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🗓️ 13 December 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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The Sednaya Prison complex in Damascus was synonymous with the Syrian government's reputation for brutality. Once inside, prisoners had little chance of coming out alive. Over the past week, thousands of families rushed to the prison in the hopes of finding their missing loved ones. Also, Ukraine needs more troops to fend off Russian invaders. The draft age in Ukraine was already lowered from 27 to 25. Now, they're talking about drafting men who are 18 to 25. And, why the changing climate in places like Brazil and Vietnam will soon have you paying more for that morning cup of Joe.
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0:00.0 | Syrians are celebrating the downfall of the Assad regime, but many still want to see the deposed dictator brought to justice. |
0:12.0 | For me, I will feel victory and celebrate when I see Assad in the court. |
0:18.0 | And I will do all my best to see this moment. More about this moment in Syria |
0:23.6 | ahead. I'm Carol Hills. Also today, the largest Indian Sikh community outside South Asia is here in |
0:30.6 | North America. So if you asked up until very recently, the average sick in Punjab, you know, |
0:36.5 | where would you like to go anywhere in the world? |
0:38.7 | They would have answered Canada. |
0:40.3 | So why has that started to change? |
0:42.5 | And we meet a young activist trying to make a difference, but he runs into a bureaucratic wall. |
0:47.5 | They're not taking me seriously. I'm just a kid. |
0:50.3 | We've got all those stories and more ahead today on the world. |
0:57.6 | This is the World. I'm Carol Hills. Thanks for joining us on this Friday the 13th. Today was a day of |
1:04.5 | celebration in cities across Syria. Thousands of Syrians gathered around the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus for Friday prayers. |
1:17.1 | It was the first time in many years that the mosque was open to anyone. |
1:21.3 | Under the rule of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's capital city was tightly controlled and mostly |
1:26.8 | inaccessible to anyone who dared to |
1:29.2 | openly oppose his government. Since the sudden collapse of the Assad regime five days ago, |
1:34.8 | many Syrians have rushed to the infamous Sednaya prison in Damascus. That's where people were |
1:40.3 | taken by the regime to disappear. The few who were lucky enough to get out alive |
1:45.0 | have described horrific conditions there. The Royal Shirin Jafari has been speaking with families |
1:50.3 | of those who went missing. They've been on a desperate search to find their loved ones. |
1:58.5 | In the Syrian capital yesterday, the body of Mazan al-Hamada was laid to rest. |
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