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Now playing Next World Activist Kerry Kennedy says the Middle East region is in transition With an uncle who served as a President of the United States, and a father who ran for office, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy has a unique perspective on the state of politics and a free press in her homeland today. 10/04/2020
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Now playing Next Cinema Human Rights film festival finds alternative in face of Coronavirus threat Despite being cancelled due to the coronavirus epidemic, organisers of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights are pushing ahead with version 2.0. 10/03/2020