Human Rights Advocate Describes Life For Syrians Under Siege
By NPR StaffHuman Rights Advocate Describes Life For Syrians Under Siege
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NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Wissam Tarif, who has been working on Syria human rights issues as the Middle East director of Avaaz, an non-profit advocacy group. He spent several years living nearby to Madaya and is in daily contact with people living under siege. He describes what he’s hearing from Syrians squeezed between ISIS and airstrikes by Russian and Syrian forces.
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