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Podcast: So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Episode: Ep. 109 Censorship pandemic
Description: For authoritarian leaders across the globe, the coronavirus emergency presents an opportunity to silence critics and consolidate power. On today's episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, host Nico Perrino is joined by international free expression experts Jacob Mchangama and Sarah McLaughlin to discuss how countries like Turkey, Hungary, Egypt, and Thailand are banning "fake news" amidst the pandemic — but, in doing so, are making the crisis worse. Mchangama is the executive director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focused on human rights and the rule of law. He is also the host and...