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Weekend: Why did Per Wastberg resign from Amnesty Sweden?

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14/08/2022 GMT

Why did Per Wastberg resign from Amnesty Sweden?

BBC World Service - Weekend, Why did Per Wastberg resign from Amnesty Sweden?

The Swedish writer and activist tells Weekend why he resigned from Amnesty

The Swedish writer and activist tells Weekend why he resigned from Amnesty.

The Swedish writer and human rights activist Per Wastberg explains why he left his position as the co-founder of Amnesty International in Sweden, after its latest report on the war in Ukraine.

Also, US media outlets are reporting that the internationally-acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during a literary event in New York State, has been taken off his ventilator and is able to talk.

Plus, a  year in the life of a young Afghan gay man who's escaped the Taliban.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Maria Margaronis, a British journalist of Greek descent and radio documentary maker; and Bilal Sarwary, Afghan journalist living in exile in Canada.

(Image: One of Sweden's leading poets, essayist, biographers and novelists Per Wastberg. Credit: Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images)

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