This interview podcast focuses on the aftermath of the Syrian regime's collapse and the discovery of mass graves. The interview begins with NPR correspondent Ruth Sherlock describing her experience visiting a mass gravesite and Sednaya prison, a notorious symbol of Assad's brutality. Sherlock then details harrowing accounts from former Sednaya prisoners, including descriptions of systematic executions and the conditions within the prison. The podcast concludes with a discussion of the challenges of achieving justice and reconciliation in Syria, highlighting the immense task of accounting for the missing and the potential for both legal proceedings and societal healing. One specific detail is the testimony of an excavator driver who helped bury bodies in mass graves, revealing the scale of the atrocities.
