Faces of Assassination
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Organized crime is indiscriminate in who it targets. Not only are conflicts between, and within, criminal groups often settle with violence, but the same violence regularly claims the lives of innocent people.
There are also a very large number of those who are deliberately targeted for murder because they choose to take a stand against organized crime. This podcast tells their stories.
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Ján Kuciak
November 27, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 8.77 MBJán Kuciak wasn't a revolutionary type of person - he was mild mannered with a peaceful personality but despite this he stood out as a rare Investigative journalist. He was investigating the influence of the Italian mafia in Slovakia, in particular the Italian ’Ndrangheta, and their possible links to the then Slovakian Prime Minister. On February 21st, 2018, Ján and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were gunned down in their house by three hired hitmen, they were both 27 years old. https://as...
Bertha Zúñiga: La hija de la asesinada ambientalista y defensora de los derechos de los indígenas, Berta Cáceres
November 04, 2020 13:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBEn este episodio especial Siria Gastelum Félix habla con Bertha Zúñiga, la hija de Berta Cáceres quien fue asesinada por ser ambientalista y defensora de los derechos de los indígenas. Analizamos la vida de su madre como activista por la que recibió reconocimiento internacional, hablamos de las causas por las que luchó y finalmente de cómo su asesinato cambió Honduras. Esta entrevista también está disponible en https://player.captivate.fm/episode/fabf04b1-9c5b-41ff-bdfa-81fd3f9494a0 (inglés)....
Bertha Zúñiga: The daughter of the murdered environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner, Berta Cáceres.
November 04, 2020 13:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBIn this special episode Siria Gastelum Felix speaks with Bertha Zúñiga, the daughter of the murdered environmentalist and indigenous rights campaigner Berta Cáceres. We discuss her mothers life as an activist, for which she received international recognition, the issues she fought for and against, and finally how her murder changed Honduras. This interview is also available in https://player.captivate.fm/episode/abd2144f-66b0-4eac-be99-3c49987eecbd (Spanish). Presenter: https://twitter.com/si...
Environmental Defenders
October 22, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 71.4 MBThe battle to protect the environment from systemic destruction by predatory industries and organized crime has raged for generations. And there are those for who protecting biodiversity or ancestral lands has been a life’s work – they are called environmental defenders. But this fight can lead to accusations of acting on behalf of hostile foreign interests, social stigma, prison, physical violence and even murder. According to Global Witness, 212 environmental defenders were murdered in 201...
Berta Cáceres
October 22, 2020 08:00 - 6 minutes - 9.37 MBhttps://assassination.globalinitiative.net/face/berta-caceres/ (Berta Cáceres) led the indigenous Lenca community in Río Blanco in the fight against the Agua Zarca Dam. Her success led to international recognition as she was awarded the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR1kwx8b0ms (Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015.) But Berta's success also led to years of harassment, death threats, and attempts on Berta's life. On 2nd March 2016, two gunmen broke into her house in La Esperanza, Honduras, a...
Mediators
September 22, 2020 08:00 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MBThe life of a mediator is complicated and often very dangerous, they find themselves placed between two sides that are fundamentally opposed to one another, with the difficult task of finding common ground in which to build a compromise and forge a new relationship without conflict. In the podcast today we’re going to be discussing the role of mediators, the particular role of women in mediation, but most importantly, why are both men and women mediators are at risk, what is being done right ...
Bill Kayong
September 22, 2020 08:00 - 4 minutes - 6.37 MBIn the Malaysian state of Sarawak, land-related tussles between local communities and large companies have been going on for decades. Stories of harassment, violence and intimidation are not new, but no one ever thought it could cost someone their life. That is until the morning of 21 June 2016, when local activist https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/face/bill-kayong/ (Bill Kayong) was shot dead at an intersection while on his way to work. See other profiles at https://assassination.gl...
Ahmed Divela
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 6.94 MBOn the 16th January 2019, the investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela was assassinated by two gunmen on the streets of Accra in Ghana. This is his story. https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/face/ahmed-divela/ (Ahmed Divela, Faces of Assassination profile)
Faces of Assassination
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBThis is the Faces of Assassination Podcast from the https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime). On the 15th of June 2020, the https://globalinitiative.net/ (GI) launched the https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/ (Assassination Witness) campaign to stamp out criminal organisations worldwide and seek justice for victims across the globe. Over the coming months we will mark the anniversaries of those who gave their lives fighting organized crime...
Journalists
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBOn this episode of Faces of Assassination, Siria Gastelum Felix will be discussing the assassination of journalists. 625 journalists over the past 20 years that have been murdered for their reporting and investigations into organized crime and corruption. Why do journalists find themselves at risk; what has been done to combat it; and what needs to be done to protect this valuable component of free speech. Presenter: https://twitter.com/siriagastelum (Siria Gastelum Felix), the Emmy Award-win...
Trailer: Faces of Assassination
August 19, 2020 08:00 - 1 minute - 2.33 MBTrailer for the https://globalinitiative.net/ (Global Initiative Against Transnational Organzied Crime )https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/ (#AssassinationWitness campaign.) Accompanying Faces of Assassination podcast to follow. https://assassination.globalinitiative.net/resources (Free Faces of Assassination e-book.)