Minneapolis citizens on protecting their neighbours from ICE – podcast

Par :Presented by Annie Kelly · produced by Ivor Manley, Alex Atack , Guy Sfazman and Brian Mcnamara · executive producer Homa Khaleeli

30 janvier 2026 à 04:00

How does it feel when ICE agents swarm your city? Minneapolis residents on why they are rising up

Since the beginning of January, thousands of ICE agents have been deployed to the city. Confusion, violence and chaos followed. Two people have been killed, hundreds have disappeared – but that’s not the full story. Because thousands of residents in the city have been mobilising.

Annie Kelly spoke to five people living in Minneapolis about how they have been taking on ICE – and the consequences. Patty O’Keefe explains what it’s like to be a legal observer, and how ICE agents smashed her windows and detained her. Jenny talks about why her childhood experience of her father being detained by ICE has pushed her to stand up for others. A teacher explains how the city has changed and an organiser on why tactics have had to change as ICE strategies have developed. “We all grab a whistle before we leave. I know it’s a joke here. Make sure you’ve got your keys, phone, wallet, gloves, and now your whistle.”

Can Syria keep the world safe from IS fighters?

The Guardian

Par :Presented by Annie Kelly with William Christou · produced by Ivor Manley, Alex Atack and Brian McNamara · executive producer Homa Khaleeli

28 janvier 2026 à 04:00

Syrian government forces have seized swathes of territory from Kurdish groups – including camps holding IS prisoners. Will Christou reports on why this is a dangerous moment

Will Christou reports on Syria for the Guardian and has been watching the new government’s lightning-fast takeover of territory in the country’s north-east. “All of a sudden, two major provinces that were under the Kurdish forces’ control fell in a number of hours and Syrian government forces swept in,” he tells Annie Kelly.

Soon the forces were at al-Hawl camp, the largest camp holding suspected Islamic State militants – and then they were taking it over. In the chaos of the handover, more than 100 prisoners escaped and not all were found again. The camps have long been controversial: al-Hawl has an area filled with foreign fighters whose governments, for the most part, refuse to take them back. Then there are the women and children, some of whom have grown up at the camp. Thousands are languishing there, suspected but never tried.

Why Germany is racing to rebuild its army

The Guardian

Par :Presented by Annie Kelly with Kate Connolly · produced by Ned Carter Miles and Ross Burns · executive producer Courtney Yusuf

26 janvier 2026 à 04:00

Are the German people on board with the government’s massive militarisation programme? Kate Connolly reports

“Not so long ago, to be a German soldier dressed in German uniform was quite a difficult role to embody. I mean, you could be going down the street and you could be spat on, or you could have names called at you.

“I’ve recently seen people get into conversation with soldiers, which I hadn’t seen in the past, [and] more recently, somebody going up to a soldier and actually getting him into conversation about his role, and at the end of the conversation, thanking him.”

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