Mobeen Azhar
@Mobeen_Azhar
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journalist / film maker 📺 📻 📰 @bbcone @bbctwo @bbcthree @bbcradio4 @bbc5live @bbcworldservice
Joined October 2011
Unconfirmed reports that @ImranRiazKhan has been arrested by authorities in #Pakistan for political dissent. If confirmed, this is unacceptable and must be condemned by civic society. Rule of law / due process must be followed. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
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PK Minister for Information + Broadcasting refused to engage with allegations re: #pressfreedom in #Pakistan . ‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ on @BBCWorld Check local listings for timings. @ImranRiazKhan @AsadAToor.@javerias @ImaanZHazir @MianAliAshfaq @murtazasolangi
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Many thanks to @ImranRiazKhan + for his first international press interview since release. See ‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ @BBCWorld @BBCiPlayer . Also feat. @AsadAToor @MianAliAshfaq .@javerias . Dir. by @masoodkhan
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‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ available globally on @bbcnews channel this weekend. Check local listings for timings. Feat.@ImranRiazKhan @AsadAToor.@javerias @ImaanZHazir @MianAliAshfaq @murtazasolangi . Dir by @masoodkhan
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Watch ‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ on @bbcnews channel this weekend. Feat.@ImranRiazKhan @AsadAToor.@javerias @ImaanZHazir @MianAliAshfaq @murtazasolangi . Dir. by @masoodkhan.
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Thanks to @asad_ali_toor for sharing his story. He told me he was targeted by a man identifying himself as from the ISI, a powerful branch of the Pakistani military. @ImranRiazKhan @asad_ali_toor @javeriajas @imaan_mazari @MianAliAshfaq
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Thanks to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan @fccjapan for the Freedom of the Press Award 2023. Watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J Pop’ in 🇬🇧 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇯🇵 🇦🇺via @BBCiPlayer @bbcselect @bbcnewsjapan @ABCaustralia . Made with @megumiinman . #kitagawa #johnny #johnnys
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Part 1 : ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J Pop’. Part 2: ‘Our World: The Shadow of a Predator’. Part 3: ‘Mobeen Azhar meets Noriyuki Higashiyama’. Watch on @bbciplayer @bbcnews @bbcnewsjapan. Made by @megumiinman . ❤️
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Today @bbcworldservice : ‘Pakistan Journalists Under Fire’ . Journalists say they’re being beaten, kidnapped and having their lives threatened, just for doing their job. Listen on @bbcworldservice @BBCSounds
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ジャニーズ性加害問題「終わりにはほど遠い」とBBC記者 東山紀之氏の警察対応が「ショックだった」：東京新聞 TOKYO Web
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Watch Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire on @BBCiPlayer @BBCWorld feat. @AsadAToor @ImranRiazKhan @javerias. Dir. by @masoodkhan. #journalismisnotacrime
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ジャニーズ性加害問題「終わりにはほど遠い」とBBC記者 東山紀之氏の警察対応が「ショックだった」：東京新聞 TOKYO Web
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New interview with Asahi TV Japan 👇🏽. 独自追跡ジャニーズ事務所スタッフ2人が性加害 元Jr.証言「当時はジュニア担当」【サンデーステーション】(2024年3月31日) via @YouTube.
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Public service broadcasting is a crucial part of our democracy. Curtailing it is part of a broader, US style plan for corporate control of all our press. Many of us (rightly) defend the #NHS and we must also actively defend the #bbc #savethebbc
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Mum + dad + husband + an honorary fellowship for services to journalism. Thank you @LeedsTrinity . ❤️⭐️❤️⭐️❤️
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New interview on Nippon TV Japan RE: ‘The Shadow of a Predator’. 👇🏽.
