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Why was Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France?
Episode 982

Why was Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France?

The Take · Al Jazeera

August 29, 202417m 36s

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Show Notes

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was detained in France for complicity in criminal activity. Some, including the Russian government, have called it an attack on free speech. What’s behind the uproar, and what’s at stake?

In this episode:

  • Tristan Redman (@TristanAJE), Al Jazeera Producer

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li, Amy Walters, and Sonia Bhagat, with Duha Mossad, Shraddha Joshi, Veronique Eshaya, Hagir Saleh, and our host Natasha Del Toro, in for Malika Bilal. 

It was edited by Alexandra Locke. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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