Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
As rapper Kendrick Lamar sets to headline Move Africa in Rwanda, Casey and Elisha talk about the atrocities committed by the country’s ruler, Paul Kagame, and how and why dictators like him turn to celebrities to help launder their reputation abroad. The duo also discusses the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in China and how democracies can help unwind the CCP’s sprawling efforts to erase Uyghur identity. Elisha’s morning also gets off to a bad start.
To read Jewher Ilham's Economist article: www.economist.com/by-invitation/20…tment-of-uyghurs
To learn about Gulbahar Haitiwaji's book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/69137…-haitiwaji/'
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators Podcast
00:03:22 - Artistic Suppression and Authoritarianism
00:06:43 - Kagame's Manipulation of the Rwanda Image
00:10:04 - Celebrities and Dictators on Instagram
00:12:58 - Performing for Controversial Figures
00:16:15 - Celebrities Performing for Dictators
00:19:26 - The CCP's Manipulation and Concentration Camps in East Turkistan
00:22:50 - The Uighur Force Labor Prevention Act
00:26:00 - Progress in Unwinding Concentration Camps in China
00:29:17 - Promoting Freedom in Closed Societies
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As rapper Kendrick Lamar sets to headline Move Africa in Rwanda, Casey and Elisha talk about the atrocities committed by the country’s ruler, Paul Kagame, and how and why dictators like him turn to celebrities to help launder their reputation abroad. The duo also discusses the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in China and how democracies can help unwind the CCP’s sprawling efforts to erase Uyghur identity. Elisha’s morning also gets off to a bad start.
To read Jewher Ilham's Economist article: www.economist.com/by-invitation/20…tment-of-uyghurs
To learn about Gulbahar Haitiwaji's book: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/69137…-haitiwaji/'
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators Podcast
00:03:22 - Artistic Suppression and Authoritarianism
00:06:43 - Kagame's Manipulation of the Rwanda Image
00:10:04 - Celebrities and Dictators on Instagram
00:12:58 - Performing for Controversial Figures
00:16:15 - Celebrities Performing for Dictators
00:19:26 - The CCP's Manipulation and Concentration Camps in East Turkistan
00:22:50 - The Uighur Force Labor Prevention Act
00:26:00 - Progress in Unwinding Concentration Camps in China
00:29:17 - Promoting Freedom in Closed Societies
Learn more about our work at the Human Rights Foundation:
Website: hrf.org
Twitter: twitter.com/HRF
Instagram: instagram.com/hrf
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hrf
Subscribe to HRF’s Substack: humanrightsfoundation.substack.com
Join us in promoting freedom where it’s most at risk!
Donate today: hrf.org/?form=donate
#Rwanda #PaulKagame #Dictatorship #ReputationLaundering #HumanRights #WeagerGenocide #China #ConcentrationCamps #Xinjiang #KendrickLamar #HotelRwanda #PaulRusesabagina #Authoritarianism #ImageManagement #ForcedLabor #Democracy #SoftPower #Celebrities #Whitewashing #Dissidents #CulturalGenocide #Weagers #EastTurkistan #XUAR #UyghurCrisis #GenocideInChina #CCP #Beijing #Regimes #Atrocities #CrimesAgainstHumanity #DemocracyVsDictatorships #UnwindingDictatorships #SupportingHumanRightsDefenders #ExposingTruths #RevealingRealities #DarkUnderbelly #UncoveringAbuses
