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Under the Mask limited podcast series

3 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

Throughout history, governments have exploited crises to impose dangerous, authoritarian policies. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Join the American Friends Service Committee and journalists Bilal Qureshi and Marisa Mazria Katz in the limited Under the Mask podcast as they explore government overreach and restrictions in Israel, Mexico, and Kenya.

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Episodes

Episode 3: Under the Mask Episode 3: COVID in Kenya: Curfews, Conflict, and Corruption

December 22, 2020 00:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

The finale of AFSC’s “Under the Mask” series focuses on Kenya, where a history of police abuse and election violence have left a country with a great deal of disunity. As the international community continues to grapple with COVID-19, countries like Kenya are exploiting the pandemic to promote repressive laws—including a Dusk to Dawn curfew—and fueling fragmentation and corruption. Journalists Bilal Qureshi and Marisa Mazria Katz talk with AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy, Kennedy Akolo, and P...

Episode 2: Making Migration Even Harder: The Pandemic’s effect in Mexico and Central America

December 09, 2020 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

How has the pandemic affected people migrating for a more promising future? While policies from Mexico and the United States complicate their situation and put an increasing number of people in grave danger, many are working to build movements that recognize the humanity of people often rendered faceless and left in harms’ way. Journalists Bilal Qureshi and Marisa Mazria Katz talk with Luis Paiz Bekker, Kerri Kennedy, and Douglas from the American Friends Service Committee as well a...

Episode 1: Under the Mask Episode 1 Big Brother: Israel Edition

November 25, 2020 17:58 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MB

Throughout history, governments have exploited crises to impose dangerous, authoritarian policies. We talk with AFSC’s Sahar Vardi and Kerri Kennedy about how community members and organizations in Israel and beyond are resisting government efforts to increase surveillance, target activists, and criminalize protest and dissent. Presented by journalists Bilal Qureshi and Marisa Mazria Katz.