Around the World in 8 Minutes: Swaziland rises in rage against absolute monarch
Channel: Peoples Dispatch
Date: 2021-07-11

In this episode of Around the World in 8 Minutes, we take a look at the recent protests in Swaziland against the autocracy of King Mswati III. An unprecedented movement has broken out demanding democracy in both the political and economic spheres. This movement has been met with brutal repression even as the king has fled the country.