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03 Nov 2025
Time: 19:00

Location: Unternehmen Mitte, Gerbergasse 30, 4001 Basel

Organizer: Culturescapes Sahara 2025

Public event

Panel discussion: "Freedom of the press and art under pressure"

With Asria Mohamed, Malek Khadhraoui, Mathilde Rouxel & Stéphane Tomagian

[Translate to English:] Presse

How free are art and media from repression, protest and growing authoritarianism in the Maghreb and neighboring regions? This panel discussion organized by "Le Monde diplomatique" Switzerland and Culturescapes features Asria Mohamed, a Sahrawi artist and human rights activist, and Mathilde Rouxel, a French expert on Arab cinema. Also participating are Malek Khadhraoui, Tunisian founder of the independent investigative media outlet Inkyfada, and Stéphane Tomagian, regional coordinator for North Africa at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). 

Talk in English – With Asria Mohamed (Western Sahara), Malek Khadhraoui (Tunisia), Mathilde Rouxel (France) & Stéphane Tomagian (Switzerland), moderation by Judith Kormann (WOZ).

In cooperation with Monde Diplomatique and in the framework of Culturescapes Sahara 2025.


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