Episode 240
Profiting From Human Rights Atrocities in Syrian Prisons
Bribe, Swindle or Steal · Alexandra Wrage with Omar Alshogre
June 9, 202143m 39s
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Show Notes
Omar Alshogre, refugee, political activist with the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and first year 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