Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi ‘disappointed’ by outcome of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate and Princeton University professor, talks about global trade in light of the agreement reached by the United States and China and examines the agenda and policies of President Donald Trump.

Paul Romer, Nobel laureate and NYU Stern Professor of Economics, discusses criticism of the Federal Reserve's rate path, the questioning of facts, and the U.S. ratio of debt-to-GDP.

People flooded Tehran's Freedom Square as they celebrated the 40th anniversary of 1979 ousting of the monarchy. The anti-US sentiment was on show with some demonstrators chanting "death to America" and burning US flags.

Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi 'disappointed' by outcome of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

Nobel laureate Michael Spence, professor of economics at NYU's Stern School of Business and senior adviser at General Atlantic, comments on Federal Reserve monetary policy during an interview with Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets."

Shirin Ebadi, the exiled Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, speaks to FRANCE 24 about the deadly protests in Iran over the past two weeks. According to the NGO Amnesty International, at least 208 demonstrators have been killed in the crackdown, the highest death toll since the 1979 revolution.

Belarus investigators summoned Nobel Literature Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich for questioning over her ties to an opposition group. Meanwhile, authorities have arrest protest leaders demanding the president's ouster.

As an investigative journalist in the Philippines, Maria Ressa has seen firsthand the impact of the gradual erosion of journalistic freedoms in her country. Under President Rodrigo Duterte, press freedom rankings have fallen to a record low.

The Nobel Prize winner talks with DW about his decision to leave Zanzibar, to write in English, and about the rise of African writers in the post-colonial era.

The Nobel Prize winner talks with DW about his decision to leave Zanzibar, to write in English, and about the rise of African writers in the post-colonial era.

Speaking at the Global Media Forum in Bonn, Ressa noted that lies, laced with anger and hate, spread faster than facts. "Rebuilding trust with truth is vital to combat the rise of fascism," she said.