Attacks on academics in the US: A microcosm of a larger threat to democracy

In the new DW documentary "Democracy Under Attack: Can Dündar and Trump's America," the Turkish press freedom icon looks at the parallels between the erosion of democracy in the US and his home country.

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Attacks on academics in the US: A microcosm of a larger threat to democracy

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