Asma’s orphanages | We call her Emma Ep5

Chloe learns of allegations that Asma - the ‘mother of the nation’ - had an active role in one of the regime’s cruellest strategies: separating the children of dissidents and rebel fighters from their parents to use them as bargaining chips. At an orphanage in Damascus, Chloe gets closer to the truth. 

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Reporter - Chloe Hadjimatheou

Producer - Gary Marshall

Sound design - Karla Patella & Hannah Varrall

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