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2023 doc ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J Pop’ + 2024 follow up ‘Shadow of a Predator’ on @BBCiPlayer @bbcworldservice now. watch the brand new extended cut of the first ever interview with Smile Up CEO via @bbcnewsjapan @megumiinman . Mobeen Azhar meets Noriyuki Higashiyama
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Extended cut of The first ever interview with SMILE-UP. CEO Noriyuki Higashiyama from the “Shadow of the Predator” available with English + Japanese subtitles. @Mobeen_Azhar @megumiinman @bbcnewsjapan
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Image from the follow-up doc on 🇯🇵 's Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal 👉🏻. Watch ‘The Shadow of a Predator’ this weekend 👉🏻.as we interview President Noriyuki Higashiyama. @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan @BBCWorld @megumiinman
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Preview of my new doc out this weekend on @BBCWorld @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan. Two more abusers at J-pop predator's company - BBC News
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Why was the Minister for Press refusing to answer questions about journalists being beaten and tortured in Pakistan? . ‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ @BBCiPlayer . @AsadAToor @javerias @ImaanZHazir @MianAliAshfaq . #journalismmatters #pakistan #JournalismIsNotCrime
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Johnny Kitagawa: J-pop agency boss resigns over predator's abuse - BBC News HUGE!
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Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop. Tonight 21:00 @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer @megumiinman #johnnykitagawa
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My new doc ‘ #BattleforBritney : Fans, Cash and a Conservatorship’ drops on @BBCiPlayer on 01/05 and @BBCTwo on 05/05. Made by @weare_forest @LaurafcKaye Preview in today’s @TheSundayMirror #FreeBritney .
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#Johnnys enters a new era but there are so many unanswered questions. Justice for survivors of abuse MUST be the priority. @bbcnewsjapan @BBCiPlayer .
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‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J Pop’ has been nominated for a Foreign Press Association Award! ⭐️ Congratulations to all our fellow nominees. @megumiinman @FPALondon Watch now on @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan
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New interview out today RE: Japan's MeToo moment after J-pop abuse scandal - The Global Story podcast with @BBCkatyaadler . via @YouTube.
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Lisa (Lawyer) “When they deprived her of her own attorney, of the attorney of her choice, that is the day that justice died for Britney Spears.” #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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Ahmed spent over 2 decades locked up at the hands of the US government. He told me he was tortured. After 21 year he was released from Guantanamo Bay without charge, conviction or even an apology. Our conversation - out today @bbcworldservice
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My new doc '#TheBattleforBritney : Fans, Cash + a #Conservatorship is on @BBCiPlayer now and .@BBCTwo on Wednesday 05/05! . Made by @LaurafcKaye.@weare_forest . Exploring the #FreeBritney movement and #conservatorship law. Coming to the US and Canada via @bbcselect on 11/05
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Family secrets and a moment in history: a thread 🧵 @laseletzky. Leta McCollough Seletzky always knew her father was the “kneeling man” in this iconic photo, tending to Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s head wound just seconds after his assassination. 1/15
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Solidarity with the survivors speaking out. Our doc ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ is on @BBCiPlayer.@PrimeVideo_JP and @ABCaustralia.
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Our new doc ‘#BattleforBritney : Fans, Cash + a #Conservatorship’ drops on @BBCiPlayer tomorrow and @BBCTwo on Wednesday 05/05. Made by @LaurafcKaye @weare_forest Exploring the #FreeBritney movement / #conservatorship law with compassion + care. Coming to 🇺🇸+🇨🇦via @bbcselect
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This beautiful @RTS_media award is finally in my hands! Congratulations to the very talented team @weare_forest and everyone @bbcthree ❤️🔥✊🏽. The 8 part series is on @bbciplayer now. The accompanying podcast is available via @bbcsounds #rtsawards #documentary
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This is happening @BBCTwo @weare_forest :.
Brand new @BBCTwo documentary #Britney sees Bafta-winning journalist @Mobeen_Azhar explore Britney Spears' conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement:
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1) The life-changing power of teachers: a thread 🧵 @katrionaos.Katriona O’Sullivan loved her parents, so it was a big shock when at six years old she found her dad – blue, on the bed, overdosed on heroin.
