Assad: The rehabilitation of a war criminal

After being shunned for 12 years for his crackdown on protests pushing Syria toward civil war, President Bashar al-Assad returned to the Arab League’s annual summit. The process of rehabilitating al-Assad — spearheaded by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman — has taken years of PR, spin, photo ops and history brushing aside.

contributors:
Arwa Damon – Former senior international correspondent, CNN
Faisal Al Yafai – International Editor, New Lines magazine
Nabih Bulos – Middle East Bureau Chief, Los Angeles Times
Sarah Hunaidi – Human rights advocate

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With a year and a half to go before the US presidential election, a sideshow is unfolding within the right-wing media – it’s about who gets to tell the story first. Producer Meenakshi Ravi reports on the battle between Twitter and Fox News.

The exposé that exposed the Ecuadorian president

The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, is hanging by a thread. He faces an impeachment trial with charges of corruption at the highest level. Producer Flo Phillips investigates the journalists and investigative agency – La Posta – who broke the story.

contributors:
Andersson Boscán – Founder and Chief Editor, La Posta
Manel Palos-Pons – Assistant Professor of Journalism, San Jose State University
María Sol Borja – Political editor, GK