Syrian stories: what strategy against Assad's crackdown?

Longtime human rights advocate Haitham Maleh describes his release from a Damascus jail one week before the uprising, while Syria-watcher Joshua Landis explains – seven months on – why a stalemate still persists.

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Haitham MALEH, Syrian human rights activist;
Bassam ISHAK, Member of the Syrian National Council;
Joshua LANDIS, Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma; Blogger, syriacomment.com;
Samir AITA, Editor of the Arabic editions of 'Le Monde Diplomatique'.

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Presenter

François Picard

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Mubarak trial: politics or justice?

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