87. The Missing Women of Afrin

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87. The Missing Women of Afrin

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We speak to independent researcher Meghan Bodette about how women are being kidnapped, murdered, and sex trafficked in Afrin, a Kurdish city in Syria currently occupied by Turkish backed militias. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

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87. The Missing Women of Afrin

87. The Missing Women of Afrin

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