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World Service,08 Jan 2015,28 mins
Charlie Hebdo: Can satire be a weapon against repression?
World Business ReportAvailable for over a year
Following the murders at Charlie Hebdo in Paris, we discuss the role of satire role in standing up to repression. We talk to our correspondent, Yogita Limaye, about the most closely contested presidential election in Sri Lanka for decades. Also, Samsung predicts lower profits as it loses out to cheaper smartphone rivals, especially in the world's largest smartphone market, China. Plus, today would have been Elvis's 80th birthday. Nevertheless, 38 years after his early death he is still a powerful brand - we look ahead to the auction of the first record he ever made.
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