Bye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
As Syrians awoke to a new era, thousands rushed to fling open the dark, filthy prisons where Bashar al-Assad locked up dissenters. Our correspondent followed along. The first of our two-part series on spirituality reveals a lucrative nexus of DIY enlightenment and tourism (9:13). And the stumbles of Manchester City, a once-invincible side in England’s Premier League (15:27).
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