Episode 8

"He Called Me Ammo"

In this episode, Fritz and Karam speak to two survivors of Branch 251. They share with us the painful details of their detention, memories and how this impacts their lives now. And what they would ask the accused if they got the chance.

Follow us on Twitter and @KaramShoumali and @Fritz_Streiff.

Inside Syria's Secret Torture Prisons: https://nyti.ms/2Bk5h1J
In German: Das Erste's report on Nuran al-Ghamian https://bit.ly/3et2nql
In French: Lena Bjurström's report on Nuran al-Ghamian https://bit.ly/30Ylrc4
In German: Founder of Adopt A Revolution Ferdinand Duerr on deportation of refugees: https://bit.ly/2YcA9tY
You can follow Luna Watfa here: https://twitter.com/luna_alabdalla
In Arabic: Luna Watfa's coverage of the trial can be found here: https://thelevantnews.com/
ECCHR's press release on gender-based violence in Syria: https://bit.ly/3fFAonu
Syria Justice And Accountability Centre's monitoring of the trial: https://bit.ly/37Jofv1

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Branch 251

Syrian Atrocity Crimes on Trial

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Fritz Streiff

Fritz is a human rights lawyer with a focus on investigations and case-building in the fields of atrocity crimes and anti-corruption. International justice is his big passion. Though podcasts follow pretty closely. He is currently based in Paris, France.

Noor Hamadeh

Noor Hamadeh is a Syrian-American international lawyer and a nonresident fellow with the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy with a focus on business and human rights in Syria and the MENA region generally. Noor is now based in Chicago, IL

Asser Khattab

Asser is a freelance journalist and researcher from Syria who has reported on the Middle East from Lebanon for the Washington Post and the Financial Times; from Syria for the Spanish News Agency and others. He now lives in Paris, France.

Saleem Salameh

Saleem Salameh is an independent writer, filmmaker and podcast producer. Saleem joined multiple Arabic podcast platforms and released five different podcasts. He also trains newcomers and human rights activists on scriptwriting and podcast making. He is currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Pauline Peek

Pauline Peek is a research assistant, production assistant and history student who also happens to possess a bachelor’s degree in singing. Originally from the Netherlands, she is currently based in Berlin, Germany.

Hannah El-Hitami

Hannah is a German-Egyptian freelance journalist focused on sociopolitical topics from Arab countries, as well as migration and human rights issues. She has worked for the Amnesty Journal and published in Der Spiegel, Al Jazeera, Justice Info, among others. She is currently based in Berlin, Germany.