E26: Sexual Harassment in Russia's Parliament
Podcast |
The Russia Guy
Publisher |
Kevin Rothrock
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Interview
News & Politics
Russia
Categories Via RSS |
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Mar 07, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:11:14
Sexual harassment allegations are gaining steam against Leonid Slutsky, the unbeautifully named head of the State Duma’s committee on foreign affairs. In this episode of The Russia Guy, Kevin asks and answers the following three questions:*Who exactly has accused Leonid Slutsky of what exactly?*How have Slutsky’s colleagues in the legislature responded to the allegations?*What legal recourse do journalists in Russia have against sexual harassment?As always, don't forget to check out Meduza's coverage of this story, which you can find in several articles, including but not limited to:https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/03/07/leonid-slutsky-must-resign-from-the-state-dumahttps://meduza.io/en/short/2018/03/07/the-speaker-of-the-state-duma-told-women-reporters-to-find-new-jobs-if-they-feel-threatened-by-sexual-harassment-at-russia-s-parliamenthttps://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/03/02/several-russian-journalists-say-a-federal-lawmaker-sexually-harassed-them-what-s-their-legal-recoursehttps://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/02/28/i-m-prepared-to-take-a-couple-of-journalist-girls-myself

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