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Growing number of governments using counterterrorism to justify targeting dissidents abroad

Justice

A growing number of countries repressing dissidents beyond their own borders includes a NATO ally of the US: Turkey. A Washington Post report finds that the tactics and language justifying these actions are pulled from the post-9/11 counterterrorism playbook. Host Marco Werman speaks with Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a former UN special rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism.

After Assad’s fall, long-displaced Syrians begin to return home

Syria

American students consider work opportunities abroad after graduation

Study abroad and beyond

Episode 9: The Note

Lethal Dissent

In southern Turkey, a surf school helps earthquake survivors process trauma and loss

Lifestyle

A new wave of Kurds fleeing Turkey bring their own sound to Nashville’s Music City

Immigration

Nashville has been a popular destination for Kurdish refugees in the US. Today, Kurdish newcomers are trying to preserve their culture. Community centers and associations are helping new arrivals maintain a connection to their heritage while navigating life in a new country.

Small businesses already feeling the pain after Instagram block in Turkey 

Arts, Culture & Media

Instagram has gone dark in Turkey — after the Turkish government unexpectedly blocked the app late last week. The move does not bode well for a community of small, Instagram-based businesses in the country. 

Episode 8: Officials

Lethal Dissent

Fariba Nawa is threatened. She steers her reporting to focus on impunity. The investigation into Iran’s hunt for dissidents goes to the United Nations, inside a Turkish parliamentary hearing, and to the US State Department to find out if anyone will intervene.

Which cold foods do people across the globe enjoy during sweltering summer months?

Food

Our reporters serve up samples of the food and drink people enjoy across the globe when the weather heats up.

Episode 7: Verdict

Lethal Dissent

The Sağlam family’s kidnapping operation is caught in a police dragnet. The ensuing police investigation reveals an entire network of conspirators behind the Sağlams. When one conspirator is arrested and interrogated, he confesses. Fariba Nawa uses the confession to tell the story of Iran’s behind-the-scenes involvement.

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