Speaking Out - Chechnya - Episode 9: Speaking out in a time of kidnapping

In August 2002, the threat to MSF becomes a reality and another Coordinator, a Dutch national, is kidnapped in Dagestan. The organisation is once again faced with the dilemma whether it should speak out in the media about the kidnapping or not. MSF opts to keep quiet at first, but as the weeks turn into months and the MSF Coordinator is still not released, MSF starts questioning whether it should take active steps to secure the hostage’s release by publicly pointing out a government’s responsibilities, negligence, or even complicity when a kidnapping occurs on its soil, or should it not enter into these conversations to avoid the potential for a government to dig in its heels? Tensions are running high, especially between MSF, the Dutch authorities and the family of the hostage, and some feel the structures within the organisation are not helping the situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Speaking Out - Chechnya - Episode 9: Speaking out in a time of kidnapping is an episode from Everyday Emergency by Everyday Emergency.

This episode is 41:49 long.

This episode was published on Jun 8, 2023.

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