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Profiting From Human Rights Atrocities in Syrian Prisons
Profiting From Human Rights Atrocities in Syrian Prisons
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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Omar Alshogre, refugee, political activist and Georgetown University student, shares the wrenching story of his three years as a political prisoner in the worst of Syria’s prisons. He discusses the role that extortion plays there, simultaneously delegitimizing the regime further and propping it up financially. Episode resources: Mentioned at (00:33): The Syrian Emergency Task Force Mentioned at (00:45): Omar's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 11 March 2020
Released:
Jul 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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