Reporting Truth: Holding the Line Beyond Borders

Award winning Bangladeshi investigative reporter Zyma Islam has worked through nationwide internet blackouts and survived an arson attack where mobs set fire to her newsroom with 29 staffers inside, finding new ways to persist when media goes dark. Drawing on these experiences, she shows how quickly the space for disagreement can disappear – and how its survival relies on support that crosses borders. Her story is a reminder that when dissent is silenced in one place, its effects are felt far beyond it, underscoring the need for global solidarity in the freedom to disagree.