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More coverage of this week’s @johnnys press conference and the resignation of the company CEO. Watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ on @bbcselect @bbciplayer @bbctwo and @bbcnewsjapan .#johnnyandassociates #johnnys #jpop #jpopidol #johnnykitagawa #japan
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“But we're not outsiders. We’re a really important part of British society but we must be able to stomach debates that we find offensive about our culture and our religion too.“ @BBCTwo @vicestudios #satanicverses #fatwa
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‘Journalist and superfan Mobeen Azhar asks Is Prince’s Sign O’ The Times the greatest album of all time?’ - BBC Culture. With thanks to the @prince estate. #signothetimes #SOTT #Prince
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"Japanese media were complicit, knowing about it but ignoring it, for years, were it not for foreign pressure from the BBC”. Watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ on @BBCiPlayer @megumiinman.
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You performed at my 1st concert. I was a dot in 80000 fans. You cast a beautiful spell for the world to witness. Our conversation felt like speaking to a friend. ❤️+ thanks: the ever beautiful @maytegarcia Out @bbcworldservice 25/04 #Prince @prince.
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New article / interview in Tokyo Shimbun about our film ‘Predator’. The doc has resulted in legal changes including the age of consent moving from 13 to 16 and an overhaul of sexual crimes legislation. This includes a new definition of rape. 🧵.
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Thank you @NipponFilmfest . Watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J Pop’ and ‘In the Shadow of a Predator’ on @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan
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My new article - . The accompanying doc drops on @BBCiPlayer in a few hours and will be on @BBCTwo Tuesday 07/03 21:00. @megumiinman #JPOP #johnnys #johnnykitagawa. Exposed for abuse but still revered – Japan’s J-pop predator - BBC News
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Thank you to all the contributors who let us into their lives and the brilliant team @weare_forest @bbcthree congrats to our fellow nominees @maitlis @DavidOlusoga @StaceyDooley ❤️🌳❤️.
The award for @warnerbrostv Best Documentary Presenter goes to .MOBEEN AZHAR FOR HOMETOWN: A KILLING.@Mobeen_Azhar @weare_forest .#GriersonAwards
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Johnny Kitagawa: Japan firms cut ties with boyband agency over sex abuse - BBC News @megumiinman @bbcnewsjapan
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🚨 @Mobeen_Azhar follow-up report on 🇯🇵 's Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal 👉🏻. 🚨 Follow-up on Kitagawa scandal this weekend 👉🏻. Mobeen Azar interviews President Noriyuki Higashiyama. @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan @BBCWorld
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Our new film, ‘Pakistan: Journalists Under Fire’ is available globally on @bbcnews channel this weekend. Feat.@ImranRiazKhan @AsadAToor.@javerias @ImaanZHazir @MianAliAshfaq @murtazasolangi
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I am so pleased #Hometown: A Killing has made the @griersontrust award shortlist in TWO categories! Congrats and good luck to everyone on the list. Huge thanks to the team at @bbcthree and the @weare_forest ✊🏽❤️✊🏽.
The shortlist for the 2020 #GriersonAwards in association with @all3media_int is here! 🏆 Congratulations to all the filmmakers on the list. See the docs that made the cut for each category and will go to our juries for consideration over the summer…
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Explainer via @BBCWorld RE: the resignation of @johnnys CEO Julie Fujishima. Watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ on @bbcselect @bbciplayer and @bbcnewsjapan . #johnnyandassociates #jpop #johnnys #jpopidol #johnnykitagawa #japan
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“If what the fans say is true this is the biggest scandal in showbusiness. In December 2020, when I was given access to a court hearing that could decide Britney’s future, I knew I had to head to LA.” #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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We should come out if this amassing + consuming LESS. Loving + caring MORE. Focus on the people and the things that actually matter + make us happy. Love more. Speak more. Listen more. Learn more. Understand more. Happy Easter 🐣❤️🐣#Easter #EasterWeekend #EasterSunday.
