{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Silenced","title":"S2, Ep 11: Syrian investigative reporter Ali Al-Ibrahim","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/caed0ef9\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1077,"description":"It's 2011 and a spark has been lit, the Arab Spring sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa, toppling despotic regimes one by one. In the Syrian capital Damascus, journalist Ali Al-Ibrahim is studying for a master’s degree at university when the protests reach the surrounding streets.\nIt was a hopeful moment, that something might be about to change. Then the government of President Bashar al-Assad responded. The crackdowns against peaceful protesters were swift and harsh, and reports of torture, disappearances and killings followed soon after.\nIn this episode of 'Silenced', Nicola Kelly speaks to Ali about his work investigating human rights abuses inside his country, the challenges of gathering evidence from exile, and the importance of cross-border work to hold the regime and ISIS militants to account for the atrocities they have committed.\nPresented by Nicola Kelly\nProducer: Kevin Caners","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uLw0Shu4tv6tQ8RnlkzpkRSQKxlDJAyakToWuRDyHJI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI5MzgzLzE2NDg0/NjEzNzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}