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Nov 2020
36m 53s

Bring Me Home: (Pt 2) Life in the camps

THE TIMES
About this episode

In the second part of our series on Shamima Begum, we explore the experience of British nationals detained in Syria. What are living conditions like inside refugee camps? And should Britain repatriate its nationals who live in them?


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Guests: 

Anthony Loyd, War Correspondent for The Times

Vera Miranova, Harvard research fellow.

Yasmine Ahmed, director of Rights and Security International.

Sir Mark Rowley, former head of Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK. 

Richard Barrett, director of the Global Strategy Network.


Host: Manveen Rana.


Clips used: BBC, The Times.


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