Tawakkol Karman, Yemen’s "mother of the revolution", on democracy and freedom.
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After nine years of war between an American and Saudi-backed government and the Houthis backed by Iran, Yemen is a disaster zone with twenty million people facing starvation. Tawakkol Karman is a Yemini journalist and human rights advocate who led hundreds of protests against Yemen’s dictatorial regime and whose work was recognised with a Nobel Peace Prize. She says Yemen must have self-determination, free of foreign interference.  Guest: Tawakkol Karman, journalist and human rights advocate.
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