With Alexey Navalny’s death and Julian Assange’s extradition appeal happening within a week of each other, we look at the selective treatment of the two dissenters in the Western media.Lead contributors:Chip Gibbons - Policy Director, Defending Rights & DissentMatt Kennard - Chief Investigator, Declassified UKBranko Marcetic - Writer, JacobinRebecca Vincent - Director of Campaigns, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)On our radar:Usually silent in the face of the suffering in Gaza, Israeli TV channels broadcast segments on the abuse of Palestinian captives - with a positive spin. Tariq Nafi reports.Namibia’s (mis)remembered genocideGermany’s genocide in Namibia early in the 20th century has long been a misremembered episode in colonial history. Despite efforts to correct that record, many are yet to hear the testimonies of the victimised communities: the Herero and Nama peoples.Featuring:Christina Haritos - Communications ScholarSuzie Ndaundika Shefeni - Researcher and JournalistJephta Nguherimo - Herero Activist and Poet
