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The World Presents: Lethal Dissent

The World Presents: Lethal Dissent

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Lethal Dissent is a 9-part series about the price and peril that Iranian dissidents face for speaking out against their government, and the secret operatives who seek to silence them. It all begins when two friends flee Iran to escape the regime’s crackdown on dissent. But when they arrive in Turkey, one of them dies under unusual circumstances. Fariba Nawa, a reporter in Istanbul, works to unravel the mystery of what happened. In the process, she enters Turkey’s underworld of kidnappers-for-hire and shady government officials, and takes the listener inside an Iranian operation to snatch exiles who stand up to the regime. The stakes: the right to say what you truly believe, and potentially, your life.

With support from the Pulitzer Center and Zamaneh Media.

Nine episodes, one story from The World and On Spec Podcast.

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Episodes
  • Lethal Dissent 9 - The Note

    Lethal Dissent 9 - The Note
    Aug 16 2024

    Mohammad Shabani's suicide note is analyzed by a handwriting expert and Fariba Nawa gets the results. She follows the ripple effects of the new information, and Mohammad's best friend tries to make sense of what it means.
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    26 mins
  • Lethal Dissent 8 - Officials

    Lethal Dissent 8 - Officials
    Aug 2 2024

    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.
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    26 mins
  • Lethal Dissent 7 - Verdict

    Lethal Dissent 7 - Verdict
    Jul 26 2024

    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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    30 mins
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