johnson was detained by police in han and has been missing since may of 2020, and mrs. tanzania, russia nicaragua, criminalized what they labeled false news, restricting coverage of information. people needed to make a needed to protect themselves. and the report blames social media companies for the rapid spread of misinformation. let's bring it all together with at least some other county and london, author of that report. amnesty international research on human rights defenders. thank you for your time today. how can i say off the top that we're not massively surprised about this countries where the free press has been under pressure anyway? and in this case, this effectively an opportunity to clamp down at further absolutely, this is something us been a long time coming. we've seen a closing on the civic space and a fundamental right like freedom of expression, that being cry, been packed down on by countries around the world for a long time, especially certain countries. but in some cases, during the cove, it a crisis during the pandemic, we've seen also on the countries introducing new meas

whether it's in syria, russia, myanmar, nicaragua. to tell this story of these people. these unsung heroes. >> we were also gripped by your latest reporting in afghanistan and the taliban takeover. so much concern for women obviously in that country. their education, their livelihoods. what's the latest? >> it's a pretty bleak picture. especially for women and women in city centers who had seen huge improvements in their lives in the last two decades. girls above 6th grade in kabul can't go to school anymore. the taliban says it's not permanent, but nothing they've done so far has given anyone to believe that. there is a deep seated fear, looking at an economic crisis, a security crisis, a political crisis, that things are looking very bleak. >> you always do such important work and it's amazing that you do it all, especially being a mom of two young kids. i don't know how you do it. i think efverybody else has tha thought. >> imperfectly. >> imperfectly perfect is how i see you. thank you so much for being with us and wishing you the