Sierra Leone coup attempt fuels fear of political crackdown

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Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Sophie Perryer discuss the attempted coup in Sierra Leone that left at least 20 people dead and saw nearly 2,000 prisoners escape, plus more on China expanding visa-free travel, train strikes in the UK, a referendum on a territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela and the latest on an American journalist detained in Russia.
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This episode was produced with work from Factal editors Sophie Perryer, Vivian Wang, Irene Villora, Owen Bonertz and Alex Moore. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe.
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