“They are very vocal about slavery, but silent about Bouterse,” says Shashi Roopram

This broadcast of News of the Day focuses on Suriname, exactly 50 years after independence. It is discussed that many media paint a “one-sided picture”, in which the Surinamese community in the Netherlands in particular is given the opportunity to speak, while other population groups are hardly included. The country remains deeply divided, and there are critical voices about the history of slavery and the silence surrounding Bouterse’s actions. Shashi Roopram clearly says: “I wouldn’t want to go back” and calls it scandalous that this subject is hardly discussed. The broadcast highlights the complexity of history, media and identity in Suriname today.

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