Dissidents and Dictators
By Human Rights Foundation
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“Dissidents and Dictators” is a podcast dedicated to bringing listeners stories and analysis from those on the frontlines of the fight for democracy. Hosted by Casey Michel and Elisha Maldonado, the podcast features democracy campaigners, investigative journalists, artists, musicians, scholars, and many more targeted by authoritarian regimes around the world. Guests share their personal histories and how they’ve dedicated themselves to standing up to dictatorship. Mixing news, commentary, and humor, the podcast provides impactful, unflinching conversations from those who’ve sacrificed everything to spread democracy — and who want to share their story with the rest of us.
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The Troublemaker with Mark Clifford
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Is Bitcoin a lifeline for Africa?
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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How Consultants Became Dictators' Best Friends
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Indonesia's Democratic Crossroads with Benedict Rogers
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Exposing Modi's Authoritarianism with Raqib Hameed Naik
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Remembering Hong Kong with Mark Simon
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Hope and Heroism in Nicaragua with Felix Maradiaga
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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For the Love of Venezuelans with Leopoldo López
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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The Dangers of CBDCs with Nick Anthony
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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The UAE's Political Infiltration Campaigns
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Nadia Hernández | Art as Protest
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Journalism in Exile with Carlos Chamorro
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Arthur Holland Michel | AI for Activists
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Women, Life, Free Toomaj with Negin Niknaam and Claudia Bennett
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Sebastien Lai: Shining the Light
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Inside Hotel Rwanda with Paul Rusesabagina
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Anastasia Shevchenko: The Price of Freedom
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Remembering Magnitsky, Remembering Navalny
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Reclaim Democracy: Stories from the Oslo Freedom Forum
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Honoring #ThisFlag with Evan Mawarire
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Whitewashing Dictators
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May 30, 2024 |
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It's Really Us On This Podcast
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May 23, 2024 |
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An Open-Air Prison - Victoire Ingabire and Kate Gibson
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May 16, 2024 |
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Pickle Diplomacy - Masih Alinejad
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May 09, 2024 |
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Foreign Agents
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May 02, 2024 |
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A Hong Kong Bounty With Joey Siu
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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A Mother's Fight Against Dictatorship
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Campaigning for Uyghurs
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Standing with Tanele
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Sportswashing and Beyond with Karim Zidan
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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The Habibi Effect with Faisal Al Mutar
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The Children of Monsters
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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How Bitcoin can Propel Democracy
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Speaking Truth to an Absolute Monarch
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Ukrainian anniversaries
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Taiwan's political parties
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Wearing your values
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Don't feed the crocodile
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Latin America's history with dictatorships
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Who is the most corrupt person of the year?
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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The trial of Jimmy Lai (with Sebastien Lai)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Remembering Václav Havel
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Why dictators love invading their neighbors
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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A prisoner in Moscow
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Why celebrities can't stop performing for dictators
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Democracy in Taiwan
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Trading newsrooms for human rights
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Honoring Shireen Abu Akleh
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Bolivia's Authoritarian Drift (Spanish Language)
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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#FreeAlaa -Sanaa Seif
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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One Pastor’s Rescue Mission (Korean Language)
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Unleashing Hope for Freedom - Hanna Liubakova
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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The Transnational Repression of the Uyghur Diaspora
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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The Swazi People’s Lawyers -Mzwandile Masuku
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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The Islamic Republic vs. Iran -Nazanin Boniadi
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Hidden Island: Unmasking the Cuban Dictatorship (Spanish Language)
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Lukashenko’s Role Aiding Putin’s War in Ukraine
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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The World's Most Fearless Skier -Kristen Ulmer
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Surviving Venezuela’s Torture Chamber -Víctor Navarro (Spanish Language)
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Qatar's Whistleblowing Migrant Worker -Malcolm Bidali
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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We Want To Live! The Voice of Ukrainian Women -Lisa Yasko
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Voices From China’s Concentration Camps (Recorded in Uyghur)
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Democracy for Nicaragua -Félix Maradiaga
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Defying Authoritarianism with the Resilient Power of Democracy - Francis Fukuyama
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Building People Power Against Corruption in Madagascar -Ketakandriana Rafitoson
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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The Language of Nonviolence -Felix Agbor Nkongho
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Inside the Kim Regime - Thae Yong-ho
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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A Surveillance Story -Arthur Holland Michel
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Standing Up Against the Military Junta -Wai Hnin Pwint Thon
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Physician, Heal Thyself! - Essam Daod
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May 26, 2023 |
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The Truth Behind Humor -Ahmed Albasheer
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May 19, 2023 |
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Is Bitcoin Compatible with Democracy?
