Episode 4: Erebus

Diab returns to Syria to be part of the revolution and witness a dream come true but is faced with what he fears the most. Another tragedy hits Ghufran's family, but a defected officer named Caesar has offered families some answers. We also hear the heartbreaking story of Noor, a ...  Show more

After receiving an unexpected visit, Riyad is finally free and wants his life back after being imprisoned for 21 years. We learn more about Riyad and Diab's joint work to fight for those still trapped behind the sun and to support survivors and families of the missing, as they co ...  Show more

When Bashar al Assad’s government fell just a couple of days ago, after a two week whirlwind campaign by opposition forces which surprised the entire world, it signalled the end of more than 54 years of rule by the Assad family and it’s the so called Ba’th-party. While it has bee ...  Show more

War forced millions of Syrians from their homes. It also forced them to rethink the meaning of home itself. In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom. Brutal government repression transformed peaceful protests into one of the most devastating conflicts of our times, ...  Show more

Syrian refugees are celebrating the end of the Assad regime. But for Omar Alshogre and millions like him, going back to Syria is a complicated decision. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristi ...  Show more

The Syrian writer and political theorist, Yassin al-Haj Saleh, has lived a remarkable life. As a student activist affiliated with one of Syria's communist parties, Yassin spent 16 years in Hafez al Assad's prisons. Then, shortly after the revolution of 2011, Yassin's wife, Samira ...  Show more