Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Casey and Elisha talk about the latest news out of Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro threatens to unleash an invasion on neighboring Guyana. They then turn to a spectacular espionage case out of Cuba, and what it says about dictatorships' infiltration efforts. They also talk about the UAE rolling out the red carpet for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Plus, naming Christmas trees after celebrities.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators Podcast
00:03:29 - Doppelganger Revelations and Naming Trees and Scooters
00:07:04 - Contested Politics in Venezuela
00:10:49 - Money Laundering Scheme by the Stepsons of Maduro
00:14:18 - Infiltration of Democracies
00:17:52 - The Spectacular Case of Espionage by a Foreign Agent
00:21:18 - The Double Life and Betrayal
00:24:37 - Vladimir Putin's Global Presence
00:28:11 - UAE and its Image Laundering
00:31:42 - Promoting Freedom in Closed Societies
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#HumanRights #Dictatorships #Dissidents #Authoritarianism #Democracy #Maduro #Venezuela #Guyana #CubanEspionage #UAE #Putin #Activism #FreedomOfSpeech #Kleptocracy #Invasions #RussianInfluence #GlobalCrisis #VoicesOfFreedom #TyrannUnmasked #FrontlinesOfLiberty #DissidentDiaries #ChallengingAuthoritarianism #UnboundPodcast #DissidentsAndDictators
Casey and Elisha talk about the latest news out of Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro threatens to unleash an invasion on neighboring Guyana. They then turn to a spectacular espionage case out of Cuba, and what it says about dictatorships' infiltration efforts. They also talk about the UAE rolling out the red carpet for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Plus, naming Christmas trees after celebrities.
Vote for HRF's Anthem Award nominated video about our Wear Your Values program: hrf.org/vote-for-hrfs-wear-your-values-program-in-the-anthem-awards
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Dissidents and Dictators Podcast
00:03:29 - Doppelganger Revelations and Naming Trees and Scooters
00:07:04 - Contested Politics in Venezuela
00:10:49 - Money Laundering Scheme by the Stepsons of Maduro
00:14:18 - Infiltration of Democracies
00:17:52 - The Spectacular Case of Espionage by a Foreign Agent
00:21:18 - The Double Life and Betrayal
00:24:37 - Vladimir Putin's Global Presence
00:28:11 - UAE and its Image Laundering
00:31:42 - 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
#HumanRights #Dictatorships #Dissidents #Authoritarianism #Democracy #Maduro #Venezuela #Guyana #CubanEspionage #UAE #Putin #Activism #FreedomOfSpeech #Kleptocracy #Invasions #RussianInfluence #GlobalCrisis #VoicesOfFreedom #TyrannUnmasked #FrontlinesOfLiberty #DissidentDiaries #ChallengingAuthoritarianism #UnboundPodcast #DissidentsAndDictators