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‘The Present’ deserves your time. Watch on @netflix Congratulations to @farah_nabulsi and all involved. ❤️.
“For anyone who has seen this film… You would know why I dedicate this award to the people of Palestine.” @farah_nabulsi picks up the British Short Film BAFTA for The Present. @NetflixUK #EEBAFTAs
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"Concerns over bad PR + my love life are insignificant. Criminality and addiction affect us all. Denials + deflections are about saving face. We should be more concerned with saving lives." #Hometown concludes tonight @BBCOne @bbcthree @BBCiPlayer
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‘It’s far-fetched’ Britney Spears’ father's claims she has dementia slammed | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | watch tonight at 21:00 on @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer
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Palestinian horse centre in rebuild vow after West Bank demolition - BBC News
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Mac was relieved to get this secret off his chest. And Leta has finally become close to her father. “Now we have a real relationship. I know him. I can say that. I know the man”. 14/15
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Hear Leta’s extraordinary story on the Lives Less Ordinary podcast from @BBCWorldService, and subscribe for a new story every Monday. @becksv10 @munazza1. Leta’s book is called “The Kneeling Man”. 15/15.
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Tonight, 21:00 on @BBCTwo #BattleforBritney from @LaurafcKaye @weare_forest also on @BBCiPlayer now. 🌳❤️🌳
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Well done @sharp_writing @NikkeiAsia + all outlets reporting the abuses of #Kitagawa . Solidarity with all survivors. ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ on @BBCiPlayer @PrimeVideo_JP @ABCaustralia now
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A good chat with @BBCkatyaadler + @BBCMarikoOi RE: #Kitagawa story + what had happened since our investigation. Watch all three parts @bbcnewsjapan @BBCiPlayer. Investigating the J-pop sex abuse scandal
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How did the #American prison system become a #WhiteSupremacy factory? ‘A Black and White Killing’ concludes tonight on @BBCTwo series on @BBCiPlayer now:
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New doc drops on @Channel4 Saturday 02/11 at 19:10. This is so different from anything I’ve made before. I even got to film with my parents! Thanks @cardiffprods + all the wonderful experts and contributors we met on route. Watch the trailer on @channel4 from today! ⭐️❤️⭐️❤️⭐️
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Megan (fan): “A mental health conservatorship doesn’t allow for anyone to make money off of it. The probate conservatorship was chosen for a reason” #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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“At the centre of it all is Britney, in a gilded cage. She never asked to be the poster girl for legal reform. She just wanted to be a star. That status could end up holding her prisoner, forever.” #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @BBCiPlayer.
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Worth your time. Watch it. A drama based on a national scandal. Another example of why #PublicServiceBroadcasting matters. Props to all involved. @Channel4 .❤️❤️❤️.
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Thanks to the brilliant team and especially to those on the front line fighting for change. This is for #Huddersfield @jezlee @cateysexton @AshFranRoy @ELoach @WesThomasEditor @stephelle50 @JonnyLowTweets @weare_forest @bbcthree @BBCiPlayer @Farahq_7 @earlofantrim17.
Well done to @Mobeen_Azhar, winner of the Presenter award, for "bringing to life a story with empathy and authenticity" in @bbcthree’s #HometownAKilling #RTSAwards
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Coming to a cinema screen in Frankfurt! Part of the @NipponFilmfest . Screening + Q&A. Click the link for tickets 👇🏽. Nippon Connection - Predator: The Secret Scandal Of J-Pop
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Watch ‘Predator : The Secret Scandal of J Pop’ on @BBCiPlayer @bbcnewsjapan. Japan talent agency president quits over sex abuse scandal - Nikkei Asia
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My new article about @MVHPhoto living with #MECFS and overcoming with creativity and @ArtLifting @MEAssociation #Prince #PRINCE4EVER #purplearmy #princearmy @housequake @PRNFamily.
