News Meeting: Syria’s disappeared and Fifa’s 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia
Jess Winch and guests discuss the thousands of people disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament amid human rights concerns, and a proposed new law banning marriages between first cousins.
The News Meeting · The Observer
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Show Notes
Jess Winch and guests debate what should lead the news. They discuss the thousands of people disappeared by Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the controversy surrounding Saudi Arabia hosting the tournament amid human rights concerns, and a proposed new law banning marriages between first cousins.
Guests:
- Dr Adam Rutherford, scientist, broadcaster and scientist
- Basia Cummings, editor at Tortoise
- Claudia Williams, reporter at Tortoise
Host: Jess Winch, news editor at Tortoise
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Producer: Casey Magloire
Executive producer: Rebecca Moore
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