Democracy First Responders - Zimbabwe - Munya Dodo

Published: April 22, 2020, 11 a.m.

b'COVID-19 threatens not only lives and livelihoods, but also governments and democratic institutions. The International Republican Institute (IRI) is profiling our partners and other leaders who have been the \\u201cfirst responders\\u201d in our global fight to protect and strengthen democracy. In this new series, Democracy First Responders, we spoke with an anti-corruption activist in Nepal, a journalist in Zimbabwe, a former government official in Georgia, and others to discuss their efforts to prevent democratic backsliding in the time of COVID-19.\\n \\nFor the first episode of this series, our host Travis Green spoke with Munyaradzi \\u201cMunya\\u201d Dodo, a Zimbabwean journalist who is keeping citizens informed on the pandemic\\u2019s developments and holding the government accountable.'