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This beautiful @griersontrust award is finally in my hands! Congratulations to the very talented team @weare_forest and everyone @bbcthree ❤️🔥✊🏽. The 8 part series is on @bbciplayer now. The accompanying podcast is available via @bbcsounds #griersonawards #documentary
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Hayley (fan): “There’s no way any dementia patient is going on world tours, doing Vega residencies, learning 27 back-to-back combo numbers. No honey. That is not happening”. #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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My parents both had their first shot of the #vaccine this afternoon. We have a long way to go but things will get better. Keep safe. Allah bless the #NHS #GetVaccinated #ScienceSavesLives ❤️💥✊🏽.
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#TheSoldiersthatSavedBritain @channel4 tonight 19:10. I loved filming with my parents so much! . ⭐️❤️⭐️❤️⭐️. #documentary #ww2 #desi #pakistan #india #britisharmy #colonial #history #channel4 #britishhistory #indianhistory
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Clapping + donating is cool but the #nhs is a treasured #publicservice. Good will for #NHSworkers should be expressed in policy + not left to applause, sponsored walks and bake sales. #clapforNHS #NHSheroes #NHSDay #NHSCovidHeroes.
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Huge thanks @RTS_media awards for 2 nominations for ‘Hometown : A Killing’ Congrats to all our fellow nominees. @bbcthree @BBCiPlayer.
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It’s not #Islamaphobic to critique the government of #SaudiArabia + it’s not #Antisemitic to critique the government of #Israel Critique is a precursor to progress. Respectful, fact based + honest engagement is the only way forward. #Antisemitism #Islamophobia.
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. and another one! ❤️🔥✊🏽.
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Viewers in #Japan + around the world can watch ‘Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop’ on the @BBCWorld channel from Saturday 18/03. Check local listings for timings. #johnnyandassociates #jpop #johnnys #jpop #jpopidol #johnnykitagawa #japan @megumiinman
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Great that #NHS workers will automatically get their visas extended so they can save our lives. Lets take this opportunity to reset the immigration conversation. We’re not ‘overrun’. Immigrants contribute far more than they take. Doc or not - be grateful.
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Today 👇🏽.
✨🎬 IN THE SPOTLIGHT #NipponConnection24.PREDATOR: THE SECRET SCANDAL OF J-POP by Megumi Inman @megumiinman, UK 2023, OV (EN Sub).In the presence of Mobeen Azhar @Mobeen_Azhar on May 29 at the 24th Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt.Tickets:
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Brian (choreographer) “Britney was not a pop persona. She is normal as can be. She never talked about her fame. It was almost like it didn’t exist” #BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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My new doc is out on @BBCTwo @BBCiPlayer, Tuesday 07/03 21:00. A story of industrial scale exploitation, press silence + taboo. Huge thanks to everyone who shared their story. @megumiinman #JPOP #johnnys #johnnykitagawa .
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“To dismiss the fans is a mistake. Without their hashtag catching fire, the world wouldn’t be having this conversation. No doubt, the law is open to abuse, especially when there’s so much money involved”#BattleforBritney #FreeBritney @bbctwo @bbciplayer.
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'That's what english people do. Can I call you Ferdinand? Well only if we can call you Jalaluddin' #MuslimsLikeUs @BBCTwo.
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. actually, clapping is joyful and we had a beautiful moment but it’s pointless if we don’t stand against the privatisation of our #NHS, today, tomorrow and in 12 months time. #clapforourcarers #clapforNHS 👏👏👏 #CoronavirusLockdown.
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so pleased the @PaisleyPark #Prince exhibition at @The02 is stocking my @carltonbooks debut : @tykanelson @PRNFamily #PurpleArmy @princeorg
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