Renew Democracy Initiative

Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein discuss what Prigozhin’s “rebellion” means for the future of Putin’s regime.

Jailed in Egypt during a mass arrest, 17 year-old Abdelrahman Elgendy faces 15 years in prison. To cope, he studies and begins writing as a form of resistance - creating counter narratives.

Young Tibetan pop star Tswenag Norbu self immolated in front of the iconic Potala Palace. The oppression of Tibetans by Chinese government became too much to just sit and watch.

Zubayra Shamseden escaped the genocide. Today at the Uyghur Human Rights Program she is documenting stories of her people who have escaped China's horrific concentration camps.

Aziz Alhamza was not a journalist yet he began a network of brave citizen journalists who exposed massacres in Raqqa Syria. Jailed, tortured and many killed they still continue to tell the world.

Nicholas Opiyo is as decorated a human rights lawyer as you will ever find. His story of defending the voiceless, facing torture himself for his work is powerful. Listen to his resolve to soldier on

“I must tell you that I will be unfaithful to you in this marriage, for I am in love with Nicaragua too” Felix & Berta are fighting the brutal Ortega regime from opposite sides of Felix's jail cell.

Heidi Heitkamp and Preet Bharara join Uriel to discuss the Jan 6 Committee’s final report.