Sophie Petters, Paris bureau chief, provides insights into Nicolas Sarkozy's shocking legal troubles, including convictions for influence-peddling and campaign financing. She discusses how these developments signify a new wave of accountability in French politics, reshaping public trust. Meanwhile, Charlie McCann interviews Tin Lin, a Burmese freedom fighter whose journey from believing in the military's protective role to activism sheds light on the complexities of resistance after a military coup. Together, their stories reflect the evolving landscapes of justice and activism.
The first conviction of France’s former president shocked the nation; the second confirms for citizens that, these days, politicians will be held to account. Our correspondent meets a Burmese hipster who, after this year’s military coup, has become a somewhat conflicted freedom fighter. And the record label whose name you may never have heard but whose music you certainly have.