Sweden’s ‘Troll Factory’
Why is a far right group in Sweden secretly recording phone calls with journalists? And an Indian film star talks about the ‘casting couch’ culture in the film and TV industries.
We investigate a far right website in Sweden that has been secretly recording phone calls with journalists and academics and then posting heavily-edited versions of the conversations online. The man behind it says he is trying to broaden the debate about immigration. But the site’s targets say their words are being distorted and that their treatment amounts to deliberate intimidation. And a leading actress speaks out about the ‘casting couch’ culture in the Indian film and TV industries.
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