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Uploaded: 24 Apr 2019 (7 years ago) · Shared: 08 May 2019
Duration: 10:02
Uploaded: 24 Apr 2019 (7 years ago) · Shared: 08 May 2019
Duration: 10:02
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Follow an Amnesty International Crisis Investigator as they uncover the impact of the US-led Coalition forces in Raqqa, Syria. Hear the stories offamilies who lived and died in the war and take a journey through the city of Raqqa; meeting survivors, hearing their testimonies and visiting their destroyed homes. No neighbourhood was spared. For detailed information and more rich media visit https://raqqa.amnesty.org.
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Who are Amnesty?Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a London-based non-governmental organization. Amnesty is focused on human rights. The organization says it has more than seven million members and supporters around the world. The stated mission of the organization is to campaign for "a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments."
What is Syria?Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon to the southwest, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including Syrian Arabs, Greeks, Armenians, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Mandeans and Turkemens. Religious groups include Sunnis, Christians, Alawites, Druze, Isma'ilis, Mandeans, Shiites, Salafis, Yazidis, and Jews. Sunnis make up the largest religious group in Syria.
