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Frontlines of Freedom

Each week, political dissidents from around the world sit down with Zimbabwean democracy activist Evan Mawarire to share stories about their struggles on the frontlines of freedom.
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Forgotten Prisoners, Writing for Freedom - Egypt🇪🇬
Listen now (36 min) | Jailed in Egypt during a mass arrest, 17 year-old Abdelrahman Elgendy faces 15 years in prison. To cope, he studies and begins…
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He Set Himself On Fire For Freedom - Tibet
Listen now (37 min) | Young Tibetan pop star Tswenag Norbu self immolated in front of the iconic Potala Palace. The oppression of Tibetans by Chinese…
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Evan Mawarire
We Refuse To Be Erased - The Uyghur Genocide
Listen now (39 min) | Zubayra Shamseden escaped the genocide. Today at the Uyghur Human Rights Program she is documenting stories of her people who have…
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Evan Mawarire
"They Dropped Barrel Bombs Packed With Shrapnel & TNT" - Syria🇸🇾
Listen now (49 min) | Aziz Alhamza was not a journalist yet he began a network of brave citizen journalists who exposed massacres in Raqqa Syria…
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Evan Mawarire
The Lawyer Who Fought Back - Uganda🇺🇬
Listen now (55 min) | Nicholas Opiyo is as decorated a human rights lawyer as you will ever find. His story of defending the voiceless, facing torture…
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Evan Mawarire
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🎧Free My Husband Felix Maradiaga - Nicaragua 🇳🇮
Listen now (39 min) | “I must tell you that I will be unfaithful to you in this marriage, for I am in love with Nicaragua too” Felix & Berta are…
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Evan Mawarire
🎧Freedom Comes With Responsibility - I Escaped North Korea For It 🇰🇵
Listen now (35 min) | Joseph Kim escaped North Korea as a 15 year after watching his father die of hunger. Walking for days & living in mountains he got…
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Evan Mawarire
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