Sudan’s military coup and the stifling of speech
Net jamming and journalist arrests, the military junta is squeezing speech in Sudan. Plus, the political rise of far-right French journalist Eric Zemmour.
Sudan’s flirtation with democracy ends in a coup d’etat – how far will the junta go to control what we know about the story?
Contributors:
Mohanad Hashim – journalist
Jonas Horner – deputy director, Horn of Africa, Crisis Group
Yassmin Abdel-Magied – writer and broadcaster
Raga Makawi – editor, Africa Arguments
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Eric Zemmour: The political rise of France’s far-right polemicist
Far-right French journalist Eric Zemmour has yet to declare himself a presidential candidate – but has he already set the tone for next year’s election?
Contributors:
Rokhaya Diallo – contributor, C8 and The Washington Post newspaper
Christophe Deloire – secretary-general, Reporters Without Borders
Aurelien Mondon – associate professor of politics, University of Bath