Inside Story

It's International Migrants Day. Most migrants or refugees cross borders in search of better economic and social conditions. Many others are forced to flee conflict or persecution. The current record levels of mass movement of displaced people has given rise to xenophobia and calls for tighter border controls. The outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling for compassion for migrants and refugees. But is anybody listening? Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Florian Hartleb, specialist in populist European Politics and a lecturer at Eichstatt University. Paal Nesse, senior adviser with the Norweigan Refugee Council. Leonard Doyle, spokesman for the International Organistaion for Migration. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

With the evacuation of Aleppo under way, the Russian leader turns his attention to a political settlement. Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Marwan Kabalan - a Syria analyst and head of policy analysis at the Arab Centre at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Metin Gurcan - an independent military analyst and a columnist with Al Monitor Pavel Felgenhauer - a defence analyst - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Only five of 28 members meet current spending requirements so is a future with Donald Trump as US president reason for change? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Alex Kokcharov - the lead Russia Analyst at IHS Markit Country Risk Marko Mihkelson - an Estonian member of parliament and head of the Estonian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Mark Jacobson - a former adviser to Secretary of Defence Ash Carter - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's an evacuation that effectively ends a four year battle for what was Syria's financial centre - and largest city - before the civil war erupted. Thousands of rebels, their family members and other civilians are being moved out of the last opposition-held areas of eastern Aleppo. So what happens to them now? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Marwan Kabalan, Syrian Political Analyst at the Doha Institute. Nour Hallak, a field coordinator with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Idlib province. Dr Annie Sparrow, Deputy Director, Human Rights Program at Mount Sinai in New York. Ralph el Hage, from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Amman, Jordan. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's taken four years of bombing and bloodshed. Hundreds dead, tens of thousands homeless. A city largely destroyed. Syrian government forces, backed by Russian and Iranian allies, announced they had recaptured East Aleppo from opposition rebels. Russian leaders say the fall of Aleppo is a 'major victory' against people the Kremlin calls terrorists. The Syrian government used boots on the ground, air strikes, and siege tactics to win back the city where opposition fighters seized control in 2012. A ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey on Tuesday was supposed to end the fighting. And the besieged rebels and civilians given a safe passage out. Within a few hours, shelling of the city intensified. And buses sent to evacuate thousands of Syrians returned empty. So, what's Assad doing next? And what options are left for his opponents? Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests Rami Jarrah, Syrian political activist and a journalist covering Syrian War Taleb Ibrahim, Syrian Political Analyst, and former deputy director of Damascus Center for Strategic Studies Assaad Al Achi, Executive Director of Baytna Syria - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Rights groups have long accused the Indonesian government of using the blasphemy law to persecute religious minorities. But for the first time the law is being used against a high-ranking politician. The trial has begun of the Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. Ahok as he's known denies insulting the Koran during a campaign speech. He faces five years in jail if convicted. The trial is raising questions about the fairness of the blasphemy law and religious freedom in the world's largest Muslim nation. Is the court case politically motivated? And what does it mean for Indonesian cultural equality? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Phelim Kine, Human Rights Watch. Charlotte Setijadi, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Zain Adnan, Lawyer and Fellow at the University of New Hampshire. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Egypt's Coptic Christians have repeatedly accused the government of failing to protect them, and now that accusation is being shouted louder after a bomb attack killed 24 worshippers near the city's main Coptic Christian cathedral. Many of the victims were women and children attending Sunday Mass when an explosion tore through a female worshippers hall at St Peter's church, which adjoins the cathedral. Hundreds of Christians have since come out to protest the attack, directing their anger at President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Magdy Abdel Ghaffar, the interior minister. Coptic Christians, who comprise about 10 percent of Egypt's 90 million people, have borne the brunt of political and sectarian tensions since the 2011 'Arab-spring' uprising. So what can be done to prevent further bloodshed? And will this attack fuel further violence? Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests: Bishop Angaelos - General Bishop of the UK's Coptic Orthodox Church. Mohamad Elmasry - Associate Professor of media and cultural studies, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Carool Kirsten - Senior Lecturer in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, Kings College London. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

He is reputed to be one of the world's most repressive and eccentric leaders who vowed to rule Gambia for a "billion years" if God willed. Following the presidential election 10 days ago, Yahya Jammeh shocked many by accepting defeat to his rival Adama Barrow. Jammeh's conciliation was seen as the start of a new era of democracy in the smallest nation in mainland Africa. Now it appears Jammeh won't be relinquishing power at all. Will his demand for a new election mean chaos and instability? And how can a peaceful transfer of power be achieved? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Halifa Sallah - Spokesman for Gambian President-Elect Adama Barrow Jeffrey Smith - Executive Director of Vanguard Africa Murtala Touray - West Africa analyst - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Microsoft to join efforts to filter out content they consider "terrorist propaganda". Presenter: Sohail Rahman Guest: Robert Pape - director of the Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism at the University of Chicago and co-author of Cutting the Fuse: The Explosion of Global Suicide Terrorism and How to Stop It Aral Balkan - digital rights activist Jamil Jaffer - former associate counsel to President George W Bush and director of the Homeland and National Security Law Programme at George Mason University - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

