As Egypt’s President el-Sisi kicks off a "National Dialogue" on human rights, the precarious fate of jailed writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah exposes the grave climate for free speech in the country.\r\n\r\nContributors:\r\nMona Seif - Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah\r\nNancy Okail - President, Center for International Policy\r\nAmr Khalifa - Political ana ... Show More
Sep 20
The crackdown in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination | The Listening Post
It’s been just more than a week since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and in death, as in life, the far-right podcaster is proving divisive. While his supporters mourn, many critics have seized the moment to call out his polarising legacy - a legacy now being weaponised by far ... Show More
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May 2023
Dopo tre mesi di sciopero della fame è morto in carcere un leader palestinese. Sono aumentati i paesi dove la stampa non è libera.
Khader Adnan, esponente dell'organizzazione radicale palestinese Jihad islamica, digiunava da 86 giorni. Il rapporto annuale di Reporter senza frontiere sulla libertà di stampa nel mondo indica che la guerra in Ucraina ha avuto effetti negativi anche sull’informazione. Francesca ... Show More
24m 59s
May 2024
After the death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, what’s next?
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed in a helicopter crash, along with the foreign minister and six others. Now, the government will have to carry out elections during a turbulent moment for Iran and the region. How will Raisi’s death play out?
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Feb 2019
The man reporting on Africa’s most secretive state
There is no independent media in Eritrea, a country that ranks near the very bottom of press freedom indexes. But one man is trying to change his country’s repressive system. “J” is the editor of Eritrean Press, a Facebook page which is a mix of political reporting, satire, sport ... Show More
23m 29s
Jul 2023
The Political Prisoners Dilemma: The pardoning of Patrick Zaki and Egypt's National Dialogue
The release of Patrick Zaki was some rare good human rights news from Egypt. After being sentenced to three years in jail, he was then pardoned the next day by President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, and was able to return to Italy. Patrick had been hanging in legal limbo since 2020, when ... Show More
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