Host Neen Sapalo talks to artist and ex-political detainee Voltaire Guray. Freeing political prisoners is among the promises of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.
Let’s Talk Peace (Episode 5): Why political prisoners have to be freed
December 14, 2016
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