The story of an imprisoned activist exposes the grim local weather for speech in Egypt. Plus, what may Chile’s new structure portend for the media there?
As Egypt’s President el-Sisi kicks off a “Nationwide Dialogue” on human rights, the precarious destiny of jailed author and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah exposes the grave local weather totally free speech within the nation.
Contributors:
Mona Seif – Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Nancy Okail – President, Middle for Worldwide Coverage
Amr Khalifa – Political analyst
Sabrina Bennoui – Head of the Center East desk, Reporters With out Borders
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Media, monopolies and the rewriting of Chile’s structure
Chile is engaged on a brand new structure that has a few of Augusto Pinochet’s favorite information retailers combating for his or her company lives.
Contributors:
Patricio Fernández – Member, Chilean Constitutional Conference Journalist & Founder, The Clinic
Jorge Saavedra – Writer, The Media Commons and Social Actions
Claudio Fuentes – Historian, Diego Portales College; writer, The Fraud: Chronicle on the Plebiscite of the 1980 Structure
Belén Pellegrini – Journalist, La Neta