Hong Kong Today
This episode discusses the deterioration of freedoms in Hong Kong since the implementation of the national security law, and highlights the Chinese government's aggression. The Chinese Communist Party...
22 Juli 20221h 1min
How Democracies Enable Corrupt Regimes (And How To Fix It)
In this episode, Casey Michel and Paul Massaro discuss how corrupt regimes exploit systems of democracies to launder their money, and the ongoing legislative efforts in the United States (U.S.) to add...
15 Juli 202250min
Evgenia Kara-Murza, A Letter from Vladimir Kara-Murza
Recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, in this episode, Evgenia Kara-Murza speaks on behalf of her husband, former OFF speaker and Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was arbitrarily ...
8 Juli 20228min
Fatma Karume, Stopping Tanzania’s “Bulldozer” President
Recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, Tanzanian lawyer Fatma Karume recounts in this episode her fight against Tanzania's late authoritarian president, John Magufuli. Karume co-founded the Center...
30 Juni 202212min
Bektour Iskender, Lessons from Kyrgyzstan’s Civil Society
Bektour Iskender is a journalist, educator, and co-founder of Kloop Media, one of Kyrgyzstan’s largest media outlets that doubles as a journalism school to equip youth in the country with the skills t...
24 Juni 202213min
Omar Alshogre, Mit Warde: “100 Flowers”
Recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, in this episode, Syrian public speaker and human rights advocate Omar Alshogre recounts his experience as a political prisoner, braving torture and witnessing ...
17 Juni 202212min
Oleksandra Matviichuk, On the Frontlines of Freedom
Recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, Oleksandra Matviichuk recounts in this episode the horrors of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, and stresses the need for mass mobilization against Vladimi...
10 Juni 202211min
SOS Nicaragua, Berta Valle
In the past year, Daniel Ortega’s regime in Nicaragua has dramatically ramped up its persecution of civil society, arresting presidential candidates in the run up to the November 2021 elections in an ...
3 Juni 202210min