The six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council are vital regional and international players. They are, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. And when their leaders hold their annual summit, it makes news around the world. But this year, Al Jazeera has been banned from covering the summit in the Bahraini capital Manama, that's despite submitting the required paperwork on time. In a statement, Al Jazeera condemned the measure saying, it's a 'deviation from the normal media protocols of host countries'. The network has affirmed that it will continue to cover news and events in Bahrain regardless of the ban. But why was Al Jazeera singled out? And should there be a common rule for journalists covering international events? Presenter: Jane Dutton Guests: Jamal El Shayyal - Al Jazeera Correspondent. Barbara Trionfi - Executive Director of the International Press Institute. Hugh Miles - Journalist and Author of the book, 'Al Jazeera: How Arab TV News Challenged the World'. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

It's called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, but ISIL's international ambitions are well known. The group expanded into Libya in early 2015, setting up several training centres and strongholds. It's taken months of fighting, and cost hundreds of lives, but Libyan forces have won them all back, one by one. The coastal city of Sirte in Northern Libya was the last, remaining under ISIL control for almost 18 months. The victory could help bolster the UN-backed unity government's hold on Libya. But the country's political situation remains extremely complicated. On Inside Story, an in-depth discussion on the future of Libya following ISIL's setback in Sirte. Presenter: Hazem Sika Guests: Tobias Borck, analyst at the research consultancy Forstandan. Mohamed Eljarh, non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council. Mattia Toaldo, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Is the world becoming a safer or more dangerous place to live? The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - SIPRI - tries to answer that question every year. Analysing trends from 2015, SIPRI says it's impossible to say - with the Paris attacks on one hand, and the nuclear deal with Iran on the other. The study also reveals that the US remains the world's dominant weapons dealer despite a fall in sales. Much of last year's SIPRI report focuses on Middle East conflicts, which are continuing now in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. There's also chaos in Libya and conflict in Nigeria with Boko Haram. And there's been increased territorial tension among six countries in the South China Sea. So, how lucrative is the arms trade? And who is buying? Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests: Jonah Leff - Conflict Armament Research Aude Fleurant - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Andrew Smith - Campaign against Arms Trade - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Pressure on government leaders in Myanmar is being ramped up – as Malaysia accuses its neighbour of committing genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Government leaders in Buddhist majority Myanmar deny the ethnic cleansing of people they consider illegal immigrants – and 'terrorists.' Rohingya gunmen are blamed for the killing of nine policemen in October. Since then, dozens of Rohingya have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes in a military crackdown. Some soldiers are accused of gang rape, torture and destroying entire villages in Rakhine state. The Myanmar government denies the allegations but bans journalists from visiting Rohingya areas. Why has there been little international action so far? And why hasn't Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi spoken out? Presenter: Sami Zeidan Guests: Tun Khin, President of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation in the UK Maung Zarni, Genocide Documentation Centre of Cambodia and human rights activist - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says his proposed reforms will streamline the Italian government, reduce bureaucracy and make it easier to pass laws. Critics say changes to the constitution will remove checks and balances and give more power to the ruling party. A no vote in Sunday's referendum will not only block Renzi's reforms but could also mean the end of his premiership. He's promised to resign if voters reject the changes. Many Italians see the referendum as an opportunity to punish the establishment. Comparisons are being made with the victory of Donald Trump in the United States and Britain's Brexit vote to leave the European Union. What happens in Rome if there's a NO vote? And how would Italy and the EU be affected? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Massimo Franco, Newspaper columnist for Corriere della Sera Matt Qvortrup, Joint Editor of European Political Science Review and author of ‘Referendums Around the World’ & ‘Referendums and Ethnic Conflict’ Alan Friedman, Journalist and author of 'Berlusconi: The Epic Story of the Billionaire Who Took Over Italy' - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/

Oil cartel OPEC has agreed to cut production for the first time in eight years. Supporters say lower supply will push oil prices higher. Non-OPEC member Russia - also agreed to reduce its output for the first time in 15 years. But there was pushback from countries worried about revenues falling in the short term. And so the deal won't affect all OPEC countries equally. Top producer Saudi Arabia is trimming production by 486,000 barrels a day. Its output will now be just over 10 million barrels a day. Iran has agreed to freeze output at close to current levels of 3.8 million barrels a day. So, what will be the consequences of OPEC's decision? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Cornelia Meyer - Oil Economist. John Sfakianakis - Director of Economic Research at the Gulf Research Centre. Manouchehr Takin - Energy Consultant and former Senior Official at OPEC. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/