagram: Facebook:…

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  1. DrBNNC

    November 29, 2022 at 4:25 pm

    Thank you! Excellent and timely.

  2. Tanusha

    November 29, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    The struggle for mythical freedom is, in fact, only an imposition of the American point of view on the world. The goal is to overthrow recalcitrant governments to America. All this struggle leads to wars and the destruction of countries, the complete loss of independence and independence. The technology of color revolutions has been put on stream by America.

  3. RuyLopezQB6

    November 29, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    LOL, “The war against totalitarianism in Ukraine.” Do you mean the orchestrated farce with neo nazis that allows the US to supply oil and gas to Europe, the military industrial complex to supply ‘lethal aid’ with billions in profit, while the IMF et al carve up what will be left of Ukraine after thousands/millions have needlessly suffered and died for the greed and interests of the 1%? Boris didn’t help ‘the war’ much when he stopped Zelensky from signing a peace deal in April, did he?

  4. Ligia Sommers

    November 29, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    🙏🏻🇺🇦💙💛✨🙏🏻

  5. Fabrizio Medina

    November 29, 2022 at 5:26 pm

    You forgot to mention Haiti and China, you globalist pigs

  6. aristochat3

    November 29, 2022 at 5:29 pm

    “Freedom and democracy” like “safe and effective”

    • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩+𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟗𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟒𝟏𝟖𝟎

      November 29, 2022 at 7:25 pm

      👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ. sᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ..

  7. Osama 26

    November 29, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    I really don’t know why are you involved in this ,It’s not your business
    Of course women shouldn’t be forced to wear hijab , despite being an obligation from god to wear hijab
    And for your record , hijab is not just a headscarf , it’s more like covering you body including hair , to keep your decency

  8. Addy

    November 29, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    You have to be fucking kidding me with this upload. US intervention in Iran at time of Shah which give rise to regime supported by people of Iran. A regime of cleric /whatever you call them which remained in power and gained popularity by preaching obvious message about which every iranian kid knows but then squeezing the country by sanctions which heavily impacted development of country itself from economic aspect and quality of life of people AND then standing with people of iran especially from West like you “people” even give an ounce of care/damn. Like wtf, seriously !

    And then coming to Ukraine, it is absolutely nothing but where a proxy war is taking place between USA and Russia. Like seriously ask yourself since when USA gives a damn what happens to Ukraine and their people.

    Audacity of West teaching us about what we should be doing and spoon feeding us like we are some Republicans who are watching FOX news.

    I just can’t . I am done here.

  9. Abby Sorenson

    November 29, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    Christiane is a thoughtful and compelling journalist, I hope she gets those interviews with the autocrats, dictators, politicians and oil execs that she’s asking for. I’d also be curious to see them spell out their worldview and see how the people feel about it. Leaders should be accountable to the people, they should have to sell their ideas to us for support, and if there is no support from the people, they should be removed from their leadership positions. Christian is an incredible interviewer and I’d love to see more of her putting “leaders” in the hot seat.

    • Justin Heath

      November 29, 2022 at 7:09 pm

      This woman is nothing but a shill for military industrial complex, Look at the whole story America has a 1000 military basis we are in more ways than one terrorist bombing International pipelines, Is overthrowing governments, Supporting coos and then there’s the power vacuum, Empty our treasuries transfer the wealth to the globalist, Meanwhile citizens live under bridges,

    • Zionist World Order

      November 29, 2022 at 9:23 pm

      what are you talking about? the old she dog has had 40 years to do that..

  10. bj0rn

    November 29, 2022 at 6:30 pm

    Seems necessary to substantiate the relationship between political/personal freedom of people in Ukraine and taking back versus giving up Russia-occupied territory.

  11. Salvatore Castelli

    November 29, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    SAY NO TO WOKE

  12. Mr Malmir

    November 29, 2022 at 6:44 pm

    We’ll free US insha’Allah, time to export democracy to US soil 💥🇺🇸

    • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩+𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟗𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟒𝟏𝟖𝟎

      November 29, 2022 at 7:21 pm

      👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ. sᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ…

  13. Darka Harnyk

    November 29, 2022 at 7:30 pm

    Wow, she is very wise. especially the part about neutrality. Thank you for being one for not many who gets it right.

    • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩+𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟗𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟒𝟏𝟖𝟎

      November 29, 2022 at 8:41 pm

      👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ. sᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ….

  14. photobobo

    November 29, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    She has a too high opinion of the importance of Iran.

  15. Erkeley Tizhina

    November 29, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    This lady thinks she is an expert about freedom in these countries. But why she focuses only on these countries? Strange choice… there are many other problems. The question – who paid?

    • 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩+𝟏𝟓𝟑𝟗𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟒𝟏𝟖𝟎

      November 29, 2022 at 8:43 pm

      👆👆ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ. sᴇɴᴅ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴏɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛsᴀᴘᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ…..

  16. Lara

    November 29, 2022 at 8:53 pm

    I hope both Ukrainians and Iranians win their freedom in the end.

