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Sudan's military coup and the stifling of speech | The Listening Post

Sudan’s flirtation with democracy ends in a coup d’etat - how far will its leaders go to control what we know about the story?Contributors:Mohanad Hashim - journalistJonas Horner - deputy director, Horn of Africa, Crisis GroupYassmin Abdel-Magied, writer and broadcasterRaga Makaw ... Show more

. 26min 25sec

Hate speech and misinformation in Ethiopia’s war | The Listening Post

As Ethiopia stares down the barrel of all-out civil war, a government-imposed communications blackout is allowing hatred and disinformation to thrive.Contributors:Berhan Taye - Digital researcherNima Elbagir - Senior international correspondent, CNNClaire Wilmot - Research office ... Show more

. 26min 0sec

Climate crisis: Can journalists make the world care? | The Listening Post

Climate change: News organisations, fossil fuel companies and audiences all need to do better on the story that could mean the end of us.Contributors:Meera Selva - deputy director of the Reuters InstituteGenevieve Guenther - founder and director, End Climate SilenceGeorge Monbiot ... Show more

. 26min 30sec

Arrests & defamation: Bollywood in the dock in Modi’s India | The Listening Post

Aryan Khan, the son of one of India’s biggest movie stars, Shah Rukh Khan, was charged with possessing and trafficking drugs. We take a look at the drug bust that tells a story of the conflict between the Indian authorities and Bollywood.Contributors:Namrata Joshi - Journalist an ... Show more

. 26min 4sec

'Foreign agents and extremists': Russia's attack on critics | The Listening Post

In Russia, the political stakes are rising in the run up to election season - journalists are being branded as "foreign agents" and an opposition figure is labelled an "extremist".Contributors:Ilya Yablokov - Academic, Leeds UniversityLisa Alexandrova-Zorina - Journalist, Team 29 ... Show more

. 26min 25sec