Peru: A disconnect between protesters and press

Peruvians are protesting however what story is the media telling? Additionally, the hazards of dissent in Belarus.

For the previous three months, Peru has been in a state of political turmoil. With one impeached president – Pedro Castillo – in jail and his successor Dina Boluarte managing a tense nation, continuous protests have rocked the nation.

Within the midst of this, institution media – information shops principally owned and managed by Peru’s elite – are at odds with lots of the protesters, including gas to a raging fireplace of discontent.

Contributors:

Simeon Tegel – Peru-based journalist

Jonathan Castro – editor, La Encerrona

Jacqueline Fowks – Peru specialist, Reporters With out Borders

Cecilia Valenzuela – information editor, Caretas

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Belarus: Dissidents in exile

For practically 30 years, Belarus has been dominated by Alexander Lukashenko. Criticism of his autocratic authorities and its shut relationship with the Kremlin comes at a excessive price, though some Belarusians in exile nonetheless communicate out. Producer Johanna Hoes studies on these outdoors the nation who're nonetheless getting tales of corruption, repression and compelled Russification out.

Contributors:

Margarita Levchuk – opera singer and political satirist

Jan Rudzik – blogger, Submit+ Rudzik

Yuliana Shemetovets -hacktivist, Cyber Partisans Collective

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