    • Джек Воробей

      November 29, 2022 at 11:15 pm

      Авотхуй =) но продолжай витать в облаках )

    • Lara

      November 29, 2022 at 11:45 pm

      @Джек Воробей Россия уже проиграла. Вы узнаете, когда Путлер решит сказать вам

  17. May Moreshet

    November 29, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    yay Christiane, speaking truth!

  18. Matt26

    November 29, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    Fantastic propaganda production. Many uneducated women will believe this is factual

  19. chas in lakewood

    November 29, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    Amanpour – arguably the all-time greatest journalist, AND on the scene.

  20. amherst88

    November 29, 2022 at 9:28 pm

    So grateful there are still journalists like Christiane in the world — gratitude for giving her space for a conversation ❤

  21. Alex Benjamin

    November 29, 2022 at 9:56 pm

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    • Terry Pasca

      November 29, 2022 at 9:59 pm

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    • Alex Benjamin

      November 29, 2022 at 9:59 pm

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    • Terry Pasca

      November 29, 2022 at 9:59 pm

      @Alex Benjamin
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    • John Cris

      November 29, 2022 at 10:00 pm

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    • Alex Benjamin

      November 29, 2022 at 10:00 pm

      @John Cris
      Ok, just found his website, impressive, Thank you.

  22. Janice Nicolle

    November 29, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    But it’s the Revolutionary Guard who decides not the regime

  23. kijan

    November 29, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    Love you Christiane Amanpour.
    Women, Life ,Freedom

  24. Джек Воробей

    November 29, 2022 at 11:14 pm

    hahaha, idiots) there is no “freedom” in the west. this word was invented by the West in order to rob other states for their own enrichment. Biden and the Democrats came up with problems in Ukraine, sowed chaos there, and artificially created a split in Ukrainian society in order to use them against Russia and steal as much American taxpayer money as possible through supposedly supporting Ukraine. and the Americans are bringing their “democracy” to Iran in order to plunder Iranian oil fields

  25. なん

    November 30, 2022 at 1:34 am

    There is no freedom in Ukrain, because Zelenski regime is destroiing all opposition parties. Ukrainian nationalism moved to the most aggressive level.

  26. mohammad mehdi Saboori

    November 30, 2022 at 2:21 am

    That was not all the story of Iran. I’m living in Iran.

    Hijab was not a law after revolution. And the law enforced by parliament (Islamic consultative assembly) several years after the revolution. Not by Khomeini and not in the beginning of Islamic Republic of 🇮🇷.

    And Mahsa Amini died by a MI. Not by police. Police took her to a classroom. Not to the jail.

    Demonstration against that law was a street riot in the first day and now somehow a war. Probably with guns against police and people. We had a lot of police martyrs in this month!

    Say true story!

  27. Operator 9

    November 30, 2022 at 2:28 am

    Its a sad day when you believe russia and iran over our own people, but we just lie and lie and lie again to push an obvious agenda and im just sick of it.

  28. vanfja

    November 30, 2022 at 5:49 am

    What about the fight for freedom by Haitian people? Oh, they are fighting the oppressive government we support. My bad, I will just forget that and get in line.

  29. Reihane Asadi

    November 30, 2022 at 4:51 pm

    All the things you said about Iran, the president, women, our country, etc. are not true. When you don’t live in a country and you don’t live among its people, it’s better not to judge it. Let’s be logical, every country has its own law, such as America, England, etc., which must be observed by its people. Why don’t you talk about the homeless in America and different countries, why don’t you talk about the many problems that exist in the world. Why don’t you show the beautiful places of Iran and its good features.
    Please solve your own problems and failures, Iranian do not need a defender.

  30. MerBk

    December 1, 2022 at 2:00 am

    I am an Iranian and currently in Iran and the situation is not good.
    People protest and the government oppresses people and kills everyone, even a 10-year-old child

  31. seattlegrrlie

    December 1, 2022 at 4:24 am

    A woman I worked with years ago is from Iran. She told me to stay vigilant… if it could happen in Iran, it can happen here. Stand up Iran, stand up Ukraine, and here in America don’t get complacent

  32. Farah

    December 1, 2022 at 11:52 am

    Sending peace and love to the Iranian people and Ukrainian 💕🇮🇷 🇺🇦

  33. Bobby Dennis

    December 1, 2022 at 3:33 pm

    2022(Gregorian) “Respect and dignity.” Furthermore:

  34. Jonathan Strand

    December 1, 2022 at 6:45 pm

    You are speaking about human nature, far beyond just corporate press complicity. Which unfortunately you are a part, not as much as a FOX or Breitbart certainly, but what we’ve learned is that humans are still mostly tribal and therefore often delusional

  35. Bonita

    December 2, 2022 at 4:30 am

    With all respect, what is happening in Iran is a Revolution by women, why is she so cautious and that she is not calling it so but she calls it up-rising! Just disappointed!

  36. Bonita

    December 2, 2022 at 4:38 am

    Also, CBS on 70s they were brutally interviewed Shah, and now everyone is just so kind to this brutal regime.

  37. Rachael B

    December 2, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    This was excellent journalism, bravo Christiane.

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