As Tunisia prepares to vote on a controversial new constitution, President Kais Saied’s continuing power grab risks reversing the country's hard-won media freedoms.

Contributors:
Thameur Mekki - Editor-in-chief, Nawaat
Monia Ben Hamadi - Media consultant
Monica Marks - Professor of Middle East politics, NYU Abu Dhabi

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In Iran, three acclaimed film directors are arrested for statements made on social media in support of anti-government protests. Meenakshi Ravi reports on why Iran is going after outspoken artists.

Ghana’s LGBTQ-phobia & the media:
Ghana’s media cheers on proposed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, even while they threaten freedom of the press.

Contributors:
Sam Nartey George - Member of parliament
Ebenezer Peegah - Founder, Rightify Ghana
Kapya Kaoma - Anglican priest

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As Tunisia prepares to vote on a controversial new constitution, President Kais Saied’s continuing power grab risks reversing the country's hard-won media freedoms. Contributors: Thameur Mekki - Editor-in-chief, Nawaat Monia Ben Hamadi - Media consultant Monica Marks - Professor of Middle East politics, NYU Abu Dhabi On our radar: In Iran, three acclaimed film directors are arrested for statements made on social media in support of anti-government protests. Meenakshi Ravi reports on why Iran is going after outspoken artists. Ghana’s LGBTQ-phobia & the media: Ghana’s media cheers on proposed anti-LGBTQ+ laws, even while they threaten freedom of the press. Contributors: Sam Nartey George - Member of parliament Ebenezer Peegah - Founder, Rightify Ghana Kapya Kaoma - Anglican priest Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

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The algorithms that Big Tech designed - and the genocide they assisted. The Listening Post explores how Israel’s killing campaign of Palestinians has relied on artificial intelligence to choose its targets. A dystopian nightmare serves as a marketing campaign for technology flawed by design, and deepens the global digital divide.

Contributors:
Sophia Goodfriend – Researcher, Duke University
Mona Shtaya – Digital rights scholar
Matthew Mahmoudi – Researcher, Amnesty Tech
Sebastian Ben Daniel – Journalist, +972 Magazine

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Nicaragua put Germany in the dock at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza. Germany is the second largest weapons supplier to Israel.

Meenakshi Ravi dissects the reaction from Berlin and the German media to the case.

Truth to power in wartime Ukraine

Three years into Ukraine’s war with Russia, journalists are feeling the pressure. Where once investigative outlet Bihus.info was relied on to expose Russian war crimes, they’re now undergoing Soviet-style surveillance by security services for exposing corruption in Ukraine.

Featuring:
Yaroslav Yurchyshyn – Ukrainian Member of Parliament and chair, Freedom of Speech Committee
Natalia Ligachova – Editor-in-Chief, Detector Media
Maria Zemlyanska – Investigative journalist, Bihus.Info
Denys Bihus – Founder, Bihus.Info

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The algorithms that Big Tech designed - and the genocide they assisted. The Listening Post explores how Israel’s killing campaign of Palestinians has relied on artificial intelligence to choose its targets. A dystopian nightmare serves as a marketing campaign for technology flawed by design, and deepens the global digital divide. Contributors: Sophia Goodfriend – Researcher, Duke University Mona Shtaya – Digital rights scholar Matthew Mahmoudi – Researcher, Amnesty Tech Sebastian Ben Daniel – Journalist, +972 Magazine On our radar: Nicaragua put Germany in the dock at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of facilitating genocide in Gaza. Germany is the second largest weapons supplier to Israel. Meenakshi Ravi dissects the reaction from Berlin and the German media to the case. Truth to power in wartime Ukraine Three years into Ukraine’s war with Russia, journalists are feeling the pressure. Where once investigative outlet Bihus.info was relied on to expose Russian war crimes, they’re now undergoing Soviet-style surveillance by security services for exposing corruption in Ukraine. Featuring: Yaroslav Yurchyshyn – Ukrainian Member of Parliament and chair, Freedom of Speech Committee Natalia Ligachova – Editor-in-Chief, Detector Media Maria Zemlyanska – Investigative journalist, Bihus.Info Denys Bihus – Founder, Bihus.Info Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Genocide in Gaza: Enabled by AI, powered by Big Tech

It is election season in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems set to win a third successive term in the national elections — for good reason, say his supporters. They claim 10 years of the Modi government have transformed India, from lifting millions out of poverty to elevating India’s global status, but his critics say Modi’s record is far from perfect.

In this episode of The India Report, we analyse how India has fared in the past decade on the foreign policy and economic policy fronts.

Featuring:
Jayati Ghosh - Professor of economics, University of Massachusetts
Anand Gurumurthy - BJP spokesperson  and economist
Suhasini Haider - Diplomatic affairs editor, The Hindu
Raghuram Rajan - Former governor, Reserve Bank of India
Veena Sikri - Former external affairs diplomat for India

It is election season in India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems set to win a third successive term in the national elections — for good reason, say his supporters. They claim 10 years of the Modi government have transformed India, from lifting millions out of poverty to elevating India’s global status, but his critics say Modi’s record is far from perfect. In this episode of The India Report, we analyse how India has fared in the past decade on the foreign policy and economic policy fronts. Featuring: Jayati Ghosh - Professor of economics, University of Massachusetts Anand Gurumurthy - BJP spokesperson  and economist Suhasini Haider - Diplomatic affairs editor, The Hindu Raghuram Rajan - Former governor, Reserve Bank of India Veena Sikri - Former external affairs diplomat for India

Myth/Miracle: Dissecting the Modi government’s claims

With international reporters locked out, Palestinian journalists have made huge sacrifices to keep the world informed of the unprecedented killing and destruction in Gaza.

More media workers have been killed by Israel since October 7 than in any other conflict in modern history.

Like the rest of the population, Gaza's journalists have also been maimed, arrested or threatened, have seen their homes and offices destroyed and are grieving over the loss of those close to them.

The Listening Post spent time with three Al Jazeera journalists between February and March 2024.

Contributors:

Anas al-Sharif – Reporter, Al Jazeera Arabic
Hind Khoudary – Reporter, Al Jazeera English
Marah Elwadiya – Journalist, Al Jazeera Digital

A Listening Post/Ain Media co-production.

Tariq Nafi – Senior Producer
Shrouq Aila – Gaza-based Producer
Ahmed Madi – Producer
Kit Harwood – Editor
Meenakshi Ravi – Executive Producer

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With international reporters locked out, Palestinian journalists have made huge sacrifices to keep the world informed of the unprecedented killing and destruction in Gaza. More media workers have been killed by Israel since October 7 than in any other conflict in modern history. Like the rest of the population, Gaza's journalists have also been maimed, arrested or threatened, have seen their homes and offices destroyed and are grieving over the loss of those close to them. The Listening Post spent time with three Al Jazeera journalists between February and March 2024. Contributors: Anas al-Sharif – Reporter, Al Jazeera Arabic Hind Khoudary – Reporter, Al Jazeera English Marah Elwadiya – Journalist, Al Jazeera Digital A Listening Post/Ain Media co-production. Tariq Nafi – Senior Producer Shrouq Aila – Gaza-based Producer Ahmed Madi – Producer Kit Harwood – Editor Meenakshi Ravi – Executive Producer Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

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