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May 12, 2023 |
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Tanzania’s Child Marriage Struggle
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May 05, 2023 |
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Raising Nicaragua’s Flag
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Countering China’s Transnational Repression
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Fighting Back Against Monetary Colonialism
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Dictatorships in the Digital Space
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The Rise of Stablecoins in Emerging Markets and Authoritarian Regimes
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Defending the Defenders: The Right to Protect the Environment
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Fighting Transnational Repression Against Journalists
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Sportswashing: From the Beijing Genocide Games to Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Migrant Workers’ Crisis
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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When Systems Fail: Understanding the Intersection of Authoritarian Regimes and Modern Slavery
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine - Julia Abratańska, Chris Tiller
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Not Your Pawns: The Battle for Our Agencies -Chung Ching Kwong
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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The World Enters a New Era - Wu'er Kaixi
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Why We Must Defend Democracy - Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Taiwan: Where Freedom & Creativity Meet -Freddy Tshiong-Tso Lim
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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In Saudi Arabia, A Tweet Can Land You in Prison - Areej al-Sadhan
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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The War in Ukraine -Garry Kasparov
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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The Gambia’'s Visible Sexual Assault Survivor -Toufah Jallow
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game: Sportswashing in Qatar and beyond -Håvard Melnæs
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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The Year After Afghanistan Fell To The Taliban - Dr. Sima Samar
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Standing for Freedom in Nicaragua - Berta Valle
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Reflection on Hong Kong’s Pain & Freedom: Our Movement is Our Future - Anna Kwok
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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All for the Land of Snow: Where is Home? - Chemi Lhamo
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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A Global Movement for Democracy - Leopoldo López
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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On the Frontlines of Freedom
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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The Flames of the Feminist Revolution Have Been Fanned in Iran
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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Into a Wind of Tear Gas: The Truth About Activism
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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How to Catch a Spy: Investigating the Crimes of the Russian Government
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Tawakkol Karman, Lessons for the World from the Revolution in Yemen
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Zarifa Ghafari, A Woman’s Battle in a Man’s World
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Carolina Barrero, Art and Resistance: The Story of a Citizen’s Uprisings
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Chemi Lhamo, All for the Land of Snow: A Story of Tibetan Resilience
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Filmon Debru, The Price of Freedom from Eritrea’s Iron Grip
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Jewher Ilham, Until Every Uyghur is Free
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Carine Kanimba & Michela Wrong, The Long Tentacles of Rwanda’s Dictatorship
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Youth Mobilizing in Exile: Standing Up Against the CCP
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Rally for Belarus
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Areej al-Sadhan, #freesadhan
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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From Rhetoric to Action: Bukele’s Erosion of Democracy in El Salvador
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Lucy Kassa, Ethiopia’s Murky War
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Hong Kong Today
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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How Democracies Enable Corrupt Regimes (And How To Fix It)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Evgenia Kara-Murza, A Letter from Vladimir Kara-Murza
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Fatma Karume, Stopping Tanzania’s “Bulldozer” President
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Bektour Iskender, Lessons from Kyrgyzstan’s Civil Society
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Omar Alshogre, Mit Warde: “100 Flowers”
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Oleksandra Matviichuk, On the Frontlines of Freedom
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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SOS Nicaragua, Berta Valle
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Human Development & Dictatorships: Cuban Healthcare and Other Myths
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May 20, 2022 |
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#EndSARS: The Cry of Nigeria, DJ Switch
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May 13, 2022 |
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The Human Cost of Internet Shutdowns
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May 06, 2022 |
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More Than Just a Game: Gaming and Activism
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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The Aesthetics Of Dictatorship
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Freedom Confined, Leopoldo López
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Sanctions, Oligarchs, and the War in Ukraine
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Understanding Putin's War
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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What Russia Wants In Ukraine
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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A Free Belarus on the Horizon, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Hatice Cengiz in Conversation with Thor Halvorssen
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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A Daughter’s Call for Justice, Akida Pulat
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Freedom is the Future, Steve Jurvetson
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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On Corruption: A Message from Penal Colony No. 2, Alexey Navalny
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Russia's Kafkaesque Repression
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Conflict and Ethnic Tension Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Labor And Human Rights Violations In Qatar
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Silence is Not an Option: Advocacy and Action (Genocide in the 21st Century: The Uyghur Crisis)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Highlighting the Unprecedented Digital Repression (Genocide in the 21st Century: The Uyghur Crisis)
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May 27, 2021 |
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The Long-Arm of Authoritarianism (Genocide in the 21st Century: The Uyghur Crisis)
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May 19, 2021 |
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The Future of Democracy in Belarus with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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May 07, 2021 |
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How "Sportswashing" is Changing the Game
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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An Invisible Threat: Press Freedom and the Dangers of Spyware
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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How Athletes Are Defending Democracy In Belarus
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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State Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Audrey Tang: Adapting to the Rise of Authoritarianism
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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How Saudi Arabia Uses Spy Tech to Hunt Critics Around the World
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Saudi Arabia's Sportswashing & PR Entertainment Campaigns
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Trapped in Saudi Arabia: The Kafala System
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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Jack Dorsey: Twitter's Role in Shaping Public Discourse, Blockchain, and Much More
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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How Democracies Should Respond to China’s Emergence as an AI Superpower
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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China as an Emerging Global AI Superpower
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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The Ethics of Doing Business with China and Chinese Companies
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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How AI is powering China's Domestic Surveillance State
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Andrei Sannikov: Revolution in Belarus
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Bill Browder: Justice for Magnitsky
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Ketty Nivyabandi: Fighting for Democracy in Burundi
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Looking Back on the Tiananmen Massacre
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Srdja Popovic: Protest in a Time of Pandemic
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Jun 18, 2020 |