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Asylum E2: Detained for eight days and beaten for being a journalist
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In this episode Opoka talks to South Sudanese journalist Diing Magot about her tragic experience of being arrested and detained for eight days, shaved and beaten for simply being a journalist.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39 episodes
Manage episode 412920779 series 2483571
In this episode Opoka talks to South Sudanese journalist Diing Magot about her tragic experience of being arrested and detained for eight days, shaved and beaten for simply being a journalist.
Investigative journalist Opoka p'Arop Otto has asylum in The Netherlands. He was forced to flee his country of South Sudan because he was in danger of being killed. The incredible journalism he produced about the situation in his country meant be could no longer live there. He is now rebuilding his life in Europe, forced to work as a cleaner in order to make money for his family... and yet he is still helping other journalists back in South Sudan as they fight to survive.
Asylum is a limited podcast series that investigates the state of journalism in South Sudan. Opoka will tell his story and uncover the torture, poisoning and atrocities that journalists are facing in his country on a daily basis.
Presented and co-produced by Opoka p'Arop Otto.
Our Executive Producer is Paul McNally.
Produced by Develop Audio.
This series was supported by The Pulitzer Center.
Alibi is an award-winning investigative podcast series. It was created in January 2017 and is owned and produced by Paul McNally.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39 episodes
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1 Asylum E3: Should a journalist stay and work in South Sudan? 25:41

1 Asylum E2: Detained for eight days and beaten for being a journalist 26:39

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1 The Last Afternoon In The Garden E1: Fighting for water 30:39

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1 Too Many Enemies E4: The role of the taxi industry 31:27

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1 Too Many Enemies E1: The death of billionaire businessman Wandile Bozwana 30:12
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