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BBC Radio 4 - Tales from the Arab Spring, Whose Tomorrow? (Syria)

Jeremy Bowen hears from people who have witnessed the repression in Syria.

Focusing on Syria, Jeremy Bowen hears from some of the people who have witnessed the repression of Bashir al-Assad's regime.

The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen hears from some of the people who have witnessed the repression of Bashir al-Assad's regime in Syria. 

An activist describes his attempts to make the rest of the world aware of the violence being meted out to protestors. From the comparatively safe haven of his apartment in Beirut, he describes the efforts made to smuggle out evidence of brutality. 

A protestor recalls being subjected to endless torture sessions by the secret police: "The worst thing ever was hearing the young women pleading for their virginity when they were being raped. They would say 'Please leave me alone. I'm a virgin'. The other prisoners would start yelling and beating on the doors, hoping that the guards would give up and start beating them instead, but they just carried on. 

A deserter from the Syrian military describes how his unit was ordered to fire on protestors. He was threatened when he refused and eventually fled across the border into Lebanon where he is being harboured by sympathisers. 

Producers: Mark Savage and Cara Swift.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia

The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen hears first-hand accounts of the revolution which started in Tunisia, gained hold in Egypt and spread across the rest of the region

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