Dissidents and Dictators

A podcast by Human Rights Foundation - Thursdays

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157 Episodes

  1. An Invisible Threat: Press Freedom and the Dangers of Spyware

    Published: 4/5/2021
  2. How Athletes Are Defending Democracy In Belarus

    Published: 3/18/2021
  3. State Sponsored Hacking: Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea

    Published: 3/8/2021
  4. Audrey Tang: Adapting to the Rise of Authoritarianism

    Published: 2/23/2021
  5. How Saudi Arabia Uses Spy Tech to Hunt Critics Around the World

    Published: 11/22/2020
  6. Saudi Arabia's Sportswashing & PR Entertainment Campaigns

    Published: 11/21/2020
  7. Trapped in Saudi Arabia: The Kafala System

    Published: 11/21/2020
  8. Jack Dorsey: Twitter's Role in Shaping Public Discourse, Blockchain, and Much More

    Published: 11/2/2020
  9. How Democracies Should Respond to China’s Emergence as an AI Superpower

    Published: 10/27/2020
  10. China as an Emerging Global AI Superpower

    Published: 10/22/2020
  11. The Ethics of Doing Business with China and Chinese Companies

    Published: 10/16/2020
  12. How AI is powering China's Domestic Surveillance State

    Published: 10/12/2020
  13. Andrei Sannikov: Revolution in Belarus

    Published: 9/9/2020
  14. Bill Browder: Justice for Magnitsky

    Published: 8/27/2020
  15. Ketty Nivyabandi: Fighting for Democracy in Burundi

    Published: 7/14/2020
  16. Looking Back on the Tiananmen Massacre

    Published: 7/1/2020
  17. Srdja Popovic: Protest in a Time of Pandemic

    Published: 6/18/2